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5 GAME-CHANGING
CANVA DESIGN TIPS
YOU NEED TO KNOW
PART 1
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TIP #1
IMAGE & TEXT
OVERLAP EFFECT
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STEP 1: WRITE YOUR TEXT
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STEP 2: ADD YOUR IMAGE & REMOVE
BACKGROUND
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STEP 3: DUPLICATE YOUR TEXT AND
USE LAYERS TO HAVE TEXT BEHIND
AND IN FRONT OF THE IMAGE
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STEP 4: LINE UP THE TEXT. SELECT
THE TEXT IN FRONT OF THE IMAGE
THEN SELECT ‘EFFECTS’ & ‘HOLLOW’
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STEP 5: REDUCE THE THICKNESS TO
YOUR LIKING
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STEP 6: MOVE YOUR IMAGE WHILE
KEEPING YOUR TEXT ALIGNED AND
THERE YOU HAVE IT
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TIP #2
MAGIC MEDIA AI
FOR IMAGES
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GO TO GRAPHICS & AI IMAGE GENERATOR
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WRITE YOUR PROMPT E.G. ‘PHOTO OF A
SNOWBOARDER DOING A JUMP’
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GO TO EDIT PHOTO TO OPEN
MAGIC STUDIO
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MAGIC GRAB - REMOVE AN IMAGE FROM
WITHIN AN IMAGE
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MAGIC EXPAND - EXPAND YOUR IMAGE
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MAGIC EDIT - USE GENERATIVE FILL TO
REPLACE ANY PART OF YOUR IMAGE
‘STREAM IN A FIELD’
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TIP #3
USE CANVA APPS
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CLICK ‘APPS’ IN THE LEFT TOOLBAR OR
HOMEPAGE AND VISIT THE LIBRARY
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PEXELS & PIXABAY
ADD A HUGE LIBRARY OF PHOTOS AND IMAGERY
TO YOUR CANVA DESIGNS AND NO LONGER BE
LIMITED TO CANVA’S PHOTO OFFERINGS
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BRANDFETCH
FIND THE LOGO FOR ANY BRAND INSIDE CANVA
TO INSTANTLY ADD TO YOUR DESIGNS
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BLUR
BLUR THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR IMAGES TO
CREATE AN APERTURE EFFECT OR CHOOSE ANY
PART OF THE IMAGE TO BLUR
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HEYGEN AI
BRING HEYGEN’S AI AVATARS INTO YOUR CANVA
VIDEOS AND WEBSITES
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MURF AI
TEXT TO VOICE CAPABILITIES TO ADD NATURAL
VOICES TO YOUR DESIGNS
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MOJO AI
CREATE ARTISTIC QR CODES TO INCLUDE IN
YOUR CANVA DESIGNS
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TIP #4
USE GRAMMARLY AI
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CHECK YOUR CANVA TEXT BY USING
GRAMMARLY CHROME EXTENSION
INSTALL THE GRAMMARLY CHROME EXTENSION. OPEN YOUR
DESIGNS AT CANVA.COM ON CHROME TO ENSURE YOUR
DESIGNS ARE MISTAKE-FREE & OPTIMISED IN SECONDS!
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TIP #5
CREATING AN
IMAGE OUTLINE
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STEP 1: ADD YOUR IMAGE AND
REMOVE THE BACKGROUND
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STEP 2: SELECT THE IMAGE AND CLICK
EDIT PHOTO AND SCROLL TO SHADOWS
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STEP 3: CLICK OUTLINE AND
CHOOSE YOUR COLOUR E.G. WHITE
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STEP 4: ADJUST THE SIZE TO WHAT
YOU NEED AND VOILA
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5 GAME-CHANGING
CANVA DESIGN TIPS
YOU NEED TO KNOW
PART 2
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TIP #1
USE KEYBOARD
SHORTCUTS
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MAC
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MAC
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WINDOWS
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WINDOWS
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DID YOU KNOW?
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TIP #2
CREATE
PRODUCT IMAGES
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HERE YOU WOULD START
WITH YOUR PRODUCT VISUAL.
MY PRODUCT IS MY
NEWSLETTER SO LETS USE IT
AS AN EXAMPLE.
LETS CREATE SOME PHYSICAL
AND DIGITAL EXAMPLES.
(YES IT’S A SHAMELESS PLUG...)
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UPLOAD YOUR VISUALS TO CANVA
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HEAD TO THE ‘APPS’ SECTION IN THE TOOLBAR
AND SEARCH FOR ‘MOCKUPS’ AND INSTALL IT.
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CHOOSE WHICH
PRODUCT MOCKUP
YOU WANT.
POPULAR IS A
GOOD PLACE TO
START.
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CHOOSE YOUR MOCKUPS AND THEN
DRAG YOUR IMAGES INTO THE FRAME
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VOILA...
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TIP #3
MAGIC GRAB
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DETACH TEXT FROM AN IMAGE TO
MOVE OR DELETE
ED *
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A
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57 57
HEINZ TOMATO
EST? 1869 EST?
KETCHUP 57 VARIETIES
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ALL MAGIC FUNCTIONS FOR
IMAGES ARE IN THE ‘EDIT PHOTO’
SECTION
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TIP #4
TRANSLATE TEXT
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TRANSLATE YOUR DESIGNS IN THE
CLICK OF A BUTTON
CLICK ON ‘TRANSLATE’ IN THE LEFT TOOLBAR,
SELECT YOUR LANGUAGE AND PRESS TRANSLATE.
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INSTANT TRANSLATION OF YOUR
DESIGN INTO ANY LANGUAGE
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TIP #5
BRAND TONE
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TRAIN CANVA ON YOUR BRAND’S
TONE OF VOICE IN THE BRAND
TEMPLATE SECTION
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THEN USE MAGIC WRITE TO
UPDATE OR RE-WRITE THE TEXT IN
YOUR BRAND TONE
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10 GAME-CHANGING
CANVA AI TOOLS
YOU NEED TO KNOW
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TOOL #1
MAGIC DESIGN
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GO TO MAGIC DESIGN ON THE
HOME PAGE. I PROMPTED:
‘A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE
MARKETING FUNNEL’.
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IT HAS CREATED A FULL
PRESENTATION. GREAT START
TO BUILD ON
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TOOL #2
MAGIC SWITCH
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I POSTED THIS A WHILE AGO ON
HOW TO ANALYSE RATINGS &
REVIEWS WITH CHATGPT.
LET’S TURN IT INTO A BLOG POST.
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WANT TO TURN YOUR FAVOURITE
LINKEDIN CAROUSELS INTO A
TEXT PDF? HERE’S YOUR TOOL.
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NOW IT’S A DOCUMENT YOU CAN
ALSO MAKE IT INTO A
PRESENTATION.
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TOOL #3
MAGIC MEDIA
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GO TO ‘APPS’ AND SEARCH FOR
‘MAGIC MEDIA’
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WRITE A PROMPT FOR WHAT
IMAGE YOU WANT
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DO THE SAME FOR TEXT TO VIDEO
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DO THE SAME FOR TEXT TO VIDEO
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TOOL #4
MAGIC EXPAND
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SELECT YOUR IMAGE. CLICK ‘EDIT
PHOTO’ AND ‘MAGIC EXPAND’
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CHOOSE THE DIMENSIONS TO
EXPAND TO
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TOOL #5
MAGIC GRAB
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SELECT YOUR IMAGE. CLICK ‘EDIT
PHOTO’ AND ‘MAGIC GRAB’.
YOU CAN DO THE SAME WITH
‘GRAB TEXT’
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IT WILL THEN GRAB YOUR IMAGE
FROM YOUR BACKGROUND
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YOU CAN NOW USE ELEMENTS IN
DIFFERENT DESIGNS
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TOOL #6
MAGIC EDIT
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SELECT YOUR IMAGE. CLICK ‘EDIT
PHOTO’ AND ‘MAGIC EDIT’
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HERE’S OUR IMAGE
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BRUSH THE AREA YOU WANT TO
ADD AN IMAGE
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VOILA...
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TOOL #7
MAGIC ANIMATE
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LET’S USE OUR DETACHED IMAGE
SO ONE IMAGE CAN MOVE WITHIN
THE OTHER
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OVERLAP THE 2 IMAGES
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CLICK ANIMATE AND CHOOSE
YOUR MOVEMENT
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SAVE AS A VIDEO OR A GIF
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TOOL #8
MAGIC ERASER
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SELECT YOUR IMAGE. CLICK ‘EDIT
PHOTO’ AND ‘MAGIC ERASER’
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HERE IS OUR IMAGE
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BRUSH OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO
REMOVE FROM THE IMAGE
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AND THERE YOU HAVE IT...
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TOOL #9
MAGIC MORPH
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WRITE YOUR TEXT:
CANVA
GO TO ‘APPS’ AND SEARCH FOR
‘MAGIC MORPH’
ENTER YOUR PROMPT
E.G. ‘WOODEN LETTERS’
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THIS IS WHAT ‘MAGIC MORPH’
LOOKS LIKE
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TOOL #10
MAGIC WRITE
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GO TO MAGIC STUDIO AND
SELECT ‘MAGIC WRITE’
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MAGIC WRITE PROMPT:
MAGIC WRITE OUTPUT:
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CREATE 50 DESIGNS
IN 5 MINUTES
CANVA + CHATGPT
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HERE IS HOW YOU CAN GO
FROM A BLANK SHEET OF
PAPER TO 50 PIECES OF
CONTENT IN MINUTES.
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF HOW
TO DO IT. FOR THIS I HAVE
CHOSEN A VERY SIMPLE
EXAMPLE.
THIS METHOD HOWEVER CAN
BE USED TO CREATE
CAROUSELS, FLYERS, SOCIAL
MEDIA ASSETS AND MORE.
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LET’S ASSUME YOU ARE A
CONTENT CREATOR ON
LINKEDIN, X & INSTAGRAM.
YOUR FOCUS IS ON
LEADERSHIP.
LET’S CREATE 50 IMAGE
ASSETS FOR YOU TO USE WITH
LEADERSHIP QUOTES.
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STEP 1: HEAD TO CHAT GPT
WRITE A PROMPT FOR WHAT YOU NEED. ENSURE
YOU ASK FOR A TABLE FORMAT.
HERE, FOR SIMPLICITY, I ASKED FOR ‘A TABLE OF 50
LEADERSHIP QUOTES’.
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STEP 2: COPY TABLE INTO GOOGLE
SHEETS OR ANY SPREADSHEET
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STEP 3: SAVE AS CSV FILE
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STEP 4: GO TO CANVA AND OPEN
YOUR DESIGN TEMPLATE
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STEP 5: ADD A TITLE & PLACEHOLDER
TEXT FOR THE CONTENT
HERE I ADDED ‘QUOTE OF THE WEEK’ TITLE AND
THEN HOLDING TEXT FOR THE ‘AUTHOR’ AND THE
‘QUOTE’ THAT CHATGPT GENERATED.
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STEP 6: SPICE UP YOUR DESIGN A
WITH YOUR BRAND VISUALS
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STEP 7: OPEN APPS AND INSTALL
BULK CREATOR
GO TO APPS AND
SEARCH FOR
‘BULK’ AND THEN
INSTALL
‘BULK CREATOR’
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STEP 8: OPEN BULK CREATOR APP
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STEP 9: UPLOAD THE CSV YOU
DOWNLOADED
YOU WILL SEE THE
COLUMNS OF THE
TABLE YOU
CREATED IN
CHATGPT HERE
AFTER UPLOADING
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STEP 10: SYNC THE CSV TO TEXT IN
YOUR DESIGN
RIGHT CLICK ON THE TEXT AND SELECT ‘CONNECT DATA’
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NOW CHOOSE THE RELEVANT DATA TO CONNECT.
HERE IT IS THE ‘AUTHOR’ TEXT SO I CLICK TO LINK IT
TO THE ‘AUTHOR’ COLUMN IN THE CSV.
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STEP 11: LINK ALL THE TEXT
YOU WILL SEE A PURPLE TICK NEXT TO THE ELEMENTS
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND THE TEXT WILL BE IN { }.
ENSURE YOU NOW FORMAT THE TEXT AS YOU WANT
E.G. CAPITAL OR LOWERCASE
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STEP 12: CLICK ‘CONTINUE’ AND
THEN ‘GENERATE’ AND WATCH THE
MAGIC HAPPEN
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A NEW FILE WILL BE CREATED WITH
50 PIECES OF CREATIVE!
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THERE YOU HAVE IT.
50 PIECES OF CONTENT IN 5 MINS
THANKS TO AI & CANVA.
HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE POSTS
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BONUS:
YOU COULD USE MORE DETAILED
TABLES TO CREATE LOADS OF LINKEDIN
CAROUSELS WITH A CSV TOO!
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YOU CAN APPLY THIS METHOD TO
ANY DESIGN TO QUICKLY CREATE
DIFFERENT ASSETS WITH
ALTERNATE COPY.
MY PLEA IS TO THEN ADD YOUR
VALUE ON TOP HERE. DON‘T
FOLLOW THIS PROCESS AND POST
JUST AI CONTENT, USE IT AS A
BASE TO BUILD ON.
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✓ CANVA TIP OF THE WEEK
Jonathan Parsons
THE ULTIMATE
CANVA GUIDE
120+ PAGES OF
TIPS, TRICKS & HOW-TO GUIDES
