How to Use Canva's New Shape Tool to Enhance Your Instagram Posts
Shapes are *arguably* the most used element when creating a design in Canva. You can use shapes to…
… create a border around your entire design.
… add a circle behind your logo to make it stand out.
… bring emphasis to “swipe” through a carousel by adding in an arrow.
The possibilities truly are endless when adding shapes to your Canva designs to create scroll-stopping posts for Instagram.
But if you have used Canva in the past, you know that some of the shapes don’t quite have the flexibility that you need to create your designs. Sometimes, the shapes are limited in how you can use them. Maybe you want to…
… extend a “pill” shape horizontally, but you can only stretch the shape vertically.
… add text on top of a shape, but it won’t center or align properly.
… create a solid, thin black line, but you can only find one that is too thick.
Well. Those problems are LONG gone, friends.
Canva recently added in some amazing new features to address common concerns and overall issues when using shape elements.
Watch the video tutorial below to see the new shape tool features in action!
VIDEO TUTORIAL: How To Use The Shape Tool In Canva
Anddddd in case you don’t want to design Instagram posts from scratch, you can see some of the most popular templates from the shop, that use shapes in a fun, and unique way!!
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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.