Tutorial for

is a great tool to create beautiful designs for Web or print. They could be used for blog graphics, presentations, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, invitations, and many more.

Type canva.com on the address bar. Hit

Enter key.

Sign up on Canva

Type your email address and

password

Create a Design for a Facebook Cover

Click on Layouts to choose desired

background

Click on your choice of background/layout

Click on text to edit

Click on T for Text for more choices of

Fonts

If you want to replace the text, click on the

trash picture

Click on the text in order to change the

color and edit text

Click to where arrow is pointed for

more choices of color

Initially edited text with colored

background

Adjust transparency to make text with

background look better

Initial transparent look of text with

background

Click on drop down/up key to

adjust font size

Click on drop down/up keys to

change Font Style

Click your choice of Font

Final Cover on Facebook

Create design using Social Media

Select a Template/layout

Here is my choice of template for Social

Media

Click on the text to change font size and

font style

Choices of Font Style

Choices of Font Size

Adjust Uppercase to Lowercase or vice

versa

Adjust justification to left, center, or right

Click dropdown key to adjust Letter

Spacing

Click dropdown key to adjust Line Height

Click on the second circle to add frame

around the text

A border around the text has been in

placed

Click on the Inside box to adjust

Transparency

Transparency has been adjusted

Font Color has been adjusted

Select the whole frame and Flip Horizontally

Image has been Flipped Horizontally

Select the whole frame and Flip Vertically

Image has been Flipped Vertically

Click on Share and to post on facebook,

Twitter, etc.

Using Google Drive Photos in Canva.

Example on Facebook Post

Type Google drives photo on Search box

and hit Enter

Select layout from Google Drive uploads.

Upload Your Own Photo from your file

Change List of Pictures to Thumbnails for

better viewing

Upload your pictures and drag them on the

spaces provided

Filter images by adjusting on the

brightness and contrast

Adjust the Brightness and Contrast of

images

To use Shapes on Canva, type quotes on

search box to find a quote

Type Solid Frame and search box and

select your choice of frame

Select your choice of frame

Create a Photo Collage

Select your choice of layout for a photo

collage

Type your search word on the space or

Upload your own images

Click on your choice of image to be put on

the photo collage

Click on the text to change and edit

Click on the background to change color

Click on the text to change font color

Using Presentation on Canva

Type in search word of your choice for

Presentation

Resize the edges of the image to fit on the

frame

You can select a text from the choices

provided and include it in the image

Click on the text to make changes

Click on the text to change the font color,

font size, font style

Click on the text to change the color of the

text line

Click on the text to change color of the text

Final picture of the image

Create a design for Poster

Select your choice of image and drag it on

the space provided

Click on text to replace with a new font

Click and drag text to the center

Final view of the image with the text

Make an Invitation using Canva

Click on your choice of design

Make changes on the text

Highlight the text and use the dropdown

arrow to select font style

Click text to Center it

Keep the text highlighted while adjusting

the font size

Click Uppercase to adjust Font Style

Keep the text highlighted while adjusting

the font height and spacing

Keep the text highlighted while changing

the font color

Magnification can be increased or reduced

by clicking (+)/(-)

Final copy of Invitation made on Canva

Make a Twitter Post on Canva

Select layout

Use Filter to adjust the brightness of the

image

Choices of Filter are from Normal to Festive

Adjust Brightness and Contrast

Click Share and post on Facebook, Tweeter,

etc.

Click on A4 to make an Ebook Cover using

Canva

Select layout

Some layout are marked free

Some templates are marked with $, that

means they are not free and costs 1$

Highlight the Text and click dropdown key to

select font style

Click selected font style

Keep the text highlighted to change Font

Size

Keep the text highlighted to change font

color

Click trash if you want to delete text

Keep text highlighted to adjust letter

spacing and line height

Final Image of Ebook

Click on “Copy this page” to duplicate

(exact copy) the page

Click “Add a new page” for your ebook

You may change the color of the

background

Click on Shapes to create a frame

Click on the preferred shape and resize to

fit on the space provided

Change the color of the frame

Change the color of the border lineh

You may want to add your company logo

Click dropdown arrow to include link to

your website (Facebook, twitter, instagram)

Click where the arrow is pointed to

duplicate your page

You can add text, subtitle text, and body

text by clicking Text

Title and subtitle

can be used as

default for each

page

You can include an image of a gadget with a

picture on it

You can include a picture for your image

from your own uploads

Click the dropdown arrow and write

your website on the link

Facebook link may

be included for easy

access