Let's get the most important thing out of the way first - who are you? Drop a comment below and tell us: Your name and where you're based What your business is (or what you're working toward) Your honest Canva experience right now — total beginner, a little lost, or somewhere in between One thing you're hoping to get out of being here There are no wrong answers. There's no impressive version you need to perform. Just say hello exactly as you are. I read every single introduction - and I reply to every one too. Can't wait to meet you. - Katrina

There’s nothing that frustrates me more than searching for a Canva design that I know is there….. As someone who has thousands upon thousands of designs saved in Canva, this could be an EXTREMELY lengthy process. So let’s talk about the solution. Just like organising your files in your computer, it’s a great idea to have a naming convention with your Canva designs. When you open up a new design in Canva, it is automatically assigned a design name which includes the type of design and the size used, for example, “Untitled Design - Instagram Post (4:5)” or “Untitled Design - 500px x 500px”. As soon as you enter text into your design, the design name is taken from the first words that appear (in the example below, the design name became “Your paragraph text”. This could be fine if your design is a one-off. But what if your design is a carousel post that will appear regularly on your Instagram (think of all those posts you see that are part of a series like “Things I bet you didn’t know about Canva”). You can see that finding a particular design could take a while. However, you can search Canva for designs using key words. So it’s important that one of the first things you should do is click on that title in the top bar and change it to include as many key words that will refine your search results. I have a couple of different brands, so if I was creating an Instagram post for Blue Wren Design Studio I would probably start with “BWDS”, then describe my the type of design it would be. In this way, an Instagram post for quotes would be: “BWDS - IG - Quotes”. And, since things like brand colour palettes and styles change over the life of the business, I may even add the year and month as well. I know it might seem a little excessive, but it’s a habit that’s really worth developing. Those 30 seconds could save you 30 minutes of time spent searching somewhere down the road (and yes, I speak from experience!). So tell me, is naming your designs something you’ve always done? Or are you someone with a great system already in place?

Hi friends, Happy Thursday! I wanted to ask what would help you most right no in terms of a video tutorial or live session:

Hello everyone. I am new here. Hope to learn a lot. Nice to meet all of you!

From a small start-up to the juggernaut that it is now, Canva has come a long way. It has SO many features and apps, and it’s amazing to see Canva grow and grow on the world stage. Fun fact: Although I’m a Canvassador and love trying out new features, I don’t necessarily use every advanced feature and tool Canva has. I have my favourites (like Background Remover) that I use frequently. But you don’t need to have a degree in graphic design to produce something that works perfectly to communicate what you need to say or show. That’s one of the reasons that I decided to start this Skool. Because the very idea of DESIGNING something can be overwhelming for people, and so they don’t get past opening the program. So, I’d love to hear where you are in your Canva journey. How do you use it (or want to use it)? What areas do you need help with? Is there something you’ve always wanted to know, but were too shy to ask? PS Please don’t be shy here. We’re all friends, and this is a safe and kind space.