CANVA
MADE
SIMPLE
A STEP-BY-STEP GUI
DEFROM GETTING STA
RTED
TO DESIGNING LIKE A PRO
a guide created by
ANGELA FESER
SOCIAL BLISS BLUEPRINT
CONTENT CANVA
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S SIMPLE
GETTING STARTED
MAKE A CANVA ACCOUNT....................................................... 2
LOAD A TEMPLATE YOU HAVE PURCHASED................3
EDITING BASICS
TEXT....................................................................................................4
PHOTOS..............................................................................................5
GRIDS + FRAMES.......................................................................... 6
ELEMENTS......................................................................................... 7
TRANSPARENCY............................................................................ 8
LOCKING ELEMENTS................................................................... 9
DUPLICATE + ADD PAGES.................................................... 10
GRID
VIEW........................................................................ 11
ADVANCED EDITING
P R O
MERGING DOCUMENTS.................................... 12
Watch my free Youtube
tutorials to learn how to edit.
CANVA TUTORIALS YOUTUBE
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EDITING BASICS
HOW TO M A K E A
C A N V A A C C O U NT
VISIT
WWW.SOCIALBLISSBLUEPRINT.COM/CANVA IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE SELECT THE " BE A
PRO NOW" BUTTON
ON THE NEXT PAGE SELECT " START YOUR FREE
TRIAL"
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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L O A D A TE MP LATE
MAKE SURE YOU ARE LOGGED IN TO CANVA
IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED ONE OF MY TEMPLATES, OR ARE
LOADING IN ONE OF OUR FREE RESOURCES, OPEN THE LINK.
IT SHOULD DISPLAY A SCREEN PREVIEWING THE TEMPLATE.
CLICK USE TEMPLATE
IT WILL OPEN THE TEMPLATE IN CANVA,
READY FOR YOU TO EDIT.
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IF YOU CLICK THE HOME SCREEN
IT SHOULD NOW BE LOADED
UNDER YOUR DESIGNS
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EDITING CANVA
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EDITING BASICS
TE XT CHE A T S H E
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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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P HOTOS
How to upload your own
images/videos
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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OF FREE + PAID PHOTOS. YOU CAN
ACCESS THESE VIA THE PHOTOS TAB.
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G R I D S AND F R A M E S
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'
DRAG AND DROP PHOTOS TO TRANSFORM YOUR
GRID TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS!
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ADJUST THE SPACING ON
YOUR GRID BY CLICKING THE GRID AND
THEN CLICKING SPACING FROM THE TOP
TOOLBAR
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E LE ME NTS
CANVA COMES STOCKED WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF
FREE AND PAID ELEMENTS.
ELEMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE
RIGHT HAND TOOLBAR. USE THE
SEARCH BAR TO FIND ELEMENTS IN
THE THEME YOU NEED.
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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A LOT OF ELEMENTS ARE IN VECTOR FORMAT, WHICH
MEANS YOU CAN EASILY ADJUST THE COLOURS.
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T R A N S P ARE NCY
TRANSPARENCY AFFECTS HOW SEE THROUGH
SOMETHING IS, AND CAN BE APPLIED TO
IMAGES, ELEMENTS, TEXT AND SOLID SHAPES.
How to adjust
transparency
CLICK THE ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO EDIT.
A MENU WILL APPEAR IN THE TOP RIGHT OF TRANSPARENCY AT 100%
THE SCREEN.
CLICK THE SMALL, CHESS PATTERN ICON.
A SLIDER WILL APPEAR, SLIDE UP AND DOWN
FOR THE REQUIRED EFFECT.
TRANSPARENCY AT 30%
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WHEN TEXT IS PLACED OVER AN IMAGE,
USE TRANSPARENCY TO IMPROVE
LEGIBILITY.
CELEBRATE
CELEBRATE
FAMILY
FAMILY
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L O C K I N G E LE ME NTS
LOCKING ELEMENTS IS A GREAT WAY TO
KEEP YOUR DOCUMENT ORGANIZED,
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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YOU CAN ALSO LOCK MULTIPLE
UNLOCK.
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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DU P L I C A T E AND ADD P AGE
S
CANVA HAS THE AMAZING CAPABILITY TO
ADD MULTIPLE PAGES. YOU CAN DO THIS
FROM THE DUPLICATE AND ADD PAGES MENU.
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CANVA NOW SUPPORTS A HUGE
100 PAGES PER DOCUMENT
YOU CAN ACCESS THE DUPLICATE 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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G R I D VIE W
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 fast
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TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT
CORNER OF THE SCREEN AND TO REARRANGE PAGES, DRAG AND
CLICK THE PAGE ICON. DROP THEM INTO A NEW ORDER.
GRID VIEW APPEARS LIKE THIS:
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ADVANCED CANV
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ADVANCED EDITING
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ' FOLDERS' WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO MERGE TWO TEMPLATES IS A PRO ADD
ON, BUT IS AN AMAZING TOOL SO WE WANTED TO INCLUDE IT WITH OUR GUIDE
TO INSERT A DESIGN, FIRST ADD A NEW PAGE
IN YOUR DOCUMENT.
SELECT ' PROJECTS' FROM THE RIGHT HAND
TOOLBAR.
THEN SELECT ' DESIGNS' - THIS WILL SHOW
ALL OF THE DESIGNS IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
THEN CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL OF THE
DOCUMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INSERT - THIS
WORKS VERY SIMILARLY TO INSERTING A
PHOTO.
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THE FILE YOU ARE INSERTING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY RESIZE TO THE
DIMENSIONS OF YOUR CURRENT DOCUMENT.
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