How to Make a Creative Poster on a Laptop (Complete+Pictures)

Steps on how to make a poster on a laptop or PC that is creative, effective and attractive

Creating a poster is actually very easy. But the main thing in making a poster is that the poster must look attractive so that people are interested to see and read it.

There are so many software or applications that you can use to create an attractive poster, ranging from offline to online applications.

The software most often used to create a poster is Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, and so on. But, usually these software are more often used by professionals. For beginners it may be a bit difficult to use it.

How to Make a Poster on a Laptop / PC

If you are a beginner, you don’t need to worry, now there are applications or websites that make it easy for you to create posters. What application is it? And how to use it? Just look at the steps below.

1. First, please open a web browser on your laptop, be it Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera.

2. Then, please type canva.com in the URL column above. As shown in the image below.

3. Then, please you log in using a Google or Facebook or Apple account.

4. Then, you will see various designs at home that you can use. Many templates that you can immediately use. Starting from the template Social Media, Events, Marketing, Documents, School, and much more.

5. Please look for a design template that suits your needs. For example, here you are looking for posters, you can directly click on the visible design or you can click See All to see the whole design.

6. Then, please find a suitable design. Make sure the design you are going to use is Free. If the design you choose is Premium, then you have to pay to download it. You can see the Free icon in the right corner of the design. As shown in the image below.

7. Tadaa… You can directly edit everything to your liking. Starting from the text, images, colors, and so forth.

8. Canva provides many menus that you can use, which you can see on the left. As in the image below.

• Templates: to choose the templates according to your wishes
• Uploads: to upload an image or photo that is on your laptop
• Photos: various kinds of photos provided by Canva that you can use
• Elements: to add icons, shapes, lines, and so on
• Text: to select the writing template you want
• Audio: to select and input audio provided by Canva
• Videos: to select and insert a variety of videos that have been provided by Canva
• Background: various kinds of background designs that you can use that have been provided by Canva

9. In addition, you can also change the background color or any color. All you have to do is click on the object you want to change the color of. Then, please click color icon which is in the top left corner. As in the image below.

10. Then, you just choose the color you want. Canva provides a variety of colors, so you don’t have to worry about the same color.

11. Well, if you think it’s right for download, please click download icon above as shown in the image below.

12. Then, please choose what type of file you want to download, you can .png, .jpg, .pdf, and so forth. If you have chosen, please click Downloads. As in the image below.

13. Done. Your file will be automatically downloaded as shown below.

Can you make your own poster design?

Certainly can. If you want to make a poster with your own size and design without using a template, of course you can. The method:

1. Please click Create Design which is on the main page. As shown in the image below.

2. Then, please click Custom Size like in the picture below.

3. Then, please enter size or the size you want. Then, click Create new designs. As in the image below.

4. Well, then you will get a blank canvas as shown below. Please you design according to your wishes.

5. Done.

So this article discusses how to make a poster on a laptop. If you prefer to edit on your cellphone, you can access it via your cellphone only.

However, if you prefer a wide display, you can access it via a tab, PC, or laptop. Hopefully this article can be useful and help you. Thank you

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