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Scheduling posts is available to Canva Pro users, Canva for Teams, Canva for Education, and Canva for Nonprofits administrators and brand designers.
Scheduling posts from the Content Planner
1) On the Canva homepage side menu, click Apps.
2) Select Content Planner.
3) Next to when you want to schedule the post, click on the plus icon.
4) Select to schedule an existing design, or create a new design to schedule.
5) Scheduling existing designs: Under Recent designs, select which one you want to schedule. If it’s not there, click on Your projects to search for it. Click to select it.
6) Creating designs to schedule: Click on Create a design. Select the design that you want to create, or use the search bar. To schedule it, click Share on the menu above the editor, and select Schedule. If it’s not there, click on More first.
7) On the schedule window next to the date, click on the icon to change the time and date, to edit the design, and for more options. The time follows your local time zone.
8) Click Select a channel, and select the social media account that you want to schedule the post to. If there’s no connected account yet, click Connect, and log into the account that you want to use.
9) If your design has multiple pages, select the pages that you want to publish. The number of pages and design export size depend on social media limitations. See Social media export limits for details.
10) Write a caption if you want, and click Schedule post.
Note: If you’re scheduling posts on Instagram, select Schedule or post from desktop to finish.
Currently, you can only schedule a design to one social media post.
Scheduling posts from the Canva editor
1) On the top corner of the editor, click Share. If it needs to be approved (Canva for Teams users), get approval first.
2) From the options, select Schedule. If it’s not available, click More first.
3) On the Schedule window next to the date, click on the icon to change the time and date, to edit the design, and for more options. The time follows your local time zone.
4) Click Select a channel, and select the social media account that you want to schedule the post to. If there’s no connected account yet, click Select a channel. Select the platform, and log into the account that you want to connect.
5) If your design has multiple pages, select the pages that you want to publish. The number of pages and design export size depend on social media limitations.
6) Write a caption if you want, and click Schedule post.
Note: If you’re scheduling posts on Instagram, select Schedule or post from desktop to finish.
Currently, you can only schedule a design to one social media post.
Where can I schedule posts?
You can schedule posts on the following social media apps, with more on the way:
- Facebook Groups and Pages
- Instagram Business Account
- Slack
- Tumblr
Can I use multiple social media accounts?
Yes, you can. You can connect them to Canva when scheduling posts.
On the schedule window, click or tap Select a channel, and select the platform that you want to add. Log in to the account that you want to use to connect it.
For now though, you can only schedule a design to one social media account and to one social media post.