Canva: Your tool to create photos like a PRO

CANVA

A newbie-friendly tour in the world of Canva with Mafel Gorne

What is CANVA

?

THE EASIEST ONLINE GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOL

ENABLE USERS TO CREATE PHOTOS LIKE A PRO

This way to CANVA

IT IS TIME TO

BEGIN THE JOURNEY!

1.HOW TO GET THERE?

SIMPLY GO TO THEIR WEBSITE:www.canva.com

YOU MAY SIGN UP BY CONNECTING TO FACEBOOK OR

GOOGLE

OR BY PUTTING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD

THEN CLICK“SIGN UP”

SELECT WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE CANVA FOR

WORK

SELECT WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE CANVA FOR

WORK PERSONAL

SELECT WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE CANVA FOR

WORK PERSONALEDUCATION

THEN CHECK YOUR EMAIL TO CONFIRM YOU

ACCOUNT

THEN CLICK“CONFIRM MY ACCOUNT”

THEN, YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO YOUR

HOMEPAGE

CONGRATS! YOU NOW HAVE YOUR HOMEPAGE

2.EXPLORING THE

HOMEPAGE

THIS IS THE HOMEPAGE

MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT

LET US GO INSIDE THE “SETTINGS”

THIS IS THE SETTINGS PAGE

IF YOU WANT TO UPDATE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

FOR THE PASSWORD CHANGE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION

EMAIL

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE PREFERENCE

IF YOU WERE SUBSCRIBED FOR THE PREMIUM, YOU CAN UPDATE THE CREDIT CARD DETAILS HERE

IF YOU MAKE ANY PURCHASE ON CANVA, YOU CAN SEE IT HERE

NOW, LET US GO INSIDE THE “VIEW PROFILE PAGE”

YOU MAY EDIT YOUR INFORMATIONS

YOUN CAN UPDATE YOUR PROFILE PICTURE

YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR PROFILE NAME

SHOULD BE ATLEAST 6 LETTER

YOU CAN PUT YOUR WEBSITE IF YOU HAVE

PUT THE CITY THAT APPLIES TO YOU

PUT THE STATE THAT APPLIES TO YOU

THEN CLICK“SAVE CHANGES”

WHERE YOU CAN SEE YOUR“WORK TEAM”PAGES

IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A NEW TEAM

IF YOU WISH TO“SIGN OUT”

CLICK THE“BELL”TO SEE NOTIFICATIONS

CLICK“ALL YOUR DESIGNS”TO SEE YOUR DESIGNS

ALL YOUR DESIGNS ARE LOCATED ON THIS PART

YOU CAN DUPLICATE IT

OR YOU CAN DELETE IT

YOU CAN RENAME YOUR DESIGNS

THIS BUTTON WILL LEAD YOU TO THE DESIGNS“SHARED WITH YOU”

THIS BUTTON WILL LEAD YOU TO THE DELETED DESIGNS

YOU CAN RESTORE IT

YOU CAN ALSO DELETE IT FOREVER

FILL UP THE NECESSARY INFORMATIONS TO UPGRADE YOUR

PLAN

“LEARN TO DESIGN”BUTTON WILL LEAD YOU TO THEIR ART TUTORIALS

THIS IS THE TUTORIAL PAGE

CANVA PROVIDED EXCELLENT EXERCISES

FOR YOU!

CANVA WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FONT

WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT COLOR

WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO PLAY WITH IMAGES

AND MORE AMAZING CANVA EXERCISES AS YOU SCROLL DOWN THE

PAGE

THESE ARE THE PHOTOS MADE BY CANVA USERS

NEED HELP? CANVA IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP YOU!

CLICK THE“NEED HELP”BUTTON

YOU CAN SIMPLY TYPE THE QUESTION AND CLICK“SEARCH”

AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU ANSWERS RELATED TO YOUR QUESTION

3. YOU NEED TO TAKE THE

CANVA “BEGINNER’S CHALLENGE”

CLICK“LEARN TO DESIGN”

CLICK“START YOUR FIRST TUTORIAL”

YOU CAN NOW START THE BEGINNER’S CHALLENGE

CLICK THE CIRCLE TO CHANGE THE COLOR

CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE COLOR

CLICK THE“+”BUTTON TO GET MORE COLOR

NOW, WE ARE DONE WITH THE EXERCISE #1

WE WILL GOING TO SEARCH A COOL HAT FOR THE MONKEY

TYPE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEARCH ON THE “SEARCH TAB”

DRAG THE HAT AND RESIZE TO FIT WITH THE MONKEY’S HEAD

WE ARE DONE WITH THE EXERCISE #2

WE ARE GOING TO ADD A SIMPLE BACKGROUND ON THIS

CLICK“BACKGROUND”AND THEN “DOUBLE CLICK”

CLICK THE“DOWN ARROW”TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR BACKGROUND

YOU CAN ALSO PLAY WITH THE CONTRAST OF YOUR BACKGROUND

NOW, SEARCH FOR YOUR FAVORITE FOOD

AND DRAG IT TO THE FRAME

LONG PRESS THE PHOTO AND THESE LINES WILL HELP YOU CENTER IT

PRESS THE PHOTO TO SEE “CUSTOMIZATION OPTION”

CLICK“LAYOUTS”

CLICK THE LAYOUT THAT YOU WANT TO USE

DELETE THE EXISTING PHOTOS AND UPLOAD YOUR OWN

CLICK“UPLOADS”

YOU CAN UPLOAD PHOTOS FROM FACEBOOK

OR CLICK“UPLOAD YOUR OWN IMAGES” THESE ARE THE PHOTOS

FROM YOUR COMPUTER

CHOOSE THE PHOTOS THAT YOU WANT TO UPLOAD

DRAG ALL THE PHOTOS

POSITION THE IMAGES

RESIZE IF NECESSARY

YOU CAN FILTER AND PLAY WITH THE COLOR OF YOUR IMAGES

CROP IT IF NEEDED

CONGRATULATIONS! WE ARE DONE WITH THE EXERCISES

4.IT IS TIME TO CREATE YOUR OWN

DESIGN

CLICK“CREATE A DESIGN”

CHOOSE YOUR“DESIGN TYPE”

START YOUR“DESIGN”HERE

CLICK THE“LAYOUT”THAT YOU WANT TO USE

CUSTOMIZE THE BACKGROUND

CHANGE THE TEXT AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN

YOU CAN DUPLICATE YOUR DESIGN

ADD“NEW PAGE”TO CREATE MORE DESIGNS

CLICK THE“TEXT”THAT YOU WANT TO USE

PERSONALIZE YOUR“TEXT”

5. HOW TO PUBLISH YOUR DESIGN

POST IT TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD IT AND SAVE IT IN YOUR COMPUTER

SHARE IT IN THE“PUBLIC PAGE” OF CANVA

THAT’S ALL FOR NOW!

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE TOUR

IT IS TIME TO DO YOUR OWN AND APPLY WHAT

YOU LEARNED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER:

THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING

STARTED. - MARK TWAIN

YOU CAN DO IT!

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THANK YOU FOR SPENDING TIME WITH

ME!