Canva is a free graphic design tool website that allows users to easily create visual designs using drag and drop interfaces. It contains millions of images, fonts, icons, shapes and photo filters that users can incorporate into designs. Key features include image cropping, adding text to photos, photo effects and transparent images. Users can sign up with Facebook or Google and then create designs like Twitter headers or other projects by choosing a template and dragging and dropping elements. Designs can then be saved or shared.

1. BEGINNERS’ GUIDE
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2. WHAT IS CANVA
 Canva is a free graphic-design tool website that has an easy to use drag and drop
interface. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals.
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3. WHY USE CANVA
 It has ready to use millions of images
 It has photo filters
 Free icons and shapes
 Hundreds of fonts
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4. FEATURES OF CANVA
 1. Image cropper
 2. Texture enhancer
 3. Speech Bubble
 4. Add a text to a photo
 5. Photo effects
 6. Photo Straightener
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5. FEATURES OF CANVA (continuation)
 7. Transparent images
 8. Design grids
 9. Stickers
 10. Frames
 11. Vignette
 12. Icons
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6. SIGN UP with Facebook or with Google
 Go to the website https://www.canva.com/
 You can proceed to sign up or start designing for a trial

Sign in
Start a trial
design
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7. Homepage
 Set up your account settings and personal profile
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8. CREATE DESIGNS
Click to
create
designs
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9. CHOOSE DESIGN TYPE
Design types
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10. Example: Twitter Header
 Creating a twitter header
dragged from
template below
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11. Example: Twitter Header
Changed the
text
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12. Saving a design or Sharing a design
Click File then
Save
You may
also click
share
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13. THANK YOU
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