Animation is a great alternative to adding video. If you don’t want to go through the hassle of recording a video or can’t find one on Canva that could work for you, you can add animation to turn your design into an MP4 file, and you will still have your movement and video for your social media channels.

There are a few ways to add animation and animate different aspects of your design.

You can animate the following:

• The entire design as one
• Individual text boxes
• Individual elements
• Individual images and videos

Depending on which aspect of your design you select, different options will appear on the left. Whenever you select an element, text box, or image, click Animate. A new animations box on the left will appear with two columns – one for the item you have selected and one for the entire page, giving you the option of both:

Figure 10.28 – Photo animations

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