6 Templates and Presets Explained

Key Concepts

Understanding the following key concepts will help you effectively utilize Canva Pro's templates and presets:

• Templates
• Presets
• Customizing Templates
• Saving Custom Presets
• Using Templates for Consistency
• Using Presets for Efficiency

Templates

Templates in Canva Pro are pre-designed layouts that you can use as a starting point for your designs. They come in various categories such as social media posts, presentations, and marketing materials.

• How It Works: When you create a new design, you can choose from a wide range of templates. These templates provide a structured layout with placeholders for text, images, and other elements.
• Benefits: Templates save time and ensure consistency in design. They also provide inspiration and a foundation for your creative ideas.

Think of templates as ready-made blueprints for your designs. Just as blueprints guide construction, templates guide your design process.

Presets

Presets in Canva Pro are predefined settings for various design elements, such as text styles, color schemes, and effects. They allow you to apply consistent formatting across your designs quickly.

• How It Works: When you select an element in your design, you can apply a preset to instantly format it. Presets are available for text, shapes, and other design elements.
• Benefits: Presets enhance efficiency and maintain a cohesive look across multiple designs. They also ensure that your designs adhere to brand guidelines.

Consider presets as style shortcuts. Just as shortcuts save time on your computer, presets save time in your design workflow.

Customizing Templates

Customizing templates allows you to tailor pre-designed layouts to your specific needs. Here's how to customize templates:

1. Select a template from the Canva library.
2. Modify the text, images, and other elements to fit your content.
3. Adjust the layout, colors, and fonts to match your brand or project requirements.
4. Save your customized template for future use.

Customizing templates is like personalizing a ready-made outfit. Just as you tailor clothes to fit perfectly, you tailor templates to fit your design perfectly.

Saving Custom Presets

Saving custom presets allows you to reuse your preferred settings in future designs. Here's how to save custom presets:

1. Format an element (e.g., text, shape) with your desired settings.
2. Click on the "Save as Preset" button.
3. Name your preset and save it.
4. Your custom preset will now be available for use in other designs.

Saving custom presets is like creating your own style guide. Just as a style guide ensures consistency, custom presets ensure consistent formatting in your designs.

Using Templates for Consistency

Using templates for consistency ensures that your designs have a unified look and feel. Here's how to use templates for consistency:

1. Choose a template that aligns with your brand or project guidelines.
2. Customize the template to fit your content while maintaining the overall structure.
3. Use the same template for similar designs to ensure visual consistency.
4. Save and reuse the customized template for future projects.

Using templates for consistency is like following a recipe. Just as a recipe ensures consistent results, templates ensure consistent designs.

Using Presets for Efficiency

Using presets for efficiency allows you to format elements quickly and maintain a cohesive look. Here's how to use presets for efficiency:

1. Select an element in your design.
2. Apply a preset to instantly format the element.
3. Use the same preset for similar elements across your design.
4. Save time and ensure consistency by reusing presets.

Using presets for efficiency is like using a shortcut. Just as shortcuts save time on your computer, presets save time in your design workflow.

By mastering these key concepts—templates, presets, customizing templates, saving custom presets, using templates for consistency, and using presets for efficiency—you'll be well-equipped to create high-quality, consistent designs in Canva Pro.