Use features in Canva
Use design tools to create a social media graphic
Prepare a graphic for publishing
By the end of this tutorial, you will create a sample social media graphic for business. The graphic is shareable across your business’ social media platforms. You will be able to incorporate the color palette from your business style guide, in order to create brand recognition as part of your social media marketing strategy. This course will include an introduction to Canva, how to determine your canvas size for a social media post, incorporate images specific to your business into a social media post, and prepare a post for your social media channels. Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Create a new Canva account.
Tour the Canva dashboard and templates.
Choose a project template and navigate the workspace.
Create content for a social media graphic.
Add text to a social media graphic.
Prepare your social media graphic for publishing.
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
The lecture is presented in a manner that is simple and easy to understand. I would have wanted to learn more about how to use Canva when creating other common projects, like an infographic perhaps.
Good course for onboarding users starting with Canva. Helped me explore Canva easily. Could have been a bit more detailed. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to attend this course free of cost.
Very useful for the one who is learning it for the first time. well explained and guided. But if you are acquainted with Canva, i would suggest you to find another project. This was very basic.
Very well presented and explained. One of the best software web tool for designing even though one has no prior designing knowledge. Well Explained by the instructor Stacy Shankin-Langford.
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