Resize Images with Canva Free

Uploading the right size images to your website is important. Using larger images than necessary will slow down your page speed.

This turial will show you how to resize images using the free version of Canva.

1.Go to the Canva free website at https://www.canva.com/free/ and either Sign Up or Log In in the top right-hand corner

2.From the navigation bar, select the Create a Design button in the top right

3.From the dropdown, select Custom Size at the bottom

4.Specify the size of the new design, this should be the size you want the photo to be. In the example, we’re using 862px wide by 522px high.

5.A blank design will open. From the left sidebar, select Upload and upload the image you want to resize

6.You’ll see a small thumbnail of the image on the left, click on it once to add it to the design

7.Drag one or several of the image corners until the image fills the design

8.You can give your image a meaningful name by replacing “untitled design” from the middle of the toolbar at the top with your own image name

9.Select Share from the top right of the toolbar, then click on Download from the dropdown

10.Select your file type from the dropdown. The vast majority of your images should be JPG, only use PNG if the image contains transparency. Click Download.