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Canva Essentials for Your Design Needs

Ready to build confidence in Canva? Join our one-day course to learn its core tools, templates, and workflows for creating effective designs.

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A convenient and interactive learning experience, that enables you to attend one of our courses from the comfort of your own home or anywhere you can log on. We offer Virtual Classroom on selected live classroom courses where this will appear as an option under the location drop down if available. These can also be booked as Private Virtual Classrooms for exclusive business sessions.

Compelling visuals are key when it comes to capturing your audience’s attention, conveying messages effectively, and boosting your brand’s presence in a competitive digital market.

Whether you’re new to Canva or looking to strengthen your understanding of its core tools, this one-day course will guide you through Canva’s key features and workflows to help you create engaging, on-brand designs with confidence.

We’ll start by covering essential design principles and the fundamentals of Canva, before exploring template customisation, text and photo editing. You’ll learn how to create cohesive branding materials for print and web, as well as craft engaging social media content using Canva’s built-in templates.

Toward the end of the session, we’ll introduce selected advanced features such as image manipulation, animation, and Canva’s AI-powered Magic Studio tools. We’ll also provide an overview of Canva’s collaboration and project management features to support efficient team workflows.

Our Canva Essentials for Your Design Needs course is available via virtual classroom.

Course overview

Who should attend:

This course is ideal for individuals who are new to Canva or have some prior experience and want to build a solid foundation and practical confidence using its core tools, including templates, brand kits, and essential design features.

What you'll learn:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Navigate and use Canva’s core tools and features efficiently
Apply fundamental design principles to create visually engaging layouts
Create cohesive branding materials for print and web
Design tailored content using Canva’s social media templates
Explore techniques for image manipulation and design enhancement
Add interactivity and animation to your designs
Leverage selected AI-powered Magic Studio features for enhanced design capabilities
Collaborate with team members and manage design projects effectively

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, you should have access to a paid Canva account.

Course agenda

Introduction to Canva

Overview of Canva and its uses
Creating a Canva account and logging in
Understanding the Canva interface and tools
Understanding design principles
Introduction to Canva templates

Getting Started with Canva

Selecting the right template
Customising templates
Exploring Canva's photo library
Adding and editing text
Using filters, effects and formatting options

Branding with Canva

Creating and using brand kits
Consistent branding across different materials
Designing for print
Designing for web

Designing for Social Media

Designing posts for various platforms
Using Canva’s social media templates
Integrating Canva with social media platforms
Scheduling posts directly from Canva

Expanded Design Techniques

Background removal and basic image manipulation
Using layers effectively for better control
Grouping elements to manage your designs effectively

Interactive & Animated Designs

Designing interactive presentations
Adding hyperlinks and interactive elements
Introduction to Canva’s animation features
Adding animations to designs
Exporting animated designs as GIFs or videos

Magic Studio AI Features

Overview of selected Magic Studio tools
Examples of how Magic Studio can enhance designs
Using Magic Design to generate design variations
Customising Magic Design templates
Using Magic Resize to automatically resize designs for various platforms
Using Magic Edit for photo adjustments
Utilising Magic Erase to remove unwanted elements from images

Collaboration & Project Management

Sharing designs and inviting team members
Real-time collaboration features
Using comments and feedback tools
Organising designs with folders
Version control and design history
Exporting and downloading designs in various formats

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