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Unlock creativity with Canva for Education

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Use daily for my school/work

What is Canva

for Education?

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is an all-in-one visual communication platform

The Visual Suite

A Visual Suite for everyone in your school, 100% free


How do you log in?

Staff Portal

To log in to your school account:

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Go to your DoE Staff Portal

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Locate or Add the

Canva for Education essential

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Click to login using DoE

Single Sign On process

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Start using Canva for Education

Homepage ​walkthrough

Homepage Tools

Now we'll explore the tools ​sections on the Canva homepage:


  • Home
  • Projects
  • Templates
  • Brand
  • Apps
  • Classwork
  • Trash

How do you

switch teams?

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In the top left corner of the ​homepage, click the drop-down ​arrow

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Under Switch to another team, ​you’ll see all the teams you’re ​part of

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Then select the team you want ​to switch to

How do you copy designs to another team?

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From Projects, look for the ​designs or folders that you ​want to copy.

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In the window that appears, ​click Copy to another team.

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Select the team where you ​want to copy the design. Click ​Copy to confirm.

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You can find a copy of your ​designs in the selected team’s ​Projects.

Projects page

Let's explore where you save and ​manage your designs.

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Search for your content with ​keywords

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Filter designs by owner, ​category, time, and relevance

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Create new designs, folders, ​and upload files

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Explore and create folders, ​designs, and templates

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Create folders

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From the homepage side panel, click Projects

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Click Add new in the upper right corner of the page

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Select Folder

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Give your folder a name

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Click Create folder to finish

Import existing resources

No need to recreate resources. Bring your existing resources into Canva and easily edit PDFs, DOCs, PPTs, and even Google Slides.


Import directly from the menu or from an existing folder.

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Click Upload

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Select the file you want to upload or select 'Import from app'

Bulk Create

Watch the short video below.

Easily create multiple customised copies of the same design with just a few clicks.


Perfect for creating certificates or student login cards.

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Create your design

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Locate the bulk create app

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Add your data

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Connect your data

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Create

The way Class used to work in Canva

Team = Class

This is the school or department that you belong to.

Class or Group

appeared as ​new teams

We used to create a new ​team for each class/group.

The way Canva works now

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School = Team

You will create classes in your ​school team.

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Your classes = Class or Group

(Group)

Navigate to the Create a class (group) option.


Name your class (group) and click Continue.

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Class or Group = Starred folder

Once your class has been created your class will appear as a folder where you can now invite your colleagues.

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Class or Group = Group

Your class will also appear as a group to make for easy sharing.

Canva editor ​basics

Get to know the Canva editor

Canva editor shortcuts

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Template ​exploration

How to find ​templates

Canva homepage

Create a design

Template ​Marketplace

The power of ​keywords

Sharing your ​designs

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Sharing with ​others

Let's explore the share menu.

Share designs and collaborate.

Share a link

Copy a link to share with ​others.

Share

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Office Staff

Share

All options

How would you like to publish?

Share

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Invite collaborators ​to a design

Add people or groups from your Team to any Canva design.

Create a ​template link

Turn any Canva design into a ​customisable template by ​generating a template link.

Share

All options

How would you like to publish?

Share

Download

Choose from PDF, images or ​MP4 files.

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Can’t see the option you are looking for???

Facebook / Social Media

Post content directly to your school’s Facebook account.

Sharing with others cont.

Public view link

Share a live version of your ​design via a web link.

Let's explore the share menu.

Some good options for your Parent Community.

Explore and create

Find a ​template that ​you can use ​today!

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Click on the 'Templates' tab from the ​Canva homepage.

Explore the template marketplace

Locate a template that you could use tomorrow for your school

Click on the three dots and select ​preview.

Click on the ... and select share. Your ​link will copy to the clipboard. Share ​your link on the collaborative template.

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