{"id":995,"date":"2022-01-10T21:07:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/?p=995"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T16:19:34","slug":"using-canva-for-various-library-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maheshpalamuttath.info\/index.php\/2022\/01\/10\/using-canva-for-various-library-purposes\/","title":{"rendered":"Using canva for various library purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many creative ways to share all the great things happening in your library. Canva is one tool that makes it easy to design promotional materials that are beautiful and professional. 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There\u2019s also an exclusive handy mobile app for canva. All you want is just create a free account in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\">canva.com<\/a> with your&#8217;s\/library&#8217;s email. the free personal plan is enough for our purposes.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benefits_of_Canva\"><\/span>Benefits of Canva:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-sized social media images.<\/li>\n<li>Designer-type templates get your graphics started.<\/li>\n<li>Lots of size and shape options.<\/li>\n<li>Search for stock images and pay a small fee to use \u2013 or use the free stuff.<\/li>\n<li>Save your images to edit or download later.<\/li>\n<li>Easy to make multiple, similar graphics from a template.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"With_a_free_Canva_plan_you_can\"><\/span>With a free Canva plan you can:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Import images you have the right to use and add them to designs<\/li>\n<li>Use their free elements, stock photos, and fonts<\/li>\n<li>Export in a range of file types including PDF and JPEG<\/li>\n<li>Create custom dimension graphics<\/li>\n<li>Share view or edit access with your team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_started\"><\/span>Getting started<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/un50Bs4BvZ8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video <span>courtesy<\/span>: Natalia Kalinska<\/p>\n<p>Reference: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/un50Bs4BvZ8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/un50Bs4BvZ8<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many creative ways to share all the great things happening in your library. 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