Canva Content Creation Tips: The 5 Tutorials You Need to Know About Creating Content in Canva
Let's have a real talk about time management (or lack thereof) when it comes to creating content. We see you over there, juggling fifty different apps, trying to piece together your content strategy like it's a 1000-piece puzzle missing half the pieces. Trust use, we've been there.
Living that "just one more hour of work" life while coffee gets cold for the third time today. But here's the tea: it doesn't have to be this hard.
After years of trial and error (and maybe a few minor meltdowns), we've discovered some game-changing Canva tricks that'll make your content creation workflow SO much easier. Think of us as your fairy godmother of content, except instead of a magic wand, we've got Canva tutorials and templates.
Canva Content Tip One: How to Transform an Instagram Carousel into a Blog Post
Listen up, because this is about to save you HOURS. You know those gorgeous carousel posts you spend forever creating? Stop letting them gather digital dust after one use! You can transform them into full-blown blog posts faster than you can say "repurpose." It's like magic, but better... because it actually works.
Open up your Instagram Carousel and click on the "Resize" tool
Scroll down and select the "Transform into Doc" option
Select the "blog post" button or type it into the transform section
Give the tool a few minutes to work it's magic
When it's ready click on the "open doc" button
Now you have a blog post inside of a new Canva doc ready to edit and publish
Canva Content Tip Two: How to Schedule an Instagram Post in Canva
Remember when we had to switch between 47 different apps just to get out one Instagrampost? Those days are GONE. Canva's got a built-in scheduler that's about to become your new BFF. No more app-hopping, we're too busy for that nonsense.
When you are done designing your post in Canva head up to the "Share" button
Find the "Instagram" button (you may have to click "see all" if you don't initially see it)
Connect your Instagram account if you haven't already done so
Select an option: "post immediately" or "schedule post"
Select the pages of your design you want to post
Then write out the caption and select the post time and date
Take it a step further and use the "Content Planner" tool in Canva to see all of your content
Canva Content Tip Three: How to Add Music to Your Canva Designs
Because silent content is SO last decade. Learn how to add the perfect soundtrack to your designs without getting into copyright drama. Your content's about to get a whole vibe upgrade, and we are here for it.
Once you are done with your design, head over to the tools tab and find Audio
If you don't see it, head to the apps section and search for "audio"
Scroll through all the categories and different music options
You can find more popular music for your Instagram Reels, but always connect the original audio in the app
Click on the audio to add it to your timeline, and make adjustments so it fits your video or post
Canva Content Tip Four: How to Create an Instagram Carousel in Canva in Minutes
Let's be real, no one's got time to spend three hours on one carousel post. We'll show you how to create scroll-stopping carousels in minutes, not hours. Your social media manager will thank us later.
Head over to the tool bar and access the app section
In the search bar type "Carousel Studio"
Open the app and enter the topic of your Instagram Carousel
The app will do research and generate some copy for you
Once it is done, edit all of the slide titles and slide copy
Then you can add in your branding and brand colors
When done with all the options, click on "generate" and let the tool go to work
Canva Content Tip Five: How and Why You Should Label Your Canva Designs
If your Canva workspace looks like a teenager's room (chaos with a side of more chaos), this one's for you. Learn our fool-proof labeling system that'll help you find your designs faster than you can find your favorite Instagram filter.
When you are done with your designs, open up all the slides using the "grid view" in the bottom right hand corner
Underneath each slide take the time to label the date and what is inside of that particular slide
When you go to download your designs you know exactly which pages to select and what file format to download them as
Create More Content in Less Time with Canva Templates
Look, I know what you're thinking: "Another tutorial? I barely have time to watch TikTok in the bathroom!" But here's the thing – these aren't just any tutorials. These are the "where have you been all my life?" kind of tutorials that'll actually save you time.
Think of it this way: you could keep doing what you're doing, spending hours switching between apps and recreating content from scratch. OR you could spend a few minutes learning these tricks and get back to doing what you actually love about your business.
Start with one technique (maybe that carousel-to-blog-post magic – it's a crowd favorite), and build from there. Before you know it, you'll be creating content so efficiently, you might actually have time for that self-care routine you've been putting off.
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Manu Muraro is the founder of Your Social Team, an Instagram training membership and template shop that help social media managers and Instagram-savvy small business owners to grow engagement and sales using Instagram and content marketing, without the overwhelm. Born and raised in Brazil, Manu moved to the U.S. in 2000 right out of college to work for Cartoon Network, where she made an award winning career in creative and strategy. In 2021, Manu started Your Template Club, a Canva template subscription service to help social media professionals and Canva-savvy business owners to create content that performs on Instagram, add more Instagram features into their strategy, such as Instagram Lives and Reels, and save time.