This document provides a step-by-step tutorial for creating graphics using Canva. It outlines the sign up and login process for Canva, describes the main interface elements like templates, elements, and menus. It then demonstrates how to design a sample graphic for a baby by selecting a template, adding images and text, editing colors and formatting, and finally downloading and sharing the completed design.

1. How to create Awesome
Graphics using

2. These are some awesome graphics that I
have made

3. Open Internet Browser and go to
www.canva.com

4. Canva homepage is like this

5. We have 3 ways to sign up
Facebook, Google, & Email

6. Click Sign up with Facebook

7. Enter your Email or Phone no.

8. Enter your Password

9. Click Log in

10. Sign Up using Google account. Click
on Sign up with Google.

11. Enter your Email or phone no.

12. Click NEXT

13. Enter your Password

14. Click NEXT

15. Sign Up using Email Address Click on
Sign up with Email

16. Enter Full Name

17. Enter Email Address

18. Re-Enter Email Address

19. Enter your Password

20. Click Sign up

21. Then this is Welcome wizard when you first log in

22. Tips
By selecting what you wanted to do
from the list, Canva will help you by
displaying related templates
You can always use other templates if you
want .

23. For now let’s use “None of the above
applies”

24. You can select what you want to
create right away

25. Select “Play with Canva” for now

26. The Canva Dashboard
It’s the starting page every time we login
to Canva

27. This is Canva Dashboard

28. These are the popular templates

29. Click “More” to show all templates

30. It will show all available templates

31. Tips
Canva templates are using image sizes that
are optimized for what you intend to use
them for.
Hovering or pointing your mouse to templates
will show you what the image size will be

32. If what you need is not there

33. You can use custom dimensions

34. For now we'll select Facebook Post

35. A new tab will be opened for our selected
design

36. For your first Canva design, this dialog will
show

37. Click “Got it thanks”

38. Let's Get familiar with Canva
I will show you how to get
around with the Canva menu,
buttons and interface
Tips

39. This is the Canva “Menu bar”

40. Clicking this “Canva” brings you to starting
dashboard

41. “File” allows you to Save, Make a copy,
and Resize

42. “Undo” the last action you did

43. Tips
You can also use the keyboard shortcut
CTRL+Z to undo your last actions like
how most common editing software
has.
Most common keyboard shortcuts like for
Copy and Paste are can also be used.

44. “Redo” the actions you undid using the
Undo

45. “Help” will open the Canva
support page

46. Status that displays if your work
was saved or not

47. “Design” name of the canva
design you are working

48. “Share” to your social media account, or
as link, or embed

49. “Download” you design

50. “Make public” to share your design to
all Canva users

51. This is the canva “Side panel”

52. “Layout” contains templates that you can
customize

53. “Elements” have all graphical objects
for your design

54. “Free Photos” that you can add
and use to your design

55. “Click or drag” photos to add to
your design

56. There are customizable photo
“filters” for dramatic effects

57. Crop the selected image to
remove unwanted parts

58. “Flip” the image either vertically and/
or horizontally

59. Grids help you organize images
in a pleasing format

60. “Click or drag” the grid to add to
your design

61. “Frames” are like grids that are
photo containers

62. But they have different shapes and
decorative designs

63. Customizable shapes for your
creative designs

64. “Lines” as your separator or for
other creative purposes

65. “Illustrations” are like clip art

66. “Icons for logos” and more simple
graphics

67. “Charts” to display your data
graphically

68. All graphics related to the
Canva brand

69. Here contains the editable “TEXT” elements

70. These are the basic text formats to
get you started

71. There are also lots of typography templates

72. Background options for design

73. Click to use a simple solid
background color

74. You can also select from the
available patterns

75. There are also background images for a
free

76. Paid images will have the Canva
watermark

77. But there are also FREE background images

78. “Uploads” contain the images that you
own

79. Click this button to upload your images

80. Uploaded images from your computer
will display here

81. Purchase Canva images will be
shown here

82. You can use your Facebook
photos if you sign in

83. Let’s Start
Designing in
Canva
Now that we have
sharpened our axes, it’s
time to chop down the
tree

84. Browse and select from the
Layout template

85. Click on the image to select

86. Press “Delete” from keyboard or use
the “Canva Delete” button

87. The frame element will be left behind

88. Browse for a new frame to replace it

89. Click to add frame to our design

90. Drag and move the new frame
over the older frame

91. A guide will be shown that it is aligned
with the old frame

92. Click Back to arrange the new frame backwards

93. Keep clicking Back until we can see the old frame

94. Click and move the old frame
then delete it

95. Select the new frame then click
on the Color picker

96. Select the white color

97. Type in baby at the Search box

98. Drag this photo to the frame

99. The photo will snap inside the frame

100. Double click the photo so we can adjust it

101. Drag the photo to move it and center the photo
subject

102. Click the check button to apply the
changes

103. It will now look like this

104. Let’s change the colors to match
the new image

105. Click to select the shape that we will
change

106. Click on the color picker

107. I will select this shade of yellow color

108. We will now edit the text

109. Click on one of the texts

110. You will notice that there are like two
boxes

111. These texts are grouped

112. Tips
Two or more texts objects can be
grouped together and treated as one
object.
Actions like copy, move, resize, and more
can be done once and will apply to all the
objects in the group..

113. Click and select the text to be replaced

114. Then type in the new text

115. Do the same to the other texts

116. We will ungroup these texts to
resize them separately

117. Click outside the group to
unselect them all

118. Click on the third text that we
will edit

119. Click on the font selection and choose
a childish font

120. We will select Aileron Thin

121. Resize the font using the font size
tool

122. We will select 42 as the new Font
size

123. The text box automatically
creates a new line

124. Resize the text box to stretch
wider

125. Now it has same width like the
text below it

126. Click on the box line and drag to
move the text upwards

127. Now that looks better when it
has good space

128. When moving an object around your
Canva design, you can also use the Arrow
keys from your keyboard.
You can do this to all movable elements
like text, shapes, frames, images, etc.
Tips

129. Let's resize the bottom text box
to same width

130. Change the Font name to
Aileron Thin

131. Select 36 as the new Font size

132. I tried using the uppercase tool
for ALL CAPS text

133. It didn't look that good so I
undid it using undo

134. Let's adjust the spacing of the
selected text

135. Adjust the letter spacing until it aligns to
the other texts

136. Line height is adjusted for the space
between lines of text

137. Click the body text to add it

138. Drag and move the new text
below the other texts

139. Change the text alignment to
middle

140. Tips
We are using only 2 Font styles for this
design to keep it simple. Avoid using too
many font and type styles.
You can simplify your designs but still
keep them bursting with brilliance.

141. Click to rename our designs

142. Type the name that makes you easily identify
your design

143. Click Done to apply the new design
name

144. Tips
Start your design names with the design type,
you created. This will give you an idea about the
image size and use of this design.
You can use something like FBP – Baby Steps for our sample
sample design where FBP means Facebook Post or maybe
FBC if you are designing a Facebook Cover.
Make something that helps identify your designs while
browsing them from your dashboard.

145. Downloadig
our designs
from Canva
Time to share our
creative design to the
world

146. Click on Download

147. Canva supports 4 File types for
downloading our design

148. Tip
s
What are the different file types?
PNG- Perfect for illustrations, test and graphics of photos if file size is not an
issue. The only file type to support transparency
JPG- Perfect for photographers and detailed images. Typically results in smaller
file sizes.
PDF- Standard- Ideal for illustrations, text, and graphics. Good for photos if the
intention isn't to print (96dpi).
PDF-Print-ideal for photos, illustrations, test, and graphics, Crop marks and
bleed. Perfect for high quality prints (300dpi).

149. PNG is recommended but we will
select JPG

150. Click on Download

151. Photo will be Downloaded

152. You can open it in this section

153. And you can also share it in
different platforms

154. You can click in Facebook

155. Write the caption

156. And Click “Share now”

157. Congratulations!

158. You have just created a
stunning design

159. Thank You for watching
this tutorial