Introduction to Canva

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Introducing Canva, an easy to use online graphic design platform that can help you to design and build, presentations, learning materials, videos and more.

*Canva is a free to use tool with plenty of free features however there are some features on the site which would require a paid for plan.

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Canva is a free to use graphic design tool. You can use it to create presentations, posters, social media posts, videos, logos, Flyers and more. It’s simple to use and you don’t need any experience or graphic design skills to get started. Once you’ve created a free account with Canva, you can simply select the type of project you want to work on and then choose from lots of free templates that you can quickly customise with your own choice of colours, imagery and branding.

Canva also has a huge library of free resources, such as photographs, illustrated graphics, animated stickers, charts, tables, graphs, grids, and frames. There’s even free to use stock video footage and audio tracks for background music. Plus, you can upload your own graphics, videos, and audio too. Once you’ve completed a project, you can save it and export it in various formats, and you can even open your projects to use in other apps. For example, you could open a presentation you’ve designed in Canva in PowerPoint, ready to present. Canva also allows you to create teams so that you can work together and collaborate on particular projects. Head to canva.com to get started and see what you can create. A Canva account is free, and there are plenty of free resources to use.

However, there are pro licences that can be paid for that give you additional tools and resources. However, you’ll probably find the free version is more than enough for your needs.

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About Quick CPD

Quick CPD are bite sized videos (from 30 seconds to 3 minutes) that you can watch over a cuppa. Get inspired, learn a new skill that you can quickly put to use in your job and share with colleagues.

Quick CPD is brought to you by the Digital Learning Team. If you have any suggestions for content you would like us to cover, please get in touch: digitallearning@shu.ac.uk