What is Canva and how do you use it? This slide deck Canva tutorial is a quick start guide for beginners and non-techies [with screenshots].

1. How to use
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by: Anne Uy
For Creating Social Media Images
Canva

2. Thank you!
This slide presentation is created by:
Anne Uy
Freelancer | Virtual Assistant
@AnneUy_
anne.uy7@gmail.com
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3. What is Canva?

4. Canva is an online graphic design
and image creation tool.

5. It works like Photoshop
but it’s simpler and easier to use.
v.s.
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6. Now you can create amazing
graphic designs like pro…
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7. …even with little or no Photoshop skills.
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8. Why use Canva?

9. Canva is web-based and free to use.
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10. When designing, you can choose
from Canva’s library…

11. …of free and paid stock photos,
fonts, and other elements.

12. To customize your design,
add/upload your own images…
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13. …and your own elements like
company logo and branding colors.
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14. People can collaborate in designing…
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15. …and share them online.
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16. Canva works on your desktop, laptop,
tablet, and smartphone.
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17. Let’s get started

18. Create a Canva account

19. In Google search,
type “canva.com” and press “Enter”

20. Type in your email.

21. Type in your chosen password.

22. Click “Sign up”.

23. Choose and click any of these boxes.

24. Welcome to Canva.

25. Click this to enter the website.

26. Click this to do a quick tour of Canva.

27. When done, let’s make your own design.

28. How to create a Canva image

29. Choose a template from here.

30. Or click “More”…

31. Or click “use custom dimensions”
if you have custom sizes.

32. Scroll down for more design templates.

33. Let’s choose Social Media.

34. Click this to choose this layout.

35. Click inside the text box.

36. Press and hold “Ctrl”and “A”
to select all text.

37. Then type your text.

38. Click the smaller text box.

39. Press and hold “Ctrl”and “A”
to select all text.

40. Again type your new text.

41. Click this to change font

42. Click this to change font size

43. Click this to change font color

44. How to name or rename
your Canva design

45. On the upper-right, click this to
name/rename your design

46. Type your design name/title here

47. And click “Done”

48. There’s your new design name/title

49. Your design is automatically
saved by Canva.

50. Example, close this tab.

51. Press F5 on the Canva homepage
and here’s your updated design

52. How to download
your Canva images

53. On the upper-right, click “Download”.

54. You can choose and click
any of these options.

55. Click this to download your image
in JPG format.

56. Canva will now save
your image to your desktop.

57. Download complete.

58. How to edit a Canva design

59. In your Canva homepage,
click the design you want to edit.

60. The design will open in a new tab.

61. Now you can start editing.

62. Changes will be automatically saved.

63. Press F5 in your Canva homepage
to update your design.

64. How to share your
Canva image with others

65. On the upper-right corner, click “Share”.

66. Click “Post” to share this in Facebook.

67. Click “Share it now”.

68. Log in to your Facebook account.

69. Click “Post to Facebook”.

70. Click “Tweet” to share this via Twitter.

71. Or enter the email/s to whom
you want to share this with.

72. And click this box to allow them
to edit your design.

73. Then click send.

74. How to create a
Facebook cover with Canva

75. Log in to your Canva account.

76. Click “More”.

77. Scroll down to look for
the Facebook cover template.

78. Under “Social Media & Email Headers”.

79. Click “Facebook Event Cover”.

80. This will open to a new tab.

81. Choose a layout.

82. Scroll down to choose a layout design.

83. Let’s choose this. Click it.

84. It will appear here.

85. Click on any element to edit.

86. When you click this,
the text box should appear.

87. Press and hold “Ctrl” and “A”
to select all text.

88. Then type in your new text to replace this.

89. Click on the edge of the text box
to drag it to a new position.

90. You can also press “Delete” to delete it.

91. To resize the text box, click and hold this…

92. …then drag left or right, up or down.

93. Click this to change the font.

94. Click this to change the font size.

95. Click this to change the font color.

96. Click this to change the font color.

97. Click on the background…

98. …then click this to change
background color.

99. Choose from the colors below.

100. My finished design looks like this.

101. But you can also add “Elements”…

102. …“Text”…

103. …“Background”…

104. …Or click “Upload”
to add your own image.

105. Then click and choose from this.

106. That’s it!
You can now
start using
Canva!
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107. Thank you for viewing!
Connect with me:
Anne Uy
Freelancer | Virtual Assistant
@AnneUy_
anne.uy7@gmail.com
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