

(You could upload your logo's HEX colour reference if you know it.)įinally, name the file and download it as a PNG as shown in the video. That's easily done by clicking the colour square at the top of the screen and choosing a colour to suit your brand. Now it's time to change the colour of the frame itself. (I can always go back in and make further small amendments by double-clicking the frame again.)

(This may require me to zoom out as shown in the video.) Now I can double-click the frame to move the photo around the frame until it's positioned as I wish. You'll notice that it drops into the frame itself. Once in the design, click on the photo and drag it slightly over the frame. (If you haven't yet uploaded your photo simply click on the green Upload your own images button to do so.) Click on the photo of your choice to bring it into the design. Next, select Uploads from the left hand menu items in order to bring your photo into the design. (At this point you may wish to enlarge it very slightly and centralise it using the crosshairs.) Once selected, click on it to bring it into your canvas. Now scroll down until you find the frame you want (for this exercise look out for the circular purple frame). Next, select Elements from the left hand menu items and click on Frames.

Once you've created your Canva account, click Use custom dimensions in the top right hand corner of the screen to set the dimensions for your design 'canvas'.Įnter 100 x 100mm (NB not px - use the dropdown arrow to change to mm). If you haven't done so already, you'll have to sign up for a free Canva account. In this easy-to-follow video tutorial using Canva I'll show you how: Why not consider adding a coloured border to your LinkedIn Profile Headshot? So we need to do whatever we can to stand out from the digital crowd. (June 2019 update: It appears that Canva has removed the frame I used in this tutorial from the free version of the tool.
