M6 (alle): Flyer creation with Canva

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Module 6

How To: Create a flyer with the Canva app

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Start here: Install the Canva App

1. Open Appstore or Playstore, search for "Canva" and install it

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Step by Step: Start

1. Open the Canva App
2. Choose your Log-in option
3. Click on "Prints"
4. Scroll down to "Flyers" and click on "See all"

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Step by Step Finding a template

1. Click on "Filters"
2. Choose between:
1. Format
2. Style
3. Theme
4. Feature
5. Subject
6. Topic

1. Color

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Step by Step Finding a template

...or just search for your topic in the search bar!

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Step by Step Finding a template

Note: Canva offers many different templates for different occasions. Some of them are not free and can only be used if you pay for them or if you have the paid "Pro version".

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Video Tutorial

Watch the short video on: How to find a template

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Step by Step Adjusting the elements of a template:text

1. Click on the text you want to edit
2. You can change:
1. Text
2. Font
3. Font size
4. Font color
5. and a lot more... try it out! :)

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Step by Step Adjusting the elements of a template:image

1. Click on the image you want to edit
2. You can change:
1. the image
2. Color (on the bottom)
3. Size (by dragging it)
4. use effects
5. choose the layer
6. ...

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Step by Step Choose the layer of an element

Note: If you use several images for your flyer, they may overlap. You can then decide which image should be in the front and which in the back.

Example:

sun: "send backward"

sun: "bring forward"

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Step by Step Choose the layer of an element

1. Click on the image you want to edit
2. Click on the 3 dots
3. Click on "layers"
4. Drag and drop the element to the position you want it to be

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Video Tutorial

How to adjust the elements of a template

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Step by Step Adding new elements:graphic

1. Click on the purple "plus sign" on the left corner
2. Click on "Elements"
3. Choose between:

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Step by Step Adding new elements:photos

1. Click on "Camera Roll"
2. Choose a photo
3. Choose "Add to page"
4. Place the photo on your flyer and drag it as big or small as you like
5. Other options:
1. layers
2. effects
3. filters
4. crop
5. flip
6. ...

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Step by Step Adding new elements: Draw

1. Click on the purple "plus"
2. Click on: Draw
3. Choose between pen, marker or highlighter
4. Choose the color
5. Draw on you flyer

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Step by Step Deleting elements

1. Click on the element
2. Click on the bin symbol

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Step by Step Undo a wrong step

1. Click on the arrow back or ahead

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Video Tutorial

Watch the short video on: How to add elements

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Step by Step Downloading your Flyer

1. Click on the download button

2. Choose between:

1. Sending it via E-Mail
2. Saving it in Google Drive
3. Saving it on your phone
4. ...

3. Give your flyer a good file name

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Step by Step Orientation

1. Home: Starting point for all projects
2. Projects: the place where you can find all your projects
3. Templates: the place where you find all templates

Tap on the "eye symbol" to see more information...

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Step by Step Working without a template & creating a blank Flyer

1. Click on "Create blank"
2. Choose between different elements:
1. Graphics
2. Photos
3. Videos
4. Audios
5. Frames
6. ...

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Quiz: Look closely...

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Quiz: Which elements have been changed?

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Quiz:

Don´t forget to click on "SEND" to see the right answer

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Quiz: Which elements have been changed?

Tap on the "eye symbols" to see the answer!

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Quiz: Which statement is correct?

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Quiz: Which statement is correct?

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You can do a lot more with Canva like...

1. Presentations
2. CVs
3. Invitation (Cards)
4. Postcards
5. Stickers
6. Posters
7. Facebook Posts
8. Logos
9. YouTube Thumbnails
10. Instagram Stories
11. ... and a lot more

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Quiz: Which statement is correct?

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Quiz: Which statement is correct?

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Quiz:

Which button do you have to click to change the name of your project?

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Task:

1. Download or open the Canva App and create your own flyer.
2. Click on the download button and send it via email to:

team.digiq@gmail.com

STOP! Only continue if you have sent the flyer!

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Module 6

How To: Create a Flyer with Canva

Complete!