CREATE A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING DESIGNS WITH

CANVA

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MAKES A GRAPHIC DESIGN SIMPLE FOR

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IT IS A FREE ONLINE DESIGN SOFTWARE

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THAT YOU CAN USE

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TO CREATE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT IMAGES

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QUICKLY AND EASILY.

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LET’S GET STARTED!

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Open your Internet Browser

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Type canva.com in the address bar

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Press Enter on your Keyboard

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This is the Canva Homepage

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Creating Your Account

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There are 3 ways to create an Account

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To Sign Up with your Facebook Account

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Click Sign Up with Facebook

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Click Okay

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To Sign Up with Google

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Click Sign Up with Google

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Make sure that your Gmail Account is

Logged in

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Click Allow

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To Sign Up with Email

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Click Sign Up with Email

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Fill in the details below

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Click Sign Up

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Congratulations on your

new Canva Account!

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Sign Up is complete!

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Select your purpose of using Canva

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Welcome to your Canva Dashboard

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These are the designs you can create

with Canva

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Click Create a Design

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Lets Create a

Facebook Post

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Click Facebook Post

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The Work Area

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This is your Work Area

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This is the Preview Area

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These are the pre designed

Canva layouts you can use

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Click Elements

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These are the objects

you can insert in your design

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Click Text

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Choose the Text Lay out

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Click Background

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Select Background for your design

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Click Uploads

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You can Upload and use your own images

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Adding Images

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Click Search

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Search an image you want

to insert in your design

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There are FREE images you can use

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There are also paid images

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To use a Free Photo, Click Elements

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Click Free Photo

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Choose an image you want to use

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Click the image

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The image is now transferred to your

preview pane

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You can resize the image by dragging the

edges

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Drag the image to move

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Adding Text

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Go to Text

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You can select from the text templates

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Or you can create your own Template

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Click the template

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Insert your text

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You can customize the text by using the

text tool bar

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Adding Shapes

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Click Shapes

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Choose your preferred shape

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Resize by dragging the dots

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Click here to change the color

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Click the drop down menu to adjust

transparency

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Select Transparency

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Adjust transparency

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Click Back to move shape

at the back of text

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Naming Your Design

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Click Design Title to Rename your Design

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Add Your Design Title

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Click Done

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Downloading and Sharing

Your Design

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Once done, you can now

download or share your design

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Click Share

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Since we selected a FB Post design,

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Click Facebook Icon

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Share it now!

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Create a post

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Post now!

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Your FB post is now posted!

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You can also download your design

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Click Download

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Select File type

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I suggest to download as PNG

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Your design is now downloaded

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You should be able to see it

at the bottom of your screen

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Congratulations on your

First Design!

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Explore the professional

banners with Canva and..

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Create Amazing Graphics

Design Like…

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Social Media Posts

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Documents

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Blogging, Ebooks and Infographics

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Marketing Materials

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Social Media & Email Headers

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Events

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and Ads

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You are now equipped

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in driving traffic to your

platforms

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By creating amazing

Visual Content!

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CONGRATULATIONS!

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CONGRATULATIONS!

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