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CRASH COURSE

FOR FREE & PRO USERS

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Contents

CHAPTER 2
Chapter 1
GETTING STARTED WITH CANVA

CHAPTER 3
Chapter 2
NAVIGATING YOUR WORKSPACE

CHAPTER 4
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Chapter 3
UNDERSTANDING THE TOOLSET

Chapter 4
FONT PAIRING

Chapter 5
SAVING AND SHARING YOUR PROJECTS
 CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Canva
FIRST, YOU NEED AN ACCOUNT. CANVA HAS A FREE AND PRO VERSION

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TO CHOOSE FROM. THE FREE VERSION IS GREAT FOR BEGINNERS WHO
ARE JUST TESTING THE WATERS. I RECOMMEND THE PRO VERSIOS FOR
SERIOUS DIGITAL PRODUCT CREATORS.

Website View

VISIT WWW. CANVA.COM OR

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DOWNLOAD THE CANVA APP.

TAP OR CLICK THE PURPLE SIGN

UP BUTTON TO CREATE YOUR

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ACCOUNT.

CHOOSE ONE OF THE OPTIONS

LISTED ON THE MENU TO BEGIN.

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FOLLOW THE PROMPTS TO
COMPLETE REGISTRATION.

App View CLICK GET STARTED.

SELECT WHICH OPTION YOU

PLAN TO USE CANVA FOR.

CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
PROMPTS.

CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT BY

EMAIL AND YOU’RE READY TO
GET STARTED!
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Starting Your Design
AFTER YOU CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR HOME SCREEN WILL LOOK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND NOW IT‘S TIME TO START DESIGNING!

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CANVA HAS MANY
PRESIZED PROJECTS FOR
YOU TO CHOOSE FROM
LIKE INSTAGRAM POSTS
AND EVEN DOCUMENTS
AND PRESENTATIONS.

TO CREATE A CUSTOM

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SIZED DESIGN. TAP OR
CLICK THE ‘CUSTOM
SIZE’ BUTTON AND PUT
IN YOUR MEASUREMENTS.

TO USE A PRESIZED DESIGN BLANK OR TEMPLATE EITHER SCROLL THROUGH THE OPTION

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ON YOUR HOMESCREEN OR USE THE SEARCH BAR.

TYPE IN THINGS LIKE PINTEREST PIN, INSTAGRAM POST, FLYER, INVITATION ETC.

THEN CHOOSE TO START WITH A BLANK DESIGN

OR SCROLL THROUGH THE THOUSANDS OF

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TEMPLATES. YOU CAN EDIT.

YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH FOR SPECIFIC STYLES

OF TEMPLATES.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF I’M CREATING A POST ABOUT

THE BEACH, I COULD TYPE INSTAGRAM POST
BEACH AND TEMPLATES THAT MATCH THAT
DESCRIPTION WILL POPULATE.

CANVA IS ALWAYS ADDING NEW

TEMPLATES AND KEEPING THINGS FRESH
SO YOU’LL NEVER RUN OUT OF
INSPIRATION ON THIS APP!

ON THE NEXT PAGE, I’LL SHOW YOU

HOW TO START YOUR DESIGNS IN A
VIDEO TUTORIAL.
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Starting Your Design
Video Tutorial
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Navigating Your Workspace
LEARNING HOW TO UTILIZE THE TOOLS CANVA OFFERS MAKES
CREATING DESIGNS MUCH EASIER AND MAKES THE DESIGN PROCESS

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GO FASTER

FONT STYLE
BOLD, ITALIC, FONT ALIGNMENT
CHOOSE FROM UNDERLINE - LEFT, MIDDLE,
FREE OR PRO RIGHT, JUSTIFIED
FONTS HERE

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LETTER SPACING &
UNDO/REDO
LINE HEIGHT -
EDITS
ADJUST SPACE
BETWEEN LETTERS
AND LINES

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1 2 3 4

SIZE SELECTION ANIMATE

BULLET POINTS
SELECTED

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TEXT
MAKE SELECTED
FONT ALL UPPER
OR LOWERCASE
FONT COLOR

FONT SPECIAL
EFFECTS

1 POSITION - ARRANGE OR ALIGN

TEXT, ELEMENTS, PHOTOS IN
YOUR DESIGN

NOTE - THE CROWN

2 TRANSPARENCY - ADJUST THE
TRANSPARENCY OR TEXT, ELEMENTS
OR PHOTOS IN YOUR DESIGN
SHOWS FEATURES FOR
THE PAID (PRO)
VERSION OF CANVA.
THESE FEATURES ARE
NOT AVAILABLE IN THE
3 COPY AND PASTE STYLES IN YOUR
DESIGN

FREE VERSION
LOCK TEXT, ELEMENTS, OR PHOTOS
4 IN YOUR DESIGN TO PREVENT
THEM FROM MOVING
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Tools Continued

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DESIGN
TEMPLATES
GRAPHICS, CLIPART,

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PHOTOS, VIDEOS, ETC.

TEXT OPTIONS -
HEADINGS, FONT
COMBINATIONS, ETC. FOR PRO MEMBERS - SET BRAND
COLORS, FONTS, PHOTOS TO
MAKE IT EASIER TO CREATE

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BRANDED CONTENT

YOUR UPLOADED
PHOTOS
USE ART UTENSILS TO
DRAW FREESTYLE ON
YOUR DESIGN

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PROJECTS OR
DESIGNS THAT YOU’VE
CREATED IN CANVA
PRO FEATURE - CONNECT
DIFFERENT APPS TO ENHANCE
DESIGNS

PHOTOS AVAILABLE
FROM CANVA FOR YOU
TO USE IN YOUR ADD VIDEOS TO YOUR
DESIGNS DESIGN

BACKGROUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR
YOUR DESIGNS

NOTE: SOME FEATURES ARE ONLY

AVAILABLE IN THE PRO VERSION OF
THE CANVA APP
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Understanding
Your Toolset

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Uploading Your Own Photos

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UPLOADING PHOTOS TO CANVA IS EASY!

TAP OR CLICK THE UPLOADS ICON.

THEN SELECT ‘UPLOAD FILES.

LOCATE THE FILES/PHOTOS ON YOUR DEVICE THAT YOU WANT

TO UPLOAD AND SELECT ADD.

THEN TAP OR CLICK THE UPLOADED FILES TO ADD TO YOUR

DESIGN.

CANVA HAS A HUGE PHOTO LIBRARY FULL OF FREE AND PAID

PHOTOS THAT YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR DESIGNS USING THE
PHOTOS ICON.
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Photo Grids
PHOTO GRIDS ARE GREAT TOOLS THAT HELP YOU ORGANIZE OR ADD A CLEAN
AESTHETIC TO YOUR DESIGN.

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ADD A BLANK GRID TO YOUR DESIGN. DRAG AND DROP PHOTOS FROM YOUR
UPLOADS OR CANVA PHOTOS TO PLACE THEM

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GRIDS ARE LOCATED IN THE ELEMENTS IN YOUR GRID.
SECTION. SCROLL DOWN TO GRIDS THEN TAP
OR CLICK SEE ALL TO EXPAND.

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ADJUST THE SPACING BETWEEN YOUR
PHOTOS BY TAPPING OR CLICKING SPACING
THEN SLIDING THE BAR LEFT OR RIGHT
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Photo Frames
FRAMES ALLOW YOU TO ADD OR CROP IMAGES AND VIDEOS INTO THE SHAPE OF THE
SELECTED FRAME.

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CANVA HAS MANY DIFFERENT STYLES OF FRAMES THAT YOU CAN USE. THEY HAVE
BASIC SHAPE FRAMES AND SUPER FUN STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM. I LOVE THESE PHONE,
LAPTOP, AND IPAD FRAMES! THESE ARE GREAT FOR BUSINESS GRAPHICS!

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TO ADD A BLANK FRAME TO YOUR DESIGN GO TO THE ELEMENTS SECTION. SCROLL
DOWN TO FRAMES THEN TAP OR CLICK SEE ALL TO EXPAND.

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Editing Tools

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1. Spacing 3. Animate
ANIMATE IS A FEATURE THAT ALLOWS
THE SPACING TOOL ALLOWS YOU TO ADD OR
YOU TO ANIMATE TEXT, PHOTOS,
REMOVE SPACING BETWEEN TEXT AND LINES.
ELEMENTS, AND EVEN YOUR ENTIRE PAGE.

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THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS TO CHOOSE
SELECT THE TEXT YOU WANT TO EDIT. THEN
FROM. TO USE, SELECT THE TEXT,
MOVE THE SLIDERS LEFT OR RIGHT TO
ELEMENT, OR PHOTO YOU WANT TO
INCREASE OR DECREASE SPACING.
ANIMATE - SELECT ANIMATE - THEN
SELECT ANIMATION OF YOU CHOICE.

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2. Effects 4. Transparency
EFFECTS ALLOW YOU TO ADD A LITTLE FLARE TRANSPARENCY CHANGES THE OPACITY
TO YOUR TEXT. OF A DESIGN ELEMENT. THIS FEATURE CAN
BE APPLIED TO IMAGES, ELEMENTS, AND

Example
TEXT.

IN THIS EXAMPLE I
USED THE ECHO
EFFECT. THERE ARE
MULTIPLE OPTIONS
FOR TEXT EFFECTS
AND MULTIPLE
OPTIONS TO
CUSTOMIZE THEM
AS WELL. I LOVE THIS
FEATURE TO ADD A
LITTLE POP TO MY
DESIGNS. SELECT THE DESIGN ELEMENT THEN SELECT
CHECKERED ICON AND MOVE THE SLIDER
TO ADJUST TRANSPARENCY.
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Locking Design Elements

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LOCKING DESIGN ELEMENTS IS A GREAT WAY TO KEEP YOUR DESIGN ORGANIZED AND
KEEPING ALL PARTS OF YOUR DESIGN IN PLACE WHILE WORKING WITH MULTIPLE

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DESIGN ELEMENTS.

TO LOCK A DESIGN ELEMENT, SIMPLY SELECT THE ITEM YOU WANT TO LOCK
THEN SELECT THE LOCK ICON.

TO UNLOCK A DESIGN ELEMENT, SELECT THE ITEM YOU WANT TO UNLOCK AND

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SELECT THE LOCK AGAIN.

Position Tool

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USE THE POSITION TOOL TO MOVE ELEMENTS FORWORD OR BACKWARD IN YOUR DESIGN.

IN ORDER TO MOVE THE TAN BANNER TO THE

FRONT OF THE DESIGN - TAP OR CLICK THE
POSITION TOOL THE SELECT TO FRONT.

IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BRING AN ELEMENT

ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT - SELECT THE
FORWARD OPTION AND IT WILL BRING IT
FORWARD 1 LAYER AT A TIME.
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Editing Tools Video Tutorial
HOW TO USE SPACING, EFFECTS, ANIMATE, AND TRANSPARENCY

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HOW TO USE THE LOCK AND POSITION TOOLS
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Font Pairing
FONT PAIRING IS SO FUN AND ADDS A LITTLE FLARE TO YOUR DESIGN. HERE ARE SOME FONT
PAIRINGS THAT I LOVE.

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Montserrat Classic TAN Songbird
Open Sans Neue Montreal

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Playfair Display Noto Serif Display
Breathing

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OSWALD

SUNBORN SIX CAPS

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Cup cakes Canva Sans

Black Mango BIRYANI

BALGIN CONDENSED Hatton

Shrikhand Lemon Tuesday

HERO Shadows Into Light Two
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Saving and Sharing Your Projects
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN SHARE AND DOWNLOAD YOUR PROJECTS. USE
THE UP ARROW IN THE TOP RIGHT TO SEE YOUR OPTIONS.

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CANVA
AUTOSAVES YOUR
DESIGNS IN THE

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APP WITH EACH
EDIT YOU MAKE.

The cloud with the check mark lets you know that
your current edits are saved.

1 TEMPLATE LINKS ARE LINKS THAT CAN BE OPENED

AND EDITED BY ANY USER WITH THE LINK. THIS
DOES NOT EDIT YOUR ORIGINAL DESIGN.

VIEW ONLY LINKS ALLOW USERS TO VIEW YOUR

PROJECT BUT THEY CANNOT EDIT YOUR DESIGN.

2
WHEN DOWNLOADING & SAVING, CANVA WILL GIVE A
SUGGESTED OPTION BASED ON THE CONTENTS OF
YOUR DESIGN BUT YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY OPTION
THAT IS BEST SUITED FOR YOU.
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Saving and Sharing
Your Projects

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File Types & Where to Save

THE FILE TYPE YOU CHOOSE DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF PROJECT YOU

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CREATED. IF YOU ARE SAVING AN IMAGE, YOU WILL TO DOWNLOAD THE
PROJECT AND SAVE IT AS A PNG OR JPG.

IF YOU ARE SAVING A DOCUMENT SUCH AS A PLANNER, SAVE AS A PDF.

IF YOU ARE SELLING YOUR PROJECTS AS TEMPLATES, OR PLR TEMPLATES

(THAT YOUR CUSTOMER WILL NEED TO EDIT), YOU WILL SHARE THE

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TEMPLATE LINK. (AS SHOW ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE AND IN VIDEO
TUTORIAL BELOW)

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 That’s all! You are all
ready to create your own
designs.Happy Designing.
See you soon!