How To Make An Instagram Reel Cover Using Canva

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In this Free Guided Project, you will:

learn what size to make a Reel cover for Instagram so that your design does not get cut off by Instagram's formatting protocols.

learn how to create a Reel cover with graphic design elements, as well as one with a photo background.

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1 hour
Beginner-friendly
No download needed
Split-screen video
English
Desktop only

With completion of this course, learners will know how to correctly size and design an aesthetic cover with text and images that can be seen and read from the accounts feed overview. Knowing how to create branded reel covers ties in the branding of your business to your Instagram feed and helps to create an overall feeling you are trying to create through your socials.

Requirements

Beginner on Canva and Instagram

Skills you will develop

  • How to correctly size a Reel cover

  • How To Add Designs On Canva

  • How To Size Photos On Canva

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Sizing The Reel Cover

  2. Defining Our Workable Region

  3. Designing The Reel Cover

  4. How To Make A Photo Reel Cover

  5. Designing The Border Of The Reel Cover

How Guided Projects work

Your workspace is a cloud desktop right in your browser, no download required

In a split-screen video, your instructor guides you step-by-step

Frequently Asked Questions

Because your workspace contains a cloud desktop that is sized for a laptop or desktop computer, Guided Projects are not available on your mobile device.

Guided Project instructors are subject matter experts who have experience in the skill, tool or domain of their project and are passionate about sharing their knowledge to impact millions of learners around the world.

You can download and keep any of your created files from the Guided Project. To do so, you can use the “File Browser” feature while you are accessing your cloud desktop.

At the top of the page, you can press on the experience level for this Guided Project to view any knowledge prerequisites. For every level of Guided Project, your instructor will walk you through step-by-step.

Yes, everything you need to complete your Guided Project will be available in a cloud desktop that is available in your browser.

You'll learn by doing through completing tasks in a split-screen environment directly in your browser. On the left side of the screen, you'll complete the task in your workspace. On the right side of the screen, you'll watch an instructor walk you through the project, step-by-step.