Design tools have always been intimidating for those of us who don’t possess the skills the more creative folk have. But these days, it’s become much easier to create the visuals we need for social media posts or brand presentations, even for team members who have never touched any design software in their lives before—and we owe it all to Canva and its amazing feature Canva Teams.
Canva Teams has been a game changer for the When In Manila team in particular because, with all the content we create, brands we speak to, and administrative work we do, Canva Teams makes the collaborative process of producing graphics, preparing presentations, and editing photos much more quick and efficient, compared to having to rely on one artist to do it all.
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But what is Canva Teams?
It’s Canva Pro supercharged for organizations whose main goal is collaboration. Canva Teams retains all the fantastic features of the Pro version but with the capability for you to work together seamlessly on design projects while maintaining brand consistency and controlling who among the team gets to access, view, or edit what project. Sounds like a mouthful, but it’s essentially a shared space for an entire team to work together.
The ability to create templates, for example, has been crucial for us at When In Manila to ensure consistency among our social media posts, client decks, and more. Having our brand kit ready for use further expedites the process of editing Canva’s pre-existing templates to make them our own.
The WhenInManila.com Brand Kit on Canva
Shared folders, which is yet another feature on Canva Teams, keep all our assets organized and accessible to each team member, wherever and whenever. Having to track changes made on specific projects and having the option to revert to previous versions has also been incredibly useful.
We’ve also maximized plenty of Canva’s AI-powered design tools, and we can honestly say that we can no longer live without them. The Magic Eraser, background remover, and AI image generator have saved us so much time and effort in creating graphics and editing photos.
Canva Teams enables us to efficiently edit images—easily removing backgrounds and correcting errors without needing specialized software.
The real-time collaboration on presentations has been such a revelation too; I personally couldn’t believe how fast it was for me and my fellow When In Manila senior editors to create an onboarding deck for our new hires. Instead of emailing drafts back and forth, we simultaneously worked on our assigned slides—something we couldn’t do before with just Canva Pro accounts—allowing us all to see the presentation come together.
Ultimately, Canva Teams has moved beyond just a design tool for When In Manila; it’s become an integral part of our collaborative workflow. Its user-friendly interface and wealth of features have empowered every member of the team to create with convenience, consistency, and efficiency. Canva Teams truly is a necessary upgrade to streamline our processes and we know we’ve only barely scratched the surface! If you’ve got tips and advice about Canva Teams that you can share with us, please do so in the comments. Let us know your thoughts!
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