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Complete Canva Tutorial: Design Social Media Posts, Presentations, and Custom Merchandise - 2025

Kevin Stratvert via YouTube

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Master the fundamentals and advanced features of graphic design in this comprehensive 46-minute tutorial hosted by Elizabeth Parker. Learn to create professional social media posts, dynamic presentations, custom merchandise, eye-catching flyers, and posters while exploring essential photo editing techniques. Progress from basic navigation of the creative ribbon and template selection to advanced features like Magic Write, animations, and the Magic Studio photo editing suite. Discover how to build a brand kit, manage presentation layouts, utilize custom sizing, work with layers, and create merchandise mock-ups. Perfect for beginners, gain practical skills in adjusting colors, fonts, and sizes, managing transparent backgrounds, and implementing time-saving features like presentation timers and autoplay functions. Access detailed instruction on downloading, publishing, and sharing designs across various formats, including PDF and PowerPoint.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- How to Get Calendly
- Get Started
- Design Social Media Posts
- Pick a Template
- Explore The Creative Ribbon: Design, Elements, Text, Brand, and Uploads
- Adjust Colors, Fonts, and Sizes
- Magic Write
- Upload Images
- Download and Publish Designs
- Design Presentations
- Brand Kit
- Presentation Layouts
- Recommended Actions Button: Page Numbers, Magic Write
- Add Animations
- Presentation Notes
- Presentation Duration & Page Transitions
- Presentation Timer
- How to Present a Presentation: AutoPlay, Present & Record, Presenter View, Present Full Screen
- Download Presentation: Share w/ Others, Download as PDF, PowerPoint Doc.
- Design Flyers & Posters
- Custom Sizes
- Add a Link
- Layering
- Re-Sizing Designs
- Print Flyers & Posters w/ Canva
- Design Custom Merchandise
- T-Shirt Designs
- Preview, Print, and Order Custom Merchandise
- Saving w/ a Transparent Background
- Create Stock Images or Mock-Ups for Merchandise
- Photo Editing
- Magic Studio Photo Editing: Background Remover, Magic Eraser, Magic Edit
- Photo Editing Basic Tools: Blur, Filters, Facial Retouch, DuoTone, Crop
- Create a Photo Collage
- Conclusion

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Kevin Stratvert

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