Welcome to
Canva Basics
Editing Guide for Websites
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
Links
Step 1:
Click the element you want to link (you can put link on elements, texts, photos)
Step 2:
Click then scroll down to choose the page or paste the URL you want to link
link to pages
link to URL
Navigation Bar
Name your pages. Named pages will be shown in the Navigation bar
Step 1:
Name your pages. Named pages will be shown in the Navigation bar
Step 2:
Click located on the bottom left side of your Canva screen
Step 3:
The left side of your Canva screen will change to notes. Click the Page located on top and put the name you want to appear on the navigation bar
Change page names
preview
Preview Responsive on Mobile
Step 1:
Click located on the upper right side of your Canva screen
Step 2:
Click the phone icon on the upper right side of the pop up screen to see how the website looks on mobile.
Step 3:
On the upper left side of the screen, you will see "Resize on mobile". This will make your website responsive
CHECK - if you want your website to be responsive on mobile
UNCHECK - if you want your website on computer view on a mobile device
preview
Publish Website
Step 1:
Click located on the upper right side of your Canva screen
Step 2:
Customize website properties. Then click "Continue"
Properties:
Resize on mobile
Check if you want your screen to be responsive for mobile devices. This will adjust the placement of elements, texts, and photos.
Navigation
Navigation Bar is the floating menu on top of a website
example:
Without Navigation - Navigation bar will not appear on your screen
With Navigation - Navigation bar will appear on your screen
Publish to
Free domain - hosted my Canva (Use this to publish for free)
Step 3:
Set up Review Settings then click "Publish"
Review settings:
Your URL
Put your website URL (usually your business name)
example: businessdigitalprints.my.canva.site
Navigation
Describe your website
Permissions
Enable Password Protection - if you want your website to be password protected
Hide my website from search engines - if you don't want to be searched
*** You normally would not want to check either of these
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