Canva Tips for Beginners - Learn Canva in 90 Minutes (2024)

In this Canva Basics 2024 tutorial you'll learn my top Canva tips for beginners and any Canva users that are just looking to work more efficiently in Canva. These tips come from years of teaching Canva to students all over the world and discovering the Canva fundamentals, basics, and smart workflow strategies that consistently save users time. Even if you are a total Canva newbie, in just 90 minutes I will take you from a Canva novice to a confident Canva user who is able to avoid a lot of the pitfalls and common traps that regularly ensnare inexperienced Canva users. And then, to pair with this video and help you lock in all of these Canva fundamentals, I've created a free Canva Zero2Hero Challenge to help you practice what you'll learn ➡️ 🚀 https://learningwithgreg.mykajabi.com...

Table of Content/Jump to a Topic:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:47 Getting Started, Signing up for Canva
0:03:32 The Canva Home Screen
0:04:50 The Home Screen Left Menu (Projects/Templates/Brand/Apps)
0:08:34 Searching for Designs & Launching New Ones
0:10:57 Project Interface: Basic Layout
0:11:34 The Design Tab
0:13:55 The Elements Tab
0:17:11 Free vs. Pro Elements
0:18:15 Adding Text
0:18:43 Navigating Between Pages and Interfaces
0:19:19 Brand Options
0:19:44 Uploading Media
0:20:22 Organize into Folders
0:21:07 Accessing Saved Assets & Designs via the Projects Tab
0:22:22 The Apps Tab
0:23:02 Organizing the Left Menu
0:23:55 Working with Different Content
0:24:50 Selecting Items
0:25:05 The Top Contextual Menu
0:25:17 Differences between Graphics
0:27:07 Resizing and Cropping Graphics
0:28:07 Resizing and Cropping Photos
0:30:02 Edit Photo Options
0:32:40 Working with Text
0:36:14 Working with Shapes
0:38:34 Working with Audio and Video
0:39:05 The Importance of the New Canva Video Editor
0:40:20 Forcing the New Canva Video Editor
0:42:12 Using the Duration Option while Editing Video
0:42:33 Zooming in on your Video Timeline
0:44:07 How to Control the Timing of Different Elements
0:46:32 Working with Audio
0:47:49 Time Saving Fundamental Skills
0:48:08 Selection Fundamentals
0:50:24 Moving Elements
0:53:28 The Layers Menu
0:54:37 Layer Stacking Order Keyboard Shortcuts
0:57:20 The Background Layer
0:58:23 Grouping Layers
1:00:40 Duplicating Elements
1:01:24 Tips for Aligning & Positioning Elements
1:02:51 Understanding Grids and Frames
1:07:14 Using Rulers & Guides
1:12:44 Adopting a Smart Workflow
1:13:10 Templating
1:17:20 Saving Templates as Reusable Assets
1:20:11 Making Smart Use of Folders
1:22:02 Download, Sharing, and Social Media Scheduling

Thanks for watching, good luck with the challenge!

cheers,
Greg