Canva, properly

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Templates you control

Lesson 3 of 8 in Canva, properly.

Checked against the makers' documentation on 9 October 2026.

How to build unbreakable Brand Templates · Canva
Lesson

Canva has two kinds of template, and they do different jobs. The library holds the millions that everyone can open. Your own Brand Templates are designs you publish into the Brand section of your account, for you and your team to start from. Publishing and updating them needs a paid plan, and on a team only owners, admins and brand designers can do it. To publish, choose Publish as Brand Template on the menu bar above the editor, or Share, then See all, then Brand Template if that button is missing. Publishing deletes every comment on the design. People then find it under Brand, on the Brand Templates tab.

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  1. Question 1, locked

    People should be able to retype a headline but not change its font, size or colour. Which lock do you use?

    • No lock at all
    • Lock
    • Lock position only
    • Lock the whole page
  2. Question 2, locked

    You fix a typo in a Brand Template that is already published. When does your team get the fix?

    • At once, as you type
    • Only after you republish the template
    • The next morning, when Canva syncs
    • Only after an admin approves the edit
  3. Question 3, locked

    Why does Canva's own film on templates warn against typing a headline in capitals?

    • Capitals use more of the AI allowance
    • Capital letters cannot be locked
    • Canva turns capitals to lowercase on export
    • The capitals vanish when someone retypes the headline

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