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How to Use Canva to Create Facebook Posts By: Vangie Ren “Good design encourages a viewer to want to learn more.” - Alexander Isley (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com What is Canva? (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Canva is a tool loaded with enough easy-to-use features and functionality that anyone can create a variety of engaging content that gets shared or posted. (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Canva has many options for the designs you want namely... 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(c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Go to your browser (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Type the address here: (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Hit ENTER from your keyboard (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com To sign up, you can sign up with Facebook (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com You can sign up with Google (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Or you can sign up with Email (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com I choose ‘Sign up With Email’ (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Enter your name (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Enter your email (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Confirm your email (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Confirm your password (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Hit ‘Sign Up’ button (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Open your email to confirm your account (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Choose from what would you like Canva to be used: Work (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Personal (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Education (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com I choose ‘work’ (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Canva’s main screen (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com The 2 minute quick tutorial is available (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com At Create Design view, Click ‘Facebook Post’ (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Use Custom Dimension if you are creating a design with specific dimension (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Input your preferred size (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Select for the unit (In, px, mm) (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Hit Design button (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com A blank template will appear (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Useful Tools for Creating your Design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com In the Menu tab, use Search to find the perfect image, icons, chart you want in your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Go to Layouts and look for your preferred design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Under Elements, there are 9 readily available elements to choose from (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Under Text, there are both preformatted styles and text in images for your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Many beautiful background to choose from (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com You have an option to upload your photo for your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Either from here (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Or from Facebook (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Or from Purchased items (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Or from your own folder (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Use Zoom Control to zoom in or out your work area (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com This button is for adding new page (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Use Page Control to navigate from one page to another, copy and delete it (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Assign a name for your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com This button is to share your design to other account (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com This button is to download your image (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com This button is to make your design in public. This means your design will appear on Canva’s Design Stream, as well as your own public profile. (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Time to create your own design for Facebook post!! (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Choose the layout that you want in your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Edit the text in your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Click to see list of available fonts (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Click to edit the text size (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Click to change the text color (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Click to delete the whole text content (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com You may add preformatted text in your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com You may change the background of your design (c) Extraordinary VP | vangieren.com Once you’re through with your design, save it. 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