Create and name your first Canva design

Create a blank 16:9 presentation, give it a recognizable name, and check that Canva has saved it.

This video was made by SkrivSikkert, which also sells its own reading and writing tool. Canva has not made, paid for or approved the video. Canva is a trademark of Canva Pty Ltd.

Written steps

  1. Step 1

    Sign in to your own Canva account and open Templates. Select Create a design in the left menu.

  2. Step 2

    Choose Presentations, then Presentation (16:9). Wait for the blank design to load in the editor. Depending on your settings, it may open in a new browser tab.

  3. Step 3

    Select Design title at the top. Enter Community garden day - practice and press Enter. Use a name that identifies the purpose of your own design.

  4. Step 4

    Select the cloud icon to check saving. Wait for Changes saved. A saved design can be opened again from Projects.

  5. Step 5

    Find the page in the centre, editing tools on the left, and page thumbnails at the bottom. You will use these areas in the next exercises.

What you need

Sign in to your own Canva account. These steps do not require Canva Pro. The recording shows the English interface.

Read the video transcript

We will start with a blank design that we can use in the next exercises. Sign in to your own Canva account. Here we are on the Templates page. Click Create a design on the left. This opens the available design formats. Choose Presentations. We will use a wide page that fits a screen. The format is called Presentation, sixteen by nine. Click it to create a new design. In our browser, the editor opens in a new tab. Wait for the blank page to appear. Give your design a name you will recognize. Click the title at the top. Type Community garden day, practice, and press Enter. This name describes our own practice design. Canva saves changes automatically. Click the cloud at the top to check the save status. Make sure it says Changes saved before you leave the design. You now have a blank page with a clear name. The page itself is in the middle of the screen. On the left, you will find templates, text, elements, and uploads. Your pages are shown at the bottom. Try creating and naming a design yourself. In the next lesson, we will start from a template.

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