Canva

Basics
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Contents
Contents
GETTING
GETTING STARTED
STARTED
MAKE A CANVA ACCOUNT.......................................... 2
LOAD A TEMPLATE YOU HAVE PURCHASED............3

EDITING
EDITING BASICS
BASICS
TEXT................................................................................... 4
PHOTOS............................................................................ 5
GRIDS + FRAMES............................................................. 6
ELEMENTS......................................................................... 7
TRANSPARENCY............................................................. 8
LOCKING ELEMENTS...................................................... 9
CLONE + ADD PAGES................................................... 10
GRID VIEW....................................................................... 11

ADVANCED EDITING
P R O MERGING DOCUMENTS.................................... 12

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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED GETTING S

How to
How to create
makeaaCanva Account Load
CanvaAccount
you h
VISIT WWW.CANVA.COM

IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER SELECT THE PURPLE

SIGN UP BUTTON

CHOOSE FROM THE OPTIONS TO SIGN UP WITH

FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, OR YOUR EMAIL.

IF YOU CHOSE TO SIGN UP WITH FACEBOOK OR

GOOGLE, LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT TO
AUTHORIZE ACCESS.

IF YOU CHOSE TO SIGN UP WITH YOUR EMAIL,

FILL UP THE FIELDS.

CLICK GET STARTED.

SELECT FROM THE OPTIONS ON WHAT YOU’RE

PLANNING TO USE CANVA FOR.

COMPLETE THE ONBOARDING PROCESS.

CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT BY CLICKING ON THE

CONFIRM MY ACCOUNT BUTTON FROM AN
EMAIL YOU’LL RECEIVE.
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GETTING
GETTING STARTED
ARTED STARTED

template
Load
How toa template
load a Canva template
you
veyou have
havepurchased
purchased purchased
MAKE SURE YOU ARE LOGGED
MAKE SURE
IN TO YOU
CANVA
ARE LOGGED IN TO CANVA

IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED

IF ONE
YOU OF
HAVE
OURPURCHASED
TEMPLATES,
ONE
OR OF
AREOUR TEMPLATES, OR ARE
LOADING IN ONE OF OURLOADING
FREE RESOURCES,
IN ONE OFOPEN
OUR FREE
THE LINK.
RESOURCES, OPEN THE LINK.
IT SHOULD DISPLAY A SCREEN
IT SHOULD
PREVIEWING
DISPLAY THE
A SCREEN
TEMPLATE.
PREVIEWING THE TEMPLATE.

CLICK USE TEMPLATE CLICK USE TEMPLATE

IT WILL OPEN THE TEMPLATE

IT WILL
IN CANVA,
OPEN THE TEMPLATE IN CANVA,
READY FOR YOU TO EDIT.
READY FOR YOU TO EDIT.

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IF YOU CLICK THE HOME IFSCREEN
YOU CLICK THE HOME SCREEN
IT SHOULD NOW LOAD IT SHOULD NOW LOAD
UNDER YOUR DESIGNS UNDER YOUR DESIGNS
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EDITING BASICS

Text Cheatsheet
Text Cheatsheet
NOTE THE LITTLE CROWN SHOWS
FONT SELECTION FONTS FOR THE PAID VERSION OF CANVA
CHOOSE YOUR FONT FROM HERE

FONT SIZE
CHOOSE YOUR FONT SIZE FROM HERE

FONT COLOUR
CHOOSE YOUR FONT COLOUR FROM HERE

FONT STYLE
BOLD, ITALICIZE OR UNDERLINE YOUR TEXT

CASE SETTING
TURN ON UPPER CASE TO AUTO CAPITALIZE ALL SELECTED TEXT

FONT ALIGNMENT
CHOOSE FROM LEFT, MIDDLE, RIGHT OR JUSTIFIED ALIGNMENT

DOT POINTS
CHOOSE FROM NONE, DOTS OR NUMBERS

LETTER SPACING + LINE HEIGHT

ADJUST THE SPACE BETWEEN LETTERS AND LINES

FONT EFFECTS
SPECIAL EFFECTS LIKE CURVED TEXT
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EDITING
EDITING BASICS
BASICS

Photos
Photos
How to upload your own
UPLOADING YOUR OWN IMAGES TO CANVA IS EASY.

ON THE RIGHT HAND TOOLBAR CLICK UPLOAD.

THEN SELECT 'UPLOAD MEDIA'.

LOCATE THE FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER AND UPLOAD IT.

CLICK THE NEWLY UPLOADED PHOTO TO ADD TO YOUR

DOCUMENT.

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CANVA HAS AN INCREDIBLE LIBRARY
OF FREE + PAID PHOTOS. YOU CAN
ACCESS THESE VIA THE PHOTOS TAB.
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Grids and Frames

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GRIDS AND FRAMES ARE AN AMAZING TOOL Where to find them?
Grids andFrames
Grids & Frames
WHICH HELP YOU TO NEATLY LAY OUT PHOTOS. GRIDS
WHEN PLACED IN YOUR DOCUMENT THEY WILL GO TO THE RIGHT TOOLBAR, SELECT ELEMENTS
INITIALLY LOOK LIKE THIS: AND SCROLL DOWN TO FIND 'GRIDS'

GRIDS AND FRAMES ARE AN AMAZING TOOL Where to find them?

WHICH HELP YOU TO NEATLY LAY OUT PHOTOS. GRIDS
WHEN PLACED IN YOUR DOCUMENT THEY WILL GO TO THE RIGHT TOOLBAR, SELECT ELEMENTS
INITIALLY LOOK LIKE THIS: AND SCROLL DOWN TO FIND 'GRIDS'
FRAMES
GO TO THE RIGHT TOOLBAR, SELECT ELEMENTS
AND SCROLL DOWN TO FIND 'FRAMES'

FRAMES
GO TO THE RIGHT TOOLBAR, SELECT ELEMENTS
AND SCROLL DOWN TO FIND 'FRAMES'

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DRAG AND DROP PHOTOS TO TRANSFORM YOUR
GRID TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!

ADJUST THE SPACING ON

YOUR GRID BY CLICKING THE GRID AND

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THEN CLICKING SPACING FROM THE TOP
DRAG AND DROP PHOTOS TO TRANSFORM YOUR
TOOLBAR
GRID TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!

ADJUST THE SPACING ON

YOUR GRID BY CLICKING THE GRID AND
THEN CLICKING SPACING FROM THE TOP
TOOLBAR
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Elements
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Elements
ElementsElements
CANVA COMES STOCKED WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF
FREE AND PAID ELEMENTS.

CANVA COMES CANVA COMES

STOCKED STOCKED
WITH WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF
ELEMENTS CAN BEAFOUND
HUGE NUMBER
IN THE OF
FREE AND PAID ELEMENTS.
FREE AND PAIDRIGHT
ELEMENTS.
HAND TOOLBAR. USE THE
SEARCH BAR ELEMENTS
TO FIND CAN
ELEMENTS
BE FOUNDIN IN THE
ELEMENTS CAN BE
RIGHT
THE THEME YOU FOUND IN THE
HAND TOOLBAR. USE THE
NEED.
RIGHT HAND SEARCH
TOOLBAR. USEFIND
BAR TO THEELEMENTS IN
SEARCH BAR THE
TO THEME YOU NEED. IN
FIND ELEMENTS
THE THEME YOU NEED.

NOTE THE LITTLE CROWN WHEN YOU HOVER OVER

AN ELEMENT. IT INDICATES WHENCROWN
NOTE THE LITTLE THE PRO / PAID
WHEN YOU HOVER OVER
VERSION OF CANVA AN IS REQUIRED
ELEMENT. TO ACCESS
IT INDICATES WHEN THE PRO / PAID
VERSION OF CANVA IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS

NOTE THE LITTLE CROWN WHEN YOU HOVER OVER

AN ELEMENT. IT INDICATES WHEN THE PRO / PAID
VERSION OF CANVA IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS

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MEANS YOU CAN EASILY ADJUST THE COLOURS.

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A LOT OF ELEMENTS ARE IN VECTOR FORMAT, WHICH
MEANS YOU CAN EASILY ADJUST THE COLOURS.

A LOT OF ELEMENTS ARE IN VECTOR FORMAT, WHICH

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Transparency
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Transparency
Transparency
Transparency
TRANSPARENCY AFFECTS HOW
TRANSPARENCY SEE THROUGH
AFFECTS
TRANSPARENCY AFFECTS HOW SEE HOW SEE THROUGH
THROUGH
SOMETHING IS, AND CAN
SOMETHING IS,BE APPLIED
AND CAN BE TO IMAGES,
APPLIED TO IMAGES,
SOMETHING IS, AND CAN BE APPLIED TO IMAGES,
ELEMENTS, TEXT AND SOLID
ELEMENTS, SHAPES.
TEXT AND SOLID SHAPES.
ELEMENTS, TEXT AND SOLID SHAPES.

How to How totransparency

adjust adjust transparency
How to adjust transparency
CLICK THE ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO
CLICK THE ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO
UNLOCK.
CLICK THE ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO
UNLOCK.
UNLOCK.
A MENU WILL APPEAR IN THE TOP RIGHT OF TRANSPARENCY AT 100%

A MENU WILLTHE SCREEN.

APPEAR IN THE TOP RIGHT OF TRANSPARENCY AT 100%
A MENU WILL APPEAR IN THE TOP RIGHT OF TRANSPARENCY AT 100%
THE SCREEN.
THE SCREEN. CLICK THE SMALL, CHESS PATTERN ICON.

CLICK THE SMALL, CHESS PATTERN ICON.

CLICK THE SMALL, CHESS PATTERN ICON.

A SLIDER WILL APPEAR, SLIDE UP AND DOWN

FOR THE REQUIRED EFFECT.

A SLIDER WILL APPEAR, SLIDE UP AND DOWN

A SLIDER WILL APPEAR, SLIDE UP AND DOWN TRANSPARENCY AT 30%
FOR THE REQUIRED EFFECT.
FOR THE REQUIRED EFFECT.

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TRANSPARENCY AT 30%
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WHEN TEXT IS PLACED OVER AN IMAGE,
USE TRANSPARENCY TO IMPROVE
LEGIBILITY.
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LockingElemnets
Locking Elements
LOCKING ELEMENTS IS A GREAT WAY TO
KEEP YOUR DOCUMENT ORGANISED,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BRINGING THINGS
LIKE BACKGROUNDS AND LAYERED IMAGES
INTO PLAY.

To lock something
CLICK THE ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOCK.

A MENU WILL APPEAR IN THE TOP RIGHT OF

THE SCREEN.

CLICK THE SMALL, LOCK ICON.

To unlock something
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fafast CLICK THE ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO
UNLOCK.
YOU CAN ALSO LOCK MULTIPLE
THINGS AT ONCE BY HOLDING SHIFT, A MENU WILL APPEAR IN THE TOP RIGHT OF
DRAGGING YOUR MOUSE ACROSS THE SCREEN.
THE ITEMS AND THEN CLICKING
THE LOCK BUTTON CLICK THE SMALL, LOCK ICON.
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Clone and
Clone & add pages
Adding Pages
CANVA HAS THE AMAZING CAPABILITY TO
ADD MULTIPLE PAGES. YOU CAN DO THIS
FROM THE CLONE AND ADD PAGES MENU.

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CANVA NOW SUPPORTS A HUGE
100 PAGES PER DOCUMENT

YOU CAN ACCESS THE CLONE AND ADD PAGES MENU FROM
DIRECTLY ABOVE YOUR TEMPLATES TOP RIGHT CORNER.

DUPLICATE PAGE
MAKES AN EXACT COPY OF YOUR CURRENT PAGE

DELETE PAGE
DELETES YOUR CURRENT PAGE

ADD PAGE
CREATES A NEW, BLANK PAGE
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Grid View
Grid View Grid View
GRID VIEW ALLOWS YOU TO LOOK AT MULTIPLE PAGES
GRID VIEW ALLOWS YOU TO LOOK AT MULTIPLE PAGES
IN YOUR DOCUMENT AT ONCE. IT'S FANTASTIC IN
FOR
YOUR DOCUMENT AT ONCE. IT'S FANTASTIC FOR
THINGS LIKE EBOOKS AND LARGER MULTI-PAGED FILES.LIKE EBOOKS AND LARGER MULTI-PAGED FILES.
THINGS

TO ACCESS GRID VIEW LOOK

TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT
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TO ACCESS GRID VIEW LOOK
TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT
f
CORNER OF THE SCREEN AND TO REARRANGE
CORNERPAGES,
OF THEDRAG AND
SCREEN AND T
CLICK THE PAGE ICON. DROP THEM INTO
CLICK A PAGE
THE NEW ORDER.
ICON. D

GRID VIEW APPEARS LIKE THIS: GRID VIEW APPEARS LIKE THIS:

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Grid View
GRID VIEW ALLOWS YOU TO LOOK AT MULTIPLE PAGES
IN YOUR DOCUMENT AT ONCE. IT'S FANTASTIC FOR
THINGS LIKE EBOOKS AND LARGER MULTI-PAGED FILES.

TO ACCESS GRID VIEW LOOK

TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT
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CORNER OF THE SCREEN AND TO REARRANGE PAGES, DRAG AND
CLICK THE PAGE ICON. DROP THEM INTO A NEW ORDER.
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