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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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