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How To Highlight Text In Canva & Canva App (Easy Steps!!)

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Canva is a great way to create professional graphics for your website or social media profiles.

This free online platform offers a variety of tools and templates that make it easy to create high-quality graphics. In this article, we’ll show you how to highlight text on Canva.

How To Highlight Text In Canva

To highlight your text in Canva, you have to first login to your canva account and go to your designs section from the “Recent Designs” tab, and select the design that you want to highlight text in.

After opening the design just click on the text that you want to highlight and go to the “Effects” tab on the top right-hand side and select the “Background” option, you can now see that your text has been successfully highlighted. You can play with “Roundness”, “Spread” and “Transparency” to achieve desired results.

Here is the step-by-step guide on how to highlight text in canva.

Step-1 Select Your Canva Design 

Login to your canva account and select one of your saved designs from the “Recent Designs” tab

Step-2 Add Your Text 

After you have opened your design, you can now add your text from the “Text” button which is present on the left-hand side. Select any font and any color for your text

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You can even position your text to the design according to your choice by using the handles.

Step-3 Go to the “Effects” option 

Now, select your text and go to the “Effects” option which is present on the top.

Once you click on the “Effects” button you can now see various types of styles. In the last option, you can see the “Background” one.

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Click on that and you can now see that your text has been highlighted.

You can play around with the settings available there to customize your text highlight.

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Method-2 

This is method 2 on how to highlight text in canva.

Go to your canva account and select your design from the “Recent designs” tab.

Once your design has been loaded, go to the “Elements” tab and search “Shapes” from the search menu.

Select the square shape from there and drag and drop it onto your canvas. Now, resize your shape in such a way that it covers the text which you want to highlight.

Now click on the Position>Backward to send your shape layer behind your text layer.

Finally, choose the background color of your shape from the color palette which is present on the left-hand side.

How To Highlight Text In Canva App Mobile

You can highlight your text using canva mobile app also, so if you do not have access to a laptop or PC you can still achieve the same results.

Method-1 

Select your canva design from the “Recent designs” tab.

After you have selected your design, go to the “Elements” by clicking on the “+” icon from the bottom left corner.

In the “Elements” tab search “Shapes” and select any shape you want.

Select your shape and drag it into your main canvas. Resize your shape according to your text size.

Now, drag your shape over the text that you want to be highlighted. Now, select your shape and go to the “Position” tab below. Select “Backward”. (If your shape is layer is already behind your text you can skip this step)

Finally, choose the color of your highlighted text from the color palette present below.

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Method-2 

Select your design from the “Recent Designs” Tab.

After selecting your design add your text by clicking on the “+” > “Text”. 

Once you are done adding your text, select your text and go to the “Effects” menu which is present below your design.

Select “Style” from the two options and select the last option “Background”. 

Now your text will be highlighted and you can also change its settings as per your need.

Use Of Highlighted Text

Canva is a popular online platform for creating graphics and images. It’s easy to use, free, and has a wide variety of tools and features to help you create stunning visuals. But how can you make the most of Canva? One way is to highlight text in your designs. Here are some benefits of highlighting text in your images:

1. Separate Your Text from Your Background: If your text is the focal point of your design, then it should stand out clearly from your background. Cluttered and busy backgrounds make it difficult to read the text present in the design. So highlighting the text makes it easier for viewers to focus on what you’re trying to say.

2. Make Your Text More Visible: Highlighting text also makes it more visible on smaller screens or when viewing images on a mobile device. This can help improve accessibility and engagement with your content.

4. Finally, using text highlights can help improve user engagement by increasing the likelihood that people will take notice of your content and explore further. You can use this technique for youtube thumbnails, banners, flyers, etc.

Also Read: How To Curve Text In Canva In 2022 (Fast And Easy)

FAQ

Do I Need Canva Pro To Highlight Text In Canva?

No, you do need canva pro to highlight your text. You can highlight your text by using the free version.

How do you highlight text in canva?

There is no direct way to highlight text on canva but there is a shortcut to it.

You can look at it from the above methods that we discussed above.

Conclusion

In conclusion, highlighting text in your designs can help increase visibility and engagement. By including text on your graphics, you can attract the attention of potential customers and create a more personalized experience for them.

By following these simple steps, you’ll be able to highlight any text in your Canva design with ease. If you need any help, do comment below, I will try to help you out asap.

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Sham Mo

Thanks for the tutorial. It would have helped if you had included screenshots.
After selecting your design add your text by clicking on the “+” > “Text”.

I can find this and have given up.

Would you mind including a screenshot?