Canva: How to create graphics that don't suck

Getting started with Canva.
How to use Canva for beginners
Canva tutorial
Canva Link (Affiliate)
dott.to/canva
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Canva Dashboard
03:10 Getting Started with Thumbnails
04:00 Image Size
0448 Manual Creation
05:20 Using Templates
06:00Premium vs Free
06:10 Narrowing Search
07:00 Choosing a Template
07:10 Thumbnail elements
07:30 Licensed Elements
08:00 Adding Photos
09:19 Editing Text
11:10 Changing Colours
12:13 Modifying Elements
13:25 Exporting Graphic
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[@rosemountfarms2897]

I have a friend who used graphics as a professional, she shared the free version to let me know about Canva. Game changer. Love Canva

[@onitasanders7403]

Hello Steve. I had already added this app to my screen and did not know why. Now I do and your information will be invaluable to me. THANK YOU.

[@MrJj2001]

Thank you so much! Your video was the first one I watched and it taught me everything I needed to get started, plane and simple and detailed! Great job 👍🏾 I’ll be watching more of your videos!

[@kevinandmarymoback4537]

I have been following you for a while now Steve and I first tried Canva a year or so back and thought it was an over-bloated application. Then a few weeks ago you showed me how to use Canva to make signatures. Ok, I thought, maybe it's time to revisit this application. I will be the first to admit that I was rather hasty in my first assumption. I am trying it and I am learning a lot. Steve, you keep coming up with these great tutorials. I think it's more we are about the same age, but your way of explaining things is concise and to the point. Not drawn out like lots of other channels. K

[@thecanvanerd]

Hi Kevin, I hope you gave Canva another look 🙂 It really is an amazing program and you can do so much with it!

[@johndornoff]

I have been using Canva for about a year and it is a great help.

[@mobileriche2674]

Thanks for the heads up, i tried it immediately and wow excellent.

[@jigsound]

A great intro to Canva! These easily approachable templates seem quite ubiquitous in thumbnails nowadays. 👌

[@vancity2349]

Awesome Steve, thanks for sharing.

[@gonzo2.0]

Another great explanation lesson Thank you. I have designed graphics for my sign shop with Corel Draw for years. I also use Canva to design all my thumb nails The background remover is very efficient and is a must have if you use Canva frequently. Left like 320

[@krisproaffiliate]

I absolutely love Canva and use it for all of my graphics. Its fun just to play around with different elements.

[@CoreyHallTattoo]

Great job Steve...very useful information. I thank you my friend.

[@designpopo5100]

Thank you for your advice, i think w must see a bunch of design to make our design looks more professional

[@G0GCQ]

Hi Steve. Really appreciated this video. Thanks.

[@darrell20741]

Thank you for sharing this great resource.

[@elvirabudda]

Thanks for bringing Canva to my attention.

[@RonDoyleVA]

Great job, as always. And thanks for the honesty. I never used Canva since I have no artist abilities either... now I have templates. Thanks again!

[@dottotech]

Great to hear!

[@jackcameback]

Great vid, been using this tool for around 8 months, it's brilliant - one great point, when you get the Pro version, you actually affiliate your youtube channel to it, thus allowing you to have full copyright!

[@Little_shoe]

Very helpful!! Thank you!

[@bySterling]

The auto animate layers options are def next level (or is that not avail in the free version)!!

[@25Wineman]

Hi Steve, great video. An introduction to Canva. Just what I needed. Oh my new phase "noodling around" 😂

[@dottotech]

Great to hear!

[@marysuze]

Love canva and it is easy enough that I taught myself to use it

[@AmazingPhilippines1]

Great tutorial. I will start using Canva today.

[@thomasholt5884]

You are a very good teacher. just found you while I was looking for Camtasia 2022 help. Just thought I would tell you that if it helps tweek that SEO. could it?

[@lisaleary7057]

I've used CANVA for years now and it is one of the best tools ever invented to help any area of business, education, crafts!

[@richardmhain]

This is very useful, looking forward transferring to awesome graphics soon. Thanks for sharing...

[@dottotech]

Have fun!

[@roxcastaneda]

This is good. Do more like this, please

[@NaturesFairy]

Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@edwardfitzgerald5119]

How can i see at what time and date a person was invited to attend a meeting while using Google calendar

[@MrJj2001]

How do you get the home menu button across the top of your app page

[@mecsp]

Well done - thank you.

[@terkfranks1538]

When you edited the text size, it almost appeared as if you could have selected all three as one and increased to maintain ratio. Curios if that's an actual option....

[@patrickbenthamradley5429]

Thanks very much for this one Steve! I can tell I am really going to have lots of use for this program! Two new tools on one evening ! ( Google docs voice typing Too! ) :-)

[@dottotech]

Fantastic!

[@vikkiyates1934]

Hi, does Canva have Spell Check? If so, how do you turn it on?

[@landonpraught9170]

Me too Steve great video it really help lot

[@paulburton4677]

Just found your channel! Brilliant videos and very easy to follow

[@dottotech]

Welcome aboard!

[@paulburton4677]

@@dottotech thanks, any ideas about Pinterest? I find it confusing?

[@sasha0320]

Thank you so much.

[@dottotech]

Always welcome

[@JH-KU]

Thank you for this great video. A new subscriber 😊

[@dottotech]

Yay! Thank you!

[@drcisneros]

As usual, awesome and useful, I would like to see an episode about your workflow making this excellent instructional videos, I also use Camtasia, thanks

[@dottotech]

I have a few on the way. Stay tuned

[@tarot-karma-online]

Hi, thank u very good explained. I used your link, but discovered I already had an account, hopefully it will still count. Then I clicked on Abo. Thank u for sharing.

[@simonpackham5780]

Sorry to tell you this, Steve, but I don’t watch your videos because I am attracted by your stunning thumbnail images, but by the way you are so positive and give such good, informative videos.

[@dottotech]

Wow, thanks

[@KeighleyParish]

@@dottotech So, as a follow-up, I have now used Canva to create a 12 slide presentation that I download as separate BNP images for use as a slide show. I previously used a photo editor with Cut and Paste (!). So impressed (after initial misunderstanding of how some basic features work). I will be using this in future. I probably wont use this on my mini ipad next time ... Thank you again, Steve :-)

[@kathleenderting7512]

Canva is an easy tool that even computer-challenged users can successfully use!

[@miltonbrownrigg8409]

Hi Steve, Canva is amazing. I can spend all day playing with it. Paid version is invaluable for me.

[@dottotech]

Same here!

[@jaytopham8514]

Hello. I'm pleased I found your channel - in particular this video, as I am new to Canva. I run a small pub in the UK and have a business facebook page. I also have a digital screen at the pub - currently not in use - as I seem to have creators block re the content. I need to promote the pub with content on the screen in terms of, for example, various spirits we sell, or live music events etc, new products coming in. However, I don't want the content to look like 'supermarket adverts'. It can be hard to find the right way to project images to get your point over with no sound. I think Canva can definitely help me with Facebook cover pics for my page and events. I am wondering though whether I can use Canva for the digi screen. I use Powerpoint to make slides which I export as a video then upload to my signage portal software to show on the screen. Thank you for sharing. If you have any ideas/tips re digital screen content I would welcome any comments you may have. Cheers for now

[@dottotech]

That sounds like a perfect fit for Canva, Where in the UK are you? So can pop in for a pint next time I am visiting!

[@jaytopham8514]

@@dottotech we are in Henlow Camp, Bedfordshire. Near to RAF Henlow but not on the camp itself. About 40 mins train ride North of London. The Transporter Ale House is the name of the pub. Cheers

[@nemiQt]

I don't have any images with me cut out liked that. Do I need photoshop du make that kind of image?

[@dottotech]

Canva will do it in the premium version, so will Photoshop and many other graphics tools.

[@RuudP]

thanks again for this educational video. You have to register for Canva, what did you use (I don't have facebook)

[@dottotech]

You can sign in with an email address

[@debbiejester751]

Do you have a video for Boxcrypto or similar product?

[@dottotech]

No I don't

[@olbaze]

Using a Canva-created thumbnail to make the video standout amongst your usual videos was a neat touch. Looking at the video, all the paid stuff had me rather concerned. What if you don't know that stuff is paid? What if you create an entire graphic, go to download it, and then it tells you to pay up? That seems like a minor design oversight, I think it would be better if they informed you, as you pick the template, that it contains paid-for elements, showed you which elements those are, and MAYBE gave recommendations to replace them with free alternatives. The fact that it's an online platform where you upload stuff also concerns me. What is their privacy policy on the uploaded images? What about ownership for the images created on the platform? Do they have any plans or response to a call for an offline client, where you could use saved templates on your computer, rather than having to connect to their platform all the time? That being said, it does look like a very useful tool, and I think this video is a great demonstration. Canva should pay you for this!

[@emilharden9532]

Hi Steve...when you download your graphic, do you ever push the slider to a higher quality? Or do you always go with their recommendation? Thanks for another great video!!

[@dottotech]

Sometimes, depends on where the graphic is being used.

[@charlie1872]

Enjoy watching your videos. I am not a big youtube star, I have a small channel mainly about model railways and stuff so few people would recognize my face if i put it on the thumbnail. Any suggestions? Thanks

[@dottotech]

Recognition is just a part of the value of a face on the thumbnail, it is about connection. People like to see faces on thumbnails....I say try it out!

[@ThomasLeonard454]

You mean plagiarize their templates? Your Reason is pro design basic elements. GREAT idea.

[@dottotech]

Not plagiarism when you are working from a template.

[@ThomasLeonard454]

@@dottotech meant to put an 😁 in that plagiarism comment. I use templates All the time because like you I am graphically challenged. I have subscribed to several indesign templates offerings. BIG HELP.

[@CJBuzz-uk8hp]

Hilarious!!! You made a decent graphic bad. Haha! 🤣

[@dottotech]

I tried

[@CJBuzz-uk8hp]

@@dottotech So sorry for being a critical ass. I thought I was being funny. No excuse, just a bad day and too much coffee. My apologies. There's nothing wrong with your graphic, just a difference in personal taste. I really do love your content. it is extremely helpful.

[@williamwalter4992]

Users should be forced to take a class in the principles or design and pass a test before being allowed to work in Canva.

[@user-lp2vf6wv9n]

These a really sucky

[@Ch1n4Sailor]

Ok, This is nothing more than an AD for for your product.... And on top of that you want people to watch other google ads in addition to the money your making peddling this other product.... Sorry -500 points.... and thumbs DOWN!

[@dottotech]

Shhh, you are busting my cover! NOT COOL!

[@andrewjutub]

Canva is a crap. Affinity is the best and excellent price.

[@dottotech]

Affinity may well be a great app, but I do not agree with your assessment of Canva