This document provides an overview of the graphic design platform Canva. It explains that Canva is a web-based platform that allows users to create a variety of design content such as social media images, marketing materials, documents and presentations. It then walks through the steps to sign up for a Canva account and complete a beginner's challenge tutorial that demonstrates how to use basic design features like changing colors, adding images and text, and choosing layouts. Finally, it guides the user in creating their first social media design project on Canva.

1. Create amazing
designs with

2. What
is
Canva?

3. It is a web
based graphic
design
platform.

4. With easy-to-
use features
and
functionality.

5. Canva offers a
variety of
content types

6. Pre-sized
social
media
images

7. Marketing
Materials

8. Documents
and
Presentations

9. Header
Templates

10. Invitations
and ads

11. How
does it
work?

12. Open your
browser

13. Go to
www.canva.com

14. This will appear

15. There are
3 ways to
sign up

16. Sign up with
Facebook

17. Sign up with
Facebook

18. Sign up with
Google

19. Or sign up with
Email

20. Let’s try
the 3rd
option to
sign up

21. This will appear

22. Enter your full name here

23. Enter your email
address here

24. Confirm your email
address here

25. Enter your
password here

26. Click here to sign up

27. This page will appear

28. Select your purpose
of using Canva

29. Sign up
complete!

30. Welcome to your
Canva Dashboard!

31. Let’s do the
beginner’s challenge!

32. This will be your
work area

33. It is where you create
your masterpiece

34. Let’s
proceed to
the
challenge!

35. 1. Changing Color

36. Click on the circle

37. Click here to
change the color

38. Pick a color here

39. Let’s try pink

40. The color has changed!

41. 2. Using the search tab

42. Click here to
continue

43. Type in your
search here

44. Press enter to
continue

45. Select from
images here

46. There are
free images

47. Or some are
paid images

48. Select the
preferred image

49. Drag the image
on the canvas

50. Drag the edges
to resize it

51. The “hat” has
been put on!

52. 3. Adding a
background

53. Click this tab
to continue

54. Select the preferred
background here

55. The Background
has changed!

56. 4. Using frame

57. Frames can be found
in Elements tab

58. Search for the
image here

59. Drag the image
into the frame

60. The frame
has changed!

61. 5. Choosing a layout

62. Click Layouts tab

63. Canva offers
variety of Layouts

64. Select an
image here

65. This will appear

66. Click the text to
edit the caption

67. The caption has changed!

68. Canva allows you to
upload your own images

69. Click Uploads Tab

70. Click here to upload

71. Select a file to upload

72. Click here to continue

73. Uploaded images will
appear here

74. Drag the images
into the layout

75. Double click to
move the image

76. Click here once you
arranged the position

77. Click here to
filter the photo

78. Click here to
crop the photo

79. Click here to flip
the photo

80. Click here to set
up spacing

81. Here’s the final layout

82. Done with the
Beginner’s Challenge 

83. Let’s
create a
design

84. Click create
a design

85. This will appear

86. Select a design type

87. Let’s try Social Media

88. You will be redirected
to a new page

89. Select a Canva
Layout here

90. Click the
selected layout

91. Undo/Redo button is helpful
when changing design

92. Edit the caption here

93. The caption has changed!

94. Drag the text
to arrange it

95. You can also drag
the images

96. Click here to rotate
the image

97. Click the image if you
want to change color

98. Pick a color here

99. The colors has changed!

100. Click here to add more text

101. Select a Text
Template here

102. Edit text here

103. Drag the text here

104. Click here to add
your own logo

105. Click the uploaded logo

106. Drag to arrange
the image

107. and resize it

108. Done with the design!

109. Click here to rename
the design title

110. Enter the design
title here

111. Click here to save
your design

112. There are three ways
to publish your design
1

113.  Make your design available
to Canva “stream”

114.  Download your design

115. Or share your design
to social media

116. Congrats
on your
first
design!

117. Canva
makes
design
simple for
everyone!

118. Good design
encourages a
viewer to
want to
learn more.
– Alexander Isley