{"id":1551,"date":"2026-07-09T09:06:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:06:54","slug":"exciting-new-canva-magic-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/2026\/07\/09\/exciting-new-canva-magic-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting New Canva Magic Features!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><span class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-3\">I hope everyone had a relaxing and fun Spring Break and that you are all recharged.\u00a0 Right before the break I watched a Canva presentation about their new features and I have been waiting\u00a0to tell you about them. They are so awesome-you are going to freak out!\u00a0 Canva has used AI to create what they are calling\u00a0AI Magic!\u00a0 Visit Canva using your free account to try them out.\u00a0 Most of these features have a link on the front page to try them.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong class=\"ms-rteFontSize-4\">New Features in Canva:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong>1.\u00a0 Magic Write\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Explain what you would like written and let Canva write it for you. This feature is not available in student accounts.\u00a0 It is available in all of your Canva design projects though. Let it write your poems, speeches&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicwrite.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1552\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicwrite-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicwrite-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicwrite.png 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong>2.\u00a0 Magic Draw<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; You can now do freehand drawing on your designs and more excitingly you can draw when you use the group Whiteboard. Shape assist will help you make perfect shapes.\u00a0 The Whiteboard feature is great for brainstorming and for students to create Mindmaps!<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicdraw.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1553\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicdraw-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicdraw-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magicdraw.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong>3.\u00a0 Magic Design\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; \u00a0Start by uploading an image and look at the designs that Canva creates for you to help you get started.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1554\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-300x34.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-300x34.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-1030x115.png 1030w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-768x86.png 768w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-1536x172.png 1536w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-2048x229.png 2048w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-1500x168.png 1500w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-design-2-705x79.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong>4.\u00a0 Magic Presentation<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Describe your presentation topic and let Canva create it for you! Then you can tweak\u200b it by changing the style and colours.\u00a0 I asked it to create a presentation on how to use Canva in High School Education and it created this:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAFf12a_ghQ\/boy84gorfazTxv0lO8nhlg\/edit?utm_content=DAFf12a_ghQ&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=sharebutton\"><strong>Kara&#8217;s Magi\u200bc Presentation\u200b<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong>5.\u00a0 Magic Edit and Eraser<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>this is my favourite!<\/strong>\u00a0 You can change part of an image by brushing over it and telling it what you would like to have there.\u00a0 In the picture they share they change a daisy to a rose in a hand!<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-edit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1555\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-edit-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-edit-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/magic-edit.png 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong>6.\u00a0 Beat Sync<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; create a video in Canva then Canva will add the music that syncs perfectly with your video! It really does seem like magic!<\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/beat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1556\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/beat-300x224.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/beat-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/beat.png 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7.\u00a0 Text to Image\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Describe the image you would like and it will create it for you.\u00a0 To find this one you need to click on\u00a0<strong>Apps<\/strong>\u00a0on the left and choose\u00a0<strong>Text to Image<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/texttoimage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1557\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/texttoimage-281x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/texttoimage-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/texttoimage.png 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><strong>8.\u00a0 Create an Animation\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Just choose an element that you would like to move, drag it across your screen to make a path and it will move during your presentation or video.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ExternalClass79A8F5EE17104F648E6074BE806BAAB5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/animation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1558\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/animation-300x228.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/animation-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/animation.png 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-10-4\">\u200bThere are a whole bunch of other new features as well like Translate, magic resize, bulk create, layer and gradients but these are some of my favourites.\u00a0 You can watch the highlights of the presentation that I watched by\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/canva-create\/\"><strong>clicking here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everyone had a relaxing and fun Spring Break and that you are all recharged.\u00a0 Right before the break I watched a Canva presentation about their new features and I have been waiting\u00a0to tell you about them. 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