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Step-by-stepguideSettingupaCanvaaccount
To create an account on the web: Gotowww.canva.comGetting started TheinterfaceatCanvaisreallyclearandeasytouse.
Youcanchoosethetypeofworkyouaregoingtodo.Forexample:aposter,apostcardorasocialmediagraphic.
Foreachtypeofprojectyoucanfindanumberofpre-madetemplates.
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Features to look out for: BlankTemplates Canvaprovidesabunchoftemplatesintheleftsidepaneforuseandasinspiration.Ifyou’relookingtostartwithyourownphotooraplainbackground,clickon“Layouts”intheleftpaneandthenscrolldownuntilyouseetheblankphototemplateswiththeblueskyandgreenrollinghills.Thensearchforthetypeoflayoutyouwant.
TextLayoutsTherearemanylayoutstostartwithunderthe“Layouts”tab,butthere’salsoabunchmoreunderthe“Text”tab.Thesecanbeaddedtowhitebackgroundorphoto,andyoucanchangethecolours,copyandfonts.Theyareperfectforaddingpizzazztoyourdocumentoracall-to-actionbuttononyourimage.
Itiseasytoaddelementssuchas:symbols,text,photos,backgrounds…Simplydraggingintoyourworkspace.Youcanalsouploadyourphotos.Exportingisalsoeasyandfree.
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FontOptionsWhenworkingwiththecopyandfontsonyourimageordocument,you’vegotalotofoptionstoworkwith.Clickonthetextandthenonthedownarrowtogettothedropdownmenu.Optionsincludebold/italics/uppercase,formattingintolists,justification(left,center,right),spacingandtransparency.
AlignmentHelpersAsyouaddmoretextorimagestoyourimageordocument,you’llneedtomakesureitlooksalignedandspacedcorrectly.Enterthealignmenthelperlines.Theywillappearasyouaremovinganelementaroundandthenyoucanseeifthatelementwillbealignedwiththeotherelements.Heremylineappearedinthecenter.
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Furtherreading…CanvahasaDesignSchoolwithablog,tutorialsandteachingmaterialstohelpyoumasterCanvaaswellasimproveyouroveralleyeforgraphicdesign.Inthetutorialsyoucantryoutsimpledesigntechniques,likelayeringimages,manipulatingtext,andaddingstickersandbuttons,soyoucangetthehangoftheprogram.
Asforfindingmoreinformation,thebestplaceyoucangoforCanvaistoCanvaitself!Theyhavetutorials,ablogandprovidetheirresourcesonmultiplenetworks.Andthere’salwaysablogpostouttherewithgreattips.
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