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Canva is my favorite design tool to create eye-catching social media graphics.
Reels receive 22% more engagement on Instagram that static posts. So use these Canva templates to make it easy to create your reels.
Beautiful graphics mean that you can…
grab the attention of your ideal clients/customers
grow your email list faster
spend less money on your Facebook/Instagram ads
In this tutorial, I’m going to take you through how to edit the components of any Canva template so that it matches your brand aesthetic.
I’m demonstrating on a Canva template that I created, but all tutorials will apply to any Canva template that you’re using.
Jump to the Canva tutorial that you need
You may also need…
A Canva pro account. Yes, you can use Canva for free, but signing up for Canva pro gives you so many more options and makes your design life easier. Try Canva pro for free here.
Changing colors
In this video, I’ll show you the easiest ways to change all the colors in your Canva templates.
I’ll cover changing colors for:
Background
Elements (shapes, some graphics, etc)
Text
Text effects
Fonts and Text
How to change the fonts in a Canva template
In this video, I’ll show you how to quickly change your font throughout your Canva template.
Changing your font often means that you also need to change the size of your text and the letter or line spacing.
In this tutorial, I’ll cover:
Changing your fonts on Canva templates so that they’re on brand
Sizing your font
Line spacing and letter spacing
Text effects
In this video, I’ll show you how to change text effects that you might encounter in a Canva template.
Text effects are really fun to play with because they can make your text look so much more interesting.
In this video, I cover my favorite Canva text effects…
Splice
Shadow
Background
Lift
Hollow
Photos and graphics
How to customize the photos and background images in your Canva template
In this video tutorial, we’ll cover….
Easy way to change photos (drag and drop)
Finding good stock photos inside Canva
Cropping images to fit inside a frame
Changing background images
A hack using the transparency tool to make your designs look on-brand
How to customize graphics in your Canva template
In this video tutorial, we’ll cover everything you need to know about graphics…
Changing graphic colors
Moving graphics around in your Canva design
How to find the right graphics with Canva search
Tips for using animated graphics in your designs
Animation
How to animate your Canva designs
Using animated graphics is a great way to grab attention on social media. Here are my top tips on creating graphics with animation inside Canva:
Element animation
Page animation
Stickers/animated graphics
Videos
Don’t forget to download your designs as MP4’s to use the animations and videos!
