how to use canva
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How to use Canva?
By: Karen R. Madriñan
Canva
what???
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What is it for???
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It is to quickly create photos with information.
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Do you want to learn?
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Open your internet browser
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In your browser, type “canva”
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Click the Canva: Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software
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You will see this screen
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On the center portion is the sign up
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Here it is zoomed in!
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If you have a Gmail account, just click “Sign up with Google”
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A screen will pop-up
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Type in your email, then click “Next”
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Type in your Password, then click “Sign in”
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This screen will appear
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Click “Allow”
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You will see this screen
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Just click the icon which Canva you want to use
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Congratulations! You have created an account for Canva!
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Click “Create a design”
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Select the template of your design
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New page will appear
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The highlighted RED are the tools needed for your design
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Let’s itemize the Icons
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The “SEARCH” tool gets you to select and insert image
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Type in the picture you want
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There are free photos
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Other photos comes up with charges
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Drag the photo you select
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You can adjust and rotate its size and position
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The “LAYOUTS” tool lets you select the layout of your design
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Choose the layout you want
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Selected Layout Displayed
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The “ELEMENTS” icon will let you arrange the image and graphics
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When you click “Free Photos”
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Free Photos will display, drag the image you want
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To insert shapes, Click the “Shapes” icon
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To change color, Click the highlighted RED
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To bring your words to life, use “TEXT” tool
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Click or drag the text you want
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Highlight the Text to pop-up the text editor
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The text color has been changed
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The “BACKGROUND” icon
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Let’s you add personal touch to your design
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Choose the background you want
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Selected background displayed
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The “UPLOADS” icon
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Click “Use Facebook photos” to get your Facebook photos
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Log in to use Facebook photos in the pop-up screen
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Click the highlighted RED
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Photos will appear
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Click or drag the photo you want
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You can add multiple photos in the page
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To SAVE your design, Click “File”
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Then Click “Save”
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To Publish your Design, select actions from these buttons
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Share it to your Social Media Accounts
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Download it to format of file you want
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To be viewed by other designers
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Now, let’s familiarize your Homepage
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Your Saved design is displayed
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To edit your design, click “Click to edit”
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Below screen will appear
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Now, let’s explore your Canva Homepage
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You will see the “Menu Panel”
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Click “All your designs”
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This panel shows your designs
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Click “Shared with you”
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This panel shows the designs shared with you
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Click “Create a team”
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This panel shows your team to collaborate
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Click “Your brand”
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This panel shows your brand and logos
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To organize your designs, add new folder
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Click “Add new folder”
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Type a “New name” for the folder
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Click the Folder
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This panel will show
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Drag your design to your desired folder
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Your design is now in the folder
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By clicking “Upgrade”
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Pop up screen will let you decide to upgrade your Canva
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You have an option to Start a 30 day free trial
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Click “Learn to design” directs you to New Page
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This screen will appear
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Click “Get design inspiration”
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Design Stream will appear
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Managing your Account
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Click the drop-down button
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Account settings, Your personal profile and Sign out appears
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To edit your account, Click “Account settings”
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Select the information you want to edit
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To edit your profile, Click “Your personal profile”
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You can type and update your profile here:
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Upgrade button is the same as in the Menu Panel
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That’s All and now start creating your own design!
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