How to Use Canva for Beginners
AimeeEmejas
494 views
126 slides
Sep 08, 2016
Slide 1 of 126
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
About This Presentation
Your Dynamic Virtual Professional - www.aimdynamicvp.com
Slide Content
CANVA
FOR BEGINNERS
www.aimdynamicvp. com
FOR BEGINNERS
www.aimdynamicvp. com
Canvais an amazing
tool to create awesome
visual contents.
tool to create awesome
visual contents.
It is fast, easy and
free to use.
free to use.
Are you ready?
Let’s start!
Open your browser
and go to
www.canva.com
and go to
www.canva.com
You can sign up with Facebook,
with Google,
or make an account in Canva.
Enter your Full Name or User Name.
Enter email address.
Confirm email address.
Create a password.
Select from any of the buttons.
It will lead you to this page.
Take the Beginner’s Challenge.
We can start creating our own design.
Click Start your own design.
Welcome to your
CANVA
home screen!
CANVA
home screen!
Before we start
creating our artwork…
creating our artwork…
let’s have a tour for
a moment.
a moment.
Every designs you
make will appear here.
make will appear here.
All designs shared with you.
You can add folder…
to nicely organize your artwork.
And delete whenever you like.
Click this button for assistance…
and you will be
prompted to…
prompted to…
Canva’shelp center page.
Click this plus button.
To show other pre-made
templates.
templates.
Choose from Social Media Post,
template for Documents,
Blogging & eBooks,
Blogging & eBooks,
Marketing Materials, Social Media
& Email Headers,
& Email Headers,
even for Events and Ads!
You can customize dimension,
and create your own
width and height.
width and height.
Now, let’s go to
Canva
working page
Canva
working page
and create a poster!
Click Poster Icon.
Another tab will open.
This is your working page.
Click this to add another page.
or make a copy of your work.
Choose any layouts you like.
Click elements for more options.
Background selections.
Please take note that
there are…
there are…
FREE template designs for background
and designs that will cost a DOLLAR.
Let’s try simple
design first.
design first.
Choose any layout
design for your poster.
design for your poster.
Click appropriate color for your
background.
background.
If you prefer to
customize the color…
customize the color…
click plus (+) sign.
Delete all the contents.
Adding picture or
image.
image.
There are two
ways…
ways…
You can search for a photo.
Type “cute baby” images
or upload your own images.
Images can be source
out from your…
out from your…
computer, images you bought
and from Facebook.
and from Facebook.
To upload picture
from your computer.
from your computer.
Click upload your own image.
Locate the folder where your
images are stored.
images are stored.
type the folder name,
or double click the folder.
Select the picture/s you want
to upload.
to upload.
Another option is you
can drag it…
can drag it…
from the folder to working space.
Images are successfully
uploaded!
uploaded!
Click the image you will use.
You can edit the image
according to your
preferences.
according to your
preferences.
Editing tool bar.
Resize the picture by
dragging the side buttons.
dragging the side buttons.
Click Filter.
Click EPIC.
Adjust brightness or contrast.
Want to return to
original image?
original image?
just click Undo.
Click Advanced Options,
for more editing selections.
You may also crop the photo…
just click the crop button.
Put the picture on the center.
Next step is typing
your favorite
quotation.
your favorite
quotation.
Click text box.
Scroll down and see hundreds of options.
Let’s use pre-designed template for
this example.
this example.
Select one type of text template.
Type the quotation you chose.
Edit the text.
Click the font type.
Select chosen font style.
Changing the font size.
Click font size that matches
your design.
your design.
Click the color button.
and change the font’s color.
Positioning the text
in the center.
in the center.
Click the text box.
Click the down button and
select center.
select center.
Place all the text in the center.
Search for a heart shape image.
Drag image to the poster.
Resize the heart image.
Copy the heart image.
and place to the other side.
Congratulations!
You made an awesome poster!
Putting title on your design, click here.
Type the Title of your design.
Your Poster is
ready!
ready!
You can either download it…
share in Facebook, Tweeter and
email addresses.
email addresses.
Now, you know the
basics…
basics…
go ahead… unleash
your creativity.
your creativity.
Have fun learning!
Thank you for reading!
Visit
www.aimdynamicvp. com
for other dynamic tutorial guides
www.aimdynamicvp. com
for other dynamic tutorial guides
I would love to hear
your comments.
your comments.
Sources:
https://www.canva.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canva
http://quotesgram.com/baby-smiles-angels-quotes/(baby image)
https://www.canva.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canva
http://quotesgram.com/baby-smiles-angels-quotes/(baby image)
Download
Download Slideshow Get the original presentation fileQuick Actions
Statistics
- Views 494
- Slides 126
- Favorites 1
- Age 3371 days
Related Slideshows
1
MGV Residential Design projects for different clients, including a New Mexico Adobe project-1-.pdf
mannyvesa
26 views
16
EUNITED_Advocacy and Public Engagement through Visual Media
GeorgeDiamandis11
31 views
31
DESIGN THINKINGGG PPT 2 TOPIC IDEATION.pptx
HibaZaidi2
24 views
36
DESIGN THINKING CHAPTER 1 PPTT PPT 1.pptx
HibaZaidi2
27 views
112
Hinduism and Its History - PowerPoint Slides.pptx
ConorMcCormack10
23 views
20
Service Attributes of Manufactured Parts.pptx
MustafaEnesKrmac
24 views