How to Use the Canva App A Beginner's Guide
When it comes to designing plates, using your smartphone generally is not advised.However, and make sure there is not one pixel out of place, your desktop is your stylish friend.
It has still situations where you may choose to use your phone for image editing. Maybe you have to produce an image on the go, or perhaps you just do not feel like getting off the lounge. Whatever the case, the Canva app can help.
Why Should You Use Canva?
Still, you should know that this is a pall- grounded, image editing software, If you are fully new to Canva. Its power lies in its stoner-friendly, drag-and- drop templates that help you produce professional images, indeed if you have zero knowledge in graphic design.
To use it, you have to produce an account. But the good news is that the free account provides you with further than enough features to get started. After you use it for a while, you may want to consider the benefits of elevation to Canva Pro.
While the software works best on a desktop, it also has a accessible app for both Android and iOS. With this companion, we'll explain how to use all that the app has to offer.
Features of the Canva App
The main window of the app is divided into three defenses — Home, Designs, and Menu.
The Home Screen
We will start with Home, which is the first thing you see when you launch the app (after you subscribe in). In this screen you can browse all of the app's templates.
At the top of the screen, there is a hunt bar, where you can use keywords to look for templates. Beneath that, you will find the Produce a design heading.
Canva app home
Canva app hunt
Canva instagram post
When you choose one of these options (Instagram post, bill, Facebook cover,etc.) you are directed to a runner with templates specifically for those dimensions.However, you can choose Blank, If you want to start from scrape rather.
Further down on the Home runner, you will see templates in a variety of formats, each labeled according to its purpose. The grandiloquent plus () button on the nethermost right corner of the screen is another way to produce a blank oil. When you tap it, you can choose the size you want, and it'll open a new empty workspace.
The Designs Screen
Moving on to the Designs screen. This is where you can see everything you created on your account, whether it was on desktop or mobile.
Each one of the images has two buttons on the top right corner. The arrow icon lets you download that image, while the three blotches icon opens a popup menu with multiple choices, including Edit, Make a Copy, and Share.
Canva app designs
Canva edit design
Remember that Edit will stamp your former design. So if you like your design and want to keep it for unborn use, choose Make a Copy rather.
The Menu Screen
The Menu screen is where you can see fresh features. The two most important features then are Shared with You and All Your Flyers.
Canva app menu
Canva app flyers
In the former, you can see your associates' designs that you were invited to edit. In the ultimate, you can see a brochure of your uploads, as well as your Liked designs.
Produce and Modify Your Design
Now, we'll go over the features you have when you actually produce your image. Start with one of the templates. In our illustration, we chose an Instagram post. Note that not all templates are available with a free account, so look for the bones marked as Free.
