Canva is designed to create quick and awesome shareable posts that integrate images with text in an interesting way. Get a background or choose something premade from Canva, add text, edit it, make it pretty, and it’s ready to be shared with the world. Canva already has templates with proper resolutions for Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram posts. You can also choose a presentation slide or decide the resolution on your own.

Step 1: Import a Background or Search for One


 Canva has a large library of background images, shapes, solid colors, icons, arrows, and glyphs (over a million). Just search for a keyword and you’ll find something. Some of the elements are free while some are paid (usually $1).

From the sidebar, click Background and either pick one or upload an image from the Uploadstab. Once the image is uploaded, it will be stored to your Canva account. Now, drag the uploaded image from the sidebar to the image editing panel.

Step 2: Editing the Background Image

Now, you’ll see that the image is highlighted and you’ll see four end points on each edge. Click and drag it to resize or rotate the image. When the image is active, you’ll see a popup. This will be common for all elements.

Here, a popup will show options for deleting images, bringing the image forward or back, copying, or selecting a color if it’s a solid background.
The Filter option takes Canva even closer to the Photoshop category. Not only can you apply pre-configured filters, you can additionally go to Advanced and fiddle with options like brightness, contrast, saturation, tint, and more.
There’s also a blur and vignette effect. If you plan on adding text over the image, choose those options to make the text pop.

Step 3: Adding Text

Text is kind of a big part of the whole sharable image phenomenon. And Canva makes it really easy. Go to the Text tab and you’ll see cool looking presets ready for you. Just drag one to the image, select the text, edit it, and that could be it.

Or you can choose each text field and get options to change the font, font color, transparency, the case, alignment, and a lot more.
To make the text stand out, search for a shape, drag it over to the text field, push it Back, and reduce the transparency after selecting a neutral color.
You can also blend two background images this way to create a textured effect.

If you don’t want to use the presets, you can just drag in the text boxes you see on the top of the sidebar.
And you don’t have to stop at text. Add arrows, quotes, lines, shapes, and more to bring out the character of your image.


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