How to Create Presentations in Canva
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- You can easily customize templates, add graphics, and animate slides without needing extensive design skills.
- Canva’s collaboration features allow for real-time editing and sharing of presentations.
- Canva provides various export options, including PDF, PPTX, MP4, and image formats.
How to Create Canva Presentations
To create Canva presentations, you must follow a few steps. We break them down into the headings below.
Pick Up an Aspect Ratio and Template
Pick a relevant aspect ratio for your presentation. If it’s a traditional PPT, go with a 16:9 aspect ratio. If you plan to show your PPT on mobile, use the 9:16 aspect ratio. Tablet users can start with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Canva also offers some ready-to-use templates to get started. We highly recommend starting with a template to save some time.
Step 1: On the left pane, click Templates .
Step 2: Choose a template from the options or search for one using the search field.
Step 3: Click Customize this template once satisfied with your choice.
Note: You can filter templates via style, theme, feature, and color. For example, you can check company, marketing, corporate, marketing, school, and other templates. Under templates, you also find an option to create instant presentations. You can enter a prompt and check Canva’s suggestions to get started.
Customize a Page With Editing Features
Once you select a template, you can add all pages to your presentations and customize other pages.
Step 1: To select a page for customization, click on it at the bottom of the interface.
Step 2: At the bottom of the interface, click the three-dot icon for a page and select any of the available options.
Step 3: When you click on a page, Canva lets you change every aspect of the template with different text styles, filters, and image editing tools. You can change color, tweak transparency, copy style, and more.
We suggest editing tools to customize your Canva presentation and add personal touches.
Add Graphics, Stickers, and Images
Your presentation will not seem attractive without graphics, stickers, images, and videos. Unlike Google Slides or PowerPoint, you don’t need to import media files to Canva to complete your slides. You can easily add relevant elements from the sidebar.
Step 1: Open a slide in your Canva presentation.
Step 2: Select Elements from the sidebar. You can add graphics, icons, stickers, tables, videos, and more.
Step 3: You can explore the AI image generator and turn your creative ideas into images and videos with a single click.
You can add simple descriptions and even turn generated images into videos. Canva also offers a long list of graphics packs in several categories. The possibilities are endless here. It’s up to you to make a compelling slide using useful tools.
Tweak Page Animation
Once you create a page, tweak its animation to smoothly transition between pages.
Step 1: Select a slide in Canva.
Step 2: Click Animate at the top.
Step 3: Check Basic , Exaggerate , Photo Movement , and other animation types from the left sidebar.
You can also tweak the animation intensity, which is great.
Add Presenter Notes
Do you plan to present your Canva PPT on a video conference? You can add notes to each slide so they appear during the Presenter view (more on that later).
Step 1: When you create a PPT, select a slide and hit Notes at the bottom.
Step 2: Enter the notes you want to remember or discuss during a video meeting.
Collaborate and Edit in Real Time
Like Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva lets you share and edit a presentation in real-time. You can take your colleagues’ input and create a share-worthy presentation quickly.
Step 1: When you are done making changes to your presentation, click Share at the top.
Step 2: Enter people, groups, or your team. Expand the collaboration link menu and select Anyone with the link .
Step 3: Expand the permission menu and select Can edit .
You can also share a link with view or comment-only permission. Select the Copy link and share it with your co-workers.
Enable Presenter View or Download and Share Your Presentation
Presenter view is a thoughtful touch from Canva to give presentations over a Google Meet or Teams call.
Step 1: Open a presentation in Canva and select Present at the top.
Step 2: Click Presenter View and check two windows opening up on your computer.
One window shows your presentation with notes open on the sidebar. Another window displays the current slide you are sharing with others over a call.
As expected, Canva offers several options for sharing and exporting your presentation. When you complete your presentation, click Share in the top-right corner and expand Download .
You can convert a presentation to PDF, PPTX (Microsoft PowerPoint compatible), MP4, JPG, PNG and SVG formats. Check our dedicated post if you wish to print your Canva presentation .
1. Can you customize a PowerPoint presentation (.PPTX) in Canva?
Yes, you can customize a PowerPoint presentation (PPTX) in Canva. You will need to upload the presentation, edit it, customize your slides, and then download it.
2. Can you edit a Canva presentation in the Microsoft PowerPoint?
Yes, you can edit a Canva presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. You will need to download it from Canva, open it in Microsoft PowerPoint, edit the presentation, and save your changes.
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Last updated on 27 August, 2024
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