We live in a digital world. Its pace everchanging in the pursuit of grabbing our attention.. and holding it.
As consumers, we know what works for us. Well-designed graphics are important, but an engaging, beautifully crafted video can be a game changer.
If you’re a producer of content, it can be overwhelming at times to keep up with it all. I hear ya!
But here’s the cool part. The awesome part. Creating and editing a video doesn’t have to be tedious, exhausting, or costly. Nope!
If you’d like to create a video, be it a promotional piece, a book trailer perhaps, a YouTube video, etc. but don’t know where to start, this post is for you! ♥
In today’s digital tip, we’ll cover all aspects of creating a video using Canva’s free online Video Creator.
I create all my videos with Canva’s Video Creator. This short introduction video was created using this intuitive, easy-to-use tool.
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Creating Videos in Canva
Step-by-Step Tutorials for Production and Editing
Below, you’ll find links to all the video tutorials provided by Canva. The tutorials are, on average, two minutes in length and will guide you through all aspects of creating, editing, and downloading a beautifully crafted video.
Step-by-Step Tutorials (Videos) for Video Production and Editing:
- Working with video
- Timeline basics
- Make it move
- Audio Essentials
- Finalize your video
- How to edit video
- How to work with audio
- How to record your screen
- How to animate your design
- How to design a YouTube channel
- How to edit video on your mobile
- How to work with audio on your mobile
- How to animate designs on your mobile
- How to design a YouTube channel on mobile
You don’t require a Canva account to watch the tutorials, but to use the Video Creator/Editor you do. If you have a Canva account, you’re good to go. If you’re new to Canva, you can easily create a free account here, or use the link below.
You can also click on the Watch Tutorials Now! button in the graphic below to directly access the tutorial videos.
Creating Videos in Canva ~ Step-by-Step Tutorials
Complete Guide
How to Create a Video in Canva
Step-by-Step Video Tutorials for creating, editing, and downloading beautiful, engaging videos using Canva’s free online video editor.

That’s it!
If you haven’t been using this feature in Canva, I hope this post encourages you to do so. It’s a fantastic intuitive tool to create and edit videos, graphics, and designs.
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Until next time … happy creating, my friends! ♥
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing, Natalie. Have a wonderful week 💕🙂
Thanks, Harmony! Canva is so gracious with their tutorials and templates. Awesome! Have a wonderful week, as well. Many thanks for sharing, too! 🙂
Thank you, Natalie! This is SO good! Saving for future reference!
Awesome, Jan! It’s a fantastic feature and easy to learn and use. I love it. Cheering for you!
Thanks so much for this great tutorial, Natalie. It’s useful for every author. Toni x
Always a joy to share, Toni! Canva offers so many easy-to-follow tutorials. Once I got the hang of it, I was hocked on creating short videos. Thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing, too. I appreciate you! xo
Thank you, Natalie, for sharing this. Wonderful resource for authors! I have it but don’t use it. I’ll have to give it a try. I have been using Animoto.com.
Cheers, Janice! Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll check out Animoto for sure. I appreciate you sharing, as I Iove learning of new resources. And sharing, too! 🙂
Thanks for this Natalie. Love your tutorials. <3
Natalie, a great share and thank you for giving us confidence to tackle the unknown!
Always a joy to share, Annika! I hope you’re feeling better, and your family, too. xo
Thank you – we are definitely much better. My mother and I still have lingering fatigue but getting there. ❤️