Using Canva for more engaging blogging.


Blog graphics help promote the content and get new readers on the page. However, it’s also important to include graphics throughout the blog post to break up the text and further engage the reader.

When creating our own graphics, CANVA is a very useful tool. Canva is an Australian graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents, and other visual content. The app includes templates for users to use.

In this blog, you will find a complete step-by-step tutorial on how to use Canva from the beginning.


Starting with Canva

First, you have to create an account in Canva. There is a free version of Canva and we will use that in this tutorial. If you are seeking more templates and features you can continue with the pro version.



Once you logged into your account you will be redirected to the dashboard.




Selecting the correct canvas for the project


You can start a new project by pressing the "Create a design" button on the right top corner. It will pop up a search bar and from here you can search for the design you want to create.  For example: Infographics. This will automatically create a suitable canvas size for you and will be directed to the workspace.



If you want to use a template, you can search for the templates in the home. If you already have created the canvas, you can add a template from the template tab in the workspace. You can use this tab to change your template as well.


Once you have selected your template, you can start customizing it according to your needs.


Adding Elements

To create an impressive design, using suitable clipart is an important factor. In Canva they have provided a lot of free and paid clipart to use in our project and here they are called "Elements". To add elements you can use the Elements tab in the left side menu. You can search and find suitable elements for your project easily.




Adding your own media to Canva

Do you want to add your own media such as pictures, audio, or video? No problem because Canva has a feature to add our own media to the canvas. To do so you can select the "Uploads" tab from the left side menu.


In the Uploads tab, Canva has given the features to upload images, videos, and audios to our canvas. You can add media from the cloud storage such as Google Drive and Dropbox as well.


Adding Heading Styles

When it comes to designing you can use not only images, you can use the font as well. To add font styling you can go to the Text tab from the left side menu. Here Canva has provided a lot of great stylings.



The features mentioned above are the basics you need to know in Canva and those features will help you to create a dashing graphic for your blog. There are many more features in Canva that will help you to create any graphic not only for your blog but for any purpose. We will leave those for you to find out by using Canva and We promise you will be surprised.

After you have completed the graphic design, you can easily download it as an image, then upload it to your blog post and make your blog post more engaging, effective, and influential.

Happy blogging...






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