AI TRAINING
The Rundown: Learn how to connect Canva to ChatGPT and turn one generated image into a Canva project you can keep editing. Instead of regenerating the same visual every time you need a new format, you can move it into Canva and keep working from the same starting point.
Step-by-step:
- Open ChatGPT desktop, go to Settings > Apps > Browse Apps, and add Canva.
- Go back to ChatGPT, start a new thread, and generate an image like a social post or an infographic.
- In that same thread, type @Canva, then hit Enter so ChatGPT confirms the app mention. Use this prompt: “Now turn it into a new @Canva project.”
- Once Canva creates the project, keep going in chat. Use this prompt: “Okay, now resize that as a new @Canva project for a story post.”
- From there, keep editing in ChatGPT. Ask Canva to adjust layout, swap text, clean up spacing, or make more versions without starting over from a fresh image.
Pro tip: If you do not mention @Canva first, ChatGPT may treat this like a normal text instruction instead of sending it to the Canva app.