Welcome to
Canva Basics
Editing Guide
Make a Canva account
Step 1:
Go to canva.com and sign up
Step 2:
Use gmail to sign up or any email you want to use
Load the template
Step 1:
Click the link provided on the PDF file to go to the template
Step 2:
Click
Save the template
Step 1:
Click
Step 2:
Click
Step 3:
Select File Type:
- JPG / PNG - for photos
- PDF Standard / PDF Print - for documents
Step 4:
Click
Texts
edit texts
Step 1:
Double click the text box you want to edit
Step 2:
Change the text
Add text box
Step 1:
Click on the toolbar located on the left side of your Canva screen
Step 2:
Click "Add a heading" or "Add a subheading" or "Add a little bit of body text"
SHORTCUT: press "T"
Step 3:
Change the text
Change text color
Step 1:
Click on the text box you want to edit
Step 2:
Click located on top of your Canva screen
Step 3:
Colors will appear on the left side of your Canva screen then pick the color you want
Photos
upload photos
Step 1:
Click on the toolbar located on the left side of your Canva screen
Step 2:
Click to start uploading images
SHORTCUT
Drag and drop your photos to the left side of your Canva screen or directly to the editing area
use stock photos
Step 1:
Click on the toolbar located on the left side of your Canva screen
Step 2:
Select a photo you want then drag and drop to the editing area
note
if you're replacing a photo on the template, drag and drop where the current photo is located. This will automatically replace the current photo
Elements
Step 1:
Click on the toolbar located on the left side of your Canva screen
Step 2:
Search the element you want (example: plant, Christmas, square, etc)
Transparency
Step 1:
Click the photo you want to adjust transparency
Step 2:
Click located on the upper right side of your Canva screen
Locking Elements
If you lock an element, you won't be able to edit it
Step 1:
Click on the element you want to lock
Step 2:
Click located on the upper right side of your Canva screen then click
Clone and Add Pages
Click to
Clone Page
Add page
Click to
Grid View
Step 1:
Click located on the bottom right side of your Canva screen
NOTE: To get out of grid view, click the same icon or select the page you want to edit