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🎨 Canva for Teachers & Beginners · Lesson 7 of 7

Sharing, printing and downloading

Google Classroom

PDF for print vs. PNG, working with students and copyright.

Which file?

PDF PrintPrinting: sharp text and images
PDF StandardEmailing: smaller file
PNGAn image for a website or slides, sharp edges
JPGPhotos, smaller file
MP4Video
PPTXPowerPoint

Sharing

Share > choose who: only view, comment or edit. “Share as template” gives each person their own copy to fill in — perfect for a student worksheet. With Canva for Education you can assign a design straight to Google Classroom.

Working with students

Students join your class with a link. They see what you share, can’t see each other’s private work, and turn designs in to you. Remind them not to put personal details or photos of classmates in public designs.

Copyright

Canva’s free and Pro elements are licensed for use in your designs. Photos you find on Google are not automatically free — upload only pictures you took or have the rights to. Credit artists when you can.

Tip

💡 Keep everything for a unit in one Canva folder. Next year you just copy the folder.

✏️ Practice: your turn

  1. Download one design as PDF Print and one as PNG
  2. Share a design as a template
  3. Make a folder for your designs
  4. Check where an image you used came from

✏️ Worksheet maker: a ready-to-print worksheet without designing from scratch

🧠 Quick quiz

Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.

1. Best format to print?
2. What does “Share as template” do?
3. Is every Google image free to use?
4. Which format keeps sharp edges for a web image?

0 of 4 correct

All lessons in Canva for Teachers & Beginners

  1. 🚀 1. Getting started: account, size and templateA free account, choosing a size and starting from a template
  2. 🧰 2. The editor: text, elements and photosThe side panel, the top toolbar, layers and alignment
  3. 🔤 3. Fonts and readable textFont pairs, sizes, contrast and accessible design
  4. 📝 4. A classroom worksheetUS Letter, a readable font and good contrast
  5. 🎉 5. An invitation or a certificateBirthday, class event and an award certificate
  6. 🎬 6. A presentation and a short videoAnimation in moderation, short videos and exporting
  7. 📤 7. Sharing, printing and downloadingPDF for print vs. PNG, working with students and copyright