How to Create Awesome Posters Using Canva

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Awesome PostersHow To Create


Canva is a free graphic-design tool website


Canva has an easy to use drag-and-drop

interface


Provides access to over a million

photographs, graphics, and fonts


It is used by non-designers as well as professionals


The tools can be used for both web


and print media design and graphics


Here are the things that you can create with Canva


You can create the following


Social Media Posts


Documents


Marketing Materials


Social Media and Email Headers


Blogging & eBooks


Events


Ads


Are you excited?


Come on, lets get started!


!Go to Google.com


Type Canva in thesearch field


Hit Enter or click the search button


This will appear


Click the link


Canvas Homepage


You can sign in using Facebook


Or Google account


You can also sign up with an email


Lets sign in using Facebook


Click Connect with Facebook


You will receive a confirmation email from canva


Your Dashboard


Now, lets createSOCIAL MEDIA post


Click on Social Media


Social Media

Dimensions 800px x 800px


This appears


This is where you will edit the image


The buttons on the left are your editing tools


There are lots of layouts

to choose from


HScroll down

to view more

layouts


Most of the

layouts are FREE


Choose a

layout


Chosen layout will appear here


Lets edit the text in the template


Click onthe textto edit


You canCHANGE

Thefont type


Click on the dropdownarrow


Choose your

desiredfont


You canchange

theSIZE


You canalso

changethe

COLOR


You can also use the text

formattingtools


Click onTEXTto add

a text box


Click on Add Subtitle Text


Choose from

available text

template


You can also

highlight the text


Click on the dropdown arrow here


Click onJULIUS

SANSONE


This will

appear


To change the color, click here


Choose your desired color


Color changed


Before and After


To change the background, click here


This will appear


You can choose from a solid color background


Or textured background here


Choose your desired background


Your post will show the

background you have selected


Background changed


It is possible to have an image to

serve as your background


Click on Search


Type a keyword here


Choose your desired image


Make some adjustment


Editthe textcolor to make it

readable


Here you go


The images in Canva are not always FREE


You can search for FREE images

online or use your own image


To upload, click here


Click on Upload your own images


Select the image you want to use


Click Open


Double-click the image


The image will appear here


IF you click on FILTER


You can adjust the brightness & contrast

of the image


If you click on BACK


Imageis

send to back


To remove the image, click the trash can icon


Congrats! A new

Social Media post

is created


After youre donewith your design


Click on SHARE found at the top part

of your screen


You can share in Facebook & Twitter


You can also email it as an editable design


You can also DOWNLOAD your design


Download the design as an image or PDF file


Downloading is FREE is you use

free elements


If you used any image or item

which is not free,


you are required to make payment

before you can saveyour design


There you have it! Have FUN learning!