Canva is an online design tool that that provides both novice users and experienced graphic designers an easy-to-use yet powerful platform that can convert a simple idea into impressive graphics and designs in a swift and simple manner. It’s a perfect content-making and design software for users who have little or no graphic design experience.You can create professional-looking posters, slideshows, images, event flyers, resumes, cards, certificates, infographics, and other media. The tool allows students to design visuals to showcase their knowledge in unique ways.
Educators can sign up for Canva for Education for free, which gives Pro benefits and Google Classroom integration.
You can create an account (with an email address or by linking their Google or Facebook account) and then follow a tutorial, which orients you on how to get started and how to use the tool's many features. You can upload their own images and create your own layouts or choose from a selection of thousands of built-in images and design templates (some of which are available for in-app purchase).
What you can do with Canva:
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1. You can adjust brightness and contrast, resize images, overlay images with text and colors, and more.
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2. Once you have finished creating, their designs are automatically saved to the cloud (so it requires an internet connection) and are accessible from your home page in the app or on the website.
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3. You can then export the creations via email, as Facebook posts, or via Twitter, and you can download the images in JPEG, PNG, or PDF format.