The document provides a step-by-step tutorial for using Canva to design various materials such as presentations, posters, infographics, and more. It explains how to create an account, choose templates and layouts, add and edit text, photos and other elements, and format and style the content. Filters and effects can be used to enhance photos. Sections also cover tips for moving elements precisely and saving the finished file. The overall document guides users through the Canva design process and tools.

1. How to Design
with
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2. Create an account in
Canva.
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3. Go to www.canva.com
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4. Provide the
required
info. Click
“Sign up”
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5. You will have to confirm
the new account in your
email.
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6. This will automatically
open your new Canva
account
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8. 1. Canva Tools
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9. Choose from the many
design templates.
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10. For this example, I used
the “presentation”
design.
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11. I plan to use a “square
background”
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12. as backdrop for my text.
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13. To do this, I type
“square” on the search
bar
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14. And drag my chosen
square to the
presentation design.
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16. I resize the maroon
square to fit by dragging
to the sides.
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17. I want to add the text:
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18. "A journey of a
thousand miles must
begin with a single
step.”
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19. Click on “text” and
“add heading”
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20. Type in the text.
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21. The text can be dragged
to the sides to fit the
background
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22. Text color can be changed.
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23. by clicking the color, a
drop down menu
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24. will appear with more
color choices.
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25. Alignment change can also
be made
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26. by clicking the arrow
down to reveal options
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27. Align “left”, “center”, or
“right”
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28. Change in text spacing can
also be done.
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29. By clicking the arrow
down and selecting
“text spacing”
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31. Click “letter spacing” to
adjust the text inside the
space.
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32. Transparency of text can
also be adjusted
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33. Font and size may also be
changed.
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34. 2. Enhance photos
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35. To edit this photo
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36. click the photo, for this
menu to appear.
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37. Click the “Filter” to show
the options
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Click “Advanced Options”
to reveal more choices.

39. Adjust these to suit your
preference.
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40. Increasing Brightness
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41. Increasing Contrast
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42. Increasing Tint
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43. Increasing Blur
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44. Decreasing X-Process
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45. Increasing Vignette
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46. You may also choose
from a variety of “filters”
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47. to enhance your photos
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No filter Festive filter

48. If you wish to use the
“same” photo edit
settings again
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49. Copy the “filter code #”
and use for future edits
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50. 3. Create Posters
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51. You can use your own
photos by “uploading”.
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52. or use “Filters” on images
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53. to achieve a certain
look consistent with
your brand/company.
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No filter With filter

55. Add text
to image
by clicking
“text” and
then “add
heading”
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57. A different colored
background can be
added
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58. behind the text to
emphasize the words.
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59. Search for
“square”.
Drag the
square to
the image.
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60. Adjust the
color, shape
size,
placement,
transparency
of the square.
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61. Add text over the square
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62. The image can now be
used as a poster.
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63. 3. Create Collages
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64. Type “grid” on search bar.
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65. Select the grid that can
fit the number of images
you want.
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66. Drag the images onto the
grid. You now have a
collage.
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67. 4. Use of Ready
Layouts
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68. Making invitations, ads,
and posters
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69. gets easier by using
ready-made layouts in
Canva.
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70. For example you want to
make an ad for a sale.
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71. Click “Layouts”, a selection
of layouts will appear
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72. Then drag your selected
layout to the workspace.
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73. Change the text
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74. and change the color.
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75. to customize the design
as to how
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76. you want it to appear.
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77. 5. Create Infographics
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78. Start with a concept of
how you want
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79. your infographics to
look like or
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80. have well-researched
facts on hand
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81. so you can plan on how
the infographic will
look.
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82. Click on “Infographic
design”
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83. Choose
among the
ready-made
infographic
templates.
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84. Drag onto your workspace.
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85. For this example. I will
be making
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86. an infographic on
reminders to the
community.
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87. If you find it too small to
work with
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88. Adjust the size by clicking
on “zoom”
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89. “zoom” is on the lower
right.
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90. Click on “positive” to
expand the image.
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91. Change the “text”.
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92. Change the “colors”.
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93. Change the “icons”.
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94. You now have
a brand new
“infograpic”
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95. 6. Tips and Tricks
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96. You can make copies of
the same image in 1
page
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97. by pressing the “ctrl C +
ctrl V”
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98. If you want to move
images in “minute
increments”
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99. In this image the text are
too far to the left.
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100. Use “shift + arrow keys”
to move the text
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101. Click on the text and place
cursor to the edge
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102. until an arrow appears
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103. Press “shift + to slowly
move text to center
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104. 7. Save / Download
your epic
masterpiece
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105. Save your work.
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106. Download – it is found on
upper right side of your
workspace
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107. Choose the “format” you
want to download.
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108. You have now
finished this
tutorial and can
now design to your
hearts content.
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