The document provides step-by-step instructions for how to use Canva, an online graphic design tool. It explains how to sign up for a Canva account, choose a design template, add photos and elements, edit images, insert text, and modify fonts and colors. The tutorial covers basic functions for creating visual designs and presentations using images, shapes, videos and other multimedia assets.
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Canva Tutorial
The document provides step-by-step instructions for how to use Canva, an online graphic design tool. It explains how to sign up for a Canva account, choose a design template, add photos and elements, edit images, insert text, and modify fonts and colors. The tutorial covers basic functions for creating visual designs and presentations using images, shapes, videos and other multimedia assets.
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How to use
A free tutorial by Kenneth A. Gannaban
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Open your Browser
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Search Canva.com
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You will directed to Canva page.
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For first time user you need to sign up.
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Click "Sign up".
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Click "Sign up with email".
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Type your full name.
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Next your preferred email.
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Then your password.
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And click "Get started".
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Great! You are now registered.
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Now, choose your specialty.
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Then click "Maybe later".
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To start your first design.
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You can search your preferred design.
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Or you can select some recommended designs for you.
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You can now begin to design.
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Here you can choose a template.
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You can now begin to design.
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Click "Photos" to add a photo.
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Select your preferred photo.
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Editing the size of photo.
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Left click the mini circle on the corner or line on the side of the photo to resize. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 24 Resize using mini circle on each corner.
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Resize using the middle line on each side.
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Click the photo to show upper toolbar.
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Upper toolbar gives you another option to edit your photo. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 28 You can add effect,
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Change the filter,
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Adjust the color,
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Select "Crop" to cut the photo,
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And flip to overturn the photo.
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Now we're going to use the elements.
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Adding elements will gives much creativity on your design works. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 35 Click "Elements" to add elements.
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Select the elements you desire.
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Or you can search a different styles.
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After you choose, just click to add the frame on your design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 39 Now add design on your frame.
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To add design on our frame you need to upload a picture. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 41 Click "Upload".
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Then click "Upload media".
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Now locate the picture you desire to upload on your design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 44 Then select the picture
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And open to upload the picture.
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Wait until the upload is finish.
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Now you can add a design to your frame.
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Click the picture you desire.
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And the picture will appear in the center.
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Then left click hold and drag the picture to your desire frame.
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Now the picture attached to the frame.
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You can still attach some picture to the other frames by repeating page 49 up to page 51. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 53 You can also input video's or anything that the program can take. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 54 Let's proceed by adding text to your designs. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 55 Let's proceed by adding text to your designs. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 56 Click "Text" to add text.
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You can add heading, subheading and a bit of body text. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 58 To add heading click "Add a heading".
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Heading will appear in your design.
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Also additional toolbox will show above the design to edit the text. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 61 Also additional toolbox will show above the design to edit the text. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 62 Here's where you can see the toolbox.
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You can change the fonts,
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Change the font size,
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Change the text color,
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Also the basic tools that can bold, italic, underline, alignment and uppercase your text.
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Basic tools to make a list of text,
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And to change the spacing of the text.
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You can also put a link on your text or lock your text design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 70 To add link on your text click "Link".
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Enter the link you preferred.
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And click "Apply".
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To lock the editing just click the "Lock".
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Now the text has been locked.
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To edit again the text click "Unlock".
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To edit again the text click "Unlock".
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On the text tab you can also choose to add subheading. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 78 Click subheading to add a subheading.
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New text box will appear.
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And you can also add a body text.
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Click body text to add a little bit of body text.
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Text box will for body text.
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Or you can add and select some Font combination. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 84 Click your preferred Font combination.
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Font combination will appear.
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Next tab is Style.
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Click "Styles" to edit the color and fonts.
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Click your desire style that will fit into your design.
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If you're not satisfied on the color of the fonts you can still change it. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 90 Click color to check for the different combination of collors.
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Select color that will match perfectly to your design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 92 You can also change your font style.
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Click fonts to change the font style.
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Select fonts style that would definitely suit to your design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 95 Select and apply the font style.
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Next tab is music tab.
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In music tab, you can add audio/ music to your design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 98 Click music to redirect you in music tab.
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You can select music from the recommendation. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 100 Select and left click the music to add.
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Or you can add your preferred music by uploading it. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 102 You can upload music just like uploading a pictures. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 103 Just go to upload then locate your music then click open to upload. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 104 The music is will be play as default at 5 sec. but you can change it. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 105 Click the clock to set the duration.
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You can also choose which part of music you just want to play. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 107 Click the music to edit.
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Click the colored line to move on where you preferred to play.
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Play the music to choose which part you desire.
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You can also delete the music by clicking the trash bin
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Next is the video tab.
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Click the video to add videos.
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You can search different types of videos or select from recommended. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 114 Click on your preferred video to add it on your design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 115 You can edit the video using toolbar appear at the top.
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You can resize, overturn, change duration and choose to play the video. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 117 Everything you need is already at one place here in canva. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 118 The last tab is the Background.
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Background tab will give you option to change your current background. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 120 Click the background to see some recommendation for you.
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You can also edit your background using the toolbar at the top.
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The tool bar can give you a choice to change the background color, 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 123 Put some animations,
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Add some effects,
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Put some filter,
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Adjustments of the color,
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Adjustments of the color,
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Crop the picture and
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Flip or overturn the background horizontally and vertically. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 130 Now we need to save your design.
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Click download.
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Select file type.
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Then download.
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Wait until the preparing is complete.
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Then click "Save".
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Great! You're now ready to create your own design. 2020 invisionsva.wordpress.com - Your Virtual Assistant 137 The End.
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