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Social media in pixels and RGB – print in millimetres, with bleed and print colours.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Click Create a design
2. 2For social media: Social media › Instagram post (square)
3. 3Social formats are measured in pixels
4. 4Download a social post as PNG
5. 5For print: pick a print format, e.g. Flyer A5
6. 6Print is measured in mm – with bleed and a safe area
7. 7File › View › Print colours shows colours as they will print
8. 8For print: Download › PDF – print-ready PDF/X-4 in CMYK

Übung: Create an Instagram post and an A5 flyer – and find the right download for each.

Know the panels, select the right thing – and know your work is saved.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1On the left: the Design, Elements, Text, Brand, Uploads and Photos panels
2. 2At the top: File, Resize, undo – and whether everything is saved
3. 3At the bottom: pages, zoom and Grid view
4. 4Click to select – hold Shift to select more
5. 5Right-click: Copy, Paste, Duplicate and Delete
6. 6Duplicate – then go back with Undo or ⌘Z
7. 7Give the design a name – it saves automatically
8. 8Reopen the design: everything is saved
9. 9Help › Keyboard shortcuts lists every shortcut

Übung: Move, duplicate and undo a change – then reopen the design.

Turn a template into your own design – with no sample content left over.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Click Templates in the menu on the left
2. 2Pick a category – e.g. Birthday
3. 3Click a template and choose Use this template
4. 4Double-click the text and type your own
5. 5Change a colour: select a shape and pick a new Fill colour
6. 6Check every page in Grid view
7. 7Save a variant: File › Make a copy

Übung: Make a finished variant with none of the template's sample content left.

Make readable typography – and fix text that doesn't fit.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Open Text and choose Add a subheading
2. 2Type your text – then drag it into place
3. 3Pick a Font in the toolbar
4. 4Make it bigger with + and turn on Bold
5. 5Choose a Text colour – for example one from the design
6. 6Find Letter spacing and Line spacing under Spacing
7. 7Drag the side of the box: the text wraps, the size stays the same
8. 8Double-click any text to edit it
9. 9Too long? Make the font smaller until it fits
10. 10Done: a clear hierarchy

Übung: Build a clear hierarchy with a heading, body text and a readable contact line.

Get your own photos and logos into the design – in the right file type.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Open Uploads and click Upload files
2. 2Photos as JPG – logos as PNG or SVG with a transparent background
3. 3Click an upload to insert it
4. 4Drag a corner: the image scales without distortion
5. 5The logo: a transparent background lets the flyer show through
6. 6Reopen the design: your uploads are saved

Übung: Insert your own logo and a photo – then reopen the design to check both are saved.

Control what part of a photo shows – without distorting it.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Insert a photo from Photos
2. 2Click Crop – drag the corners to choose the crop
3. 3Move the photo inside the crop – then click Done
4. 4Reset gives you the whole photo back
5. 5Frames: Elements › Frames – e.g. a Circle
6. 6Drag a photo into the frame – it fills the shape
7. 7Flip mirrors the photo horizontally or vertically

Übung: Make two usable crops of the same photo – without stretched proportions.

Build a layout with the editor's elements.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Open Elements: Shapes, Lines, Frames and much more
2. 2Click a shape – e.g. a Rounded rectangle
3. 3Change the Fill colour
4. 4Border: weight and colour
5. 5Add a Line – and pick a Line style
6. 6The page background: click the page and choose Background colour
7. 7Photos show source and licence under Info

Übung: Build a reusable campaign box with a background, text and an icon.

Straight edges and equal gaps – without eyeballing.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Select the three elements – hold Shift
2. 2Position › Arrange: align them to each other
3. 3Distribute them so the gaps are equal
4. 4Exact values: X, Y, W and H – and Lock aspect ratio
5. 5The arrow keys move 1 px – with Shift 10 px

Übung: Place three cards with the same size, a shared edge and equal gaps.

Work with layered designs without moving the wrong parts.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Position › Layers lists every element – the top one first
2. 2Move an element forward or back in the order
3. 3Group: select several and press ⌘G – now they move together
4. 4Ungroup with ⇧⌘G to edit a single element
5. 5Lock the background: right-click › Lock – so it can't be moved by accident

Übung: Edit the business card without changing the locked background.

Place things precisely with smart guides, margins and bleed.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Drag an element: smart guides show the centre and the edges
2. 2Hold ⌘ (Mac) or Ctrl to switch snapping off for a moment
3. 3File › View: Smart guides, Margins and Bleed
4. 4The lines are only for you – they never end up in the finished file

Übung: Line up text and a logo on the same edge – and check the lines are not in the file.

Make text readable on photos – with controlled effects.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Put a box behind the text – and open Transparency
2. 2Drag the slider: the box turns see-through, the text stays clear
3. 3Text effects: select the text and choose Effects
4. 4Pick e.g. Shadow – and adjust it
5. 5Photos: Remove background cuts out a product photo (Pro)

Übung: Make clear text on top of a photo with a semi-transparent box behind it.

Remove background needs Pro

One consistent look across designs – with your brand kit.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Open Brand on the home page and create your brand kit
2. 2All in one place: colours, fonts and logos
3. 3In the editor: Brand shows your brand kit – e.g. its text styles
4. 4Copy style: select an element and choose Copy style
5. 5Click another element – it gets the same style

Übung: Give two different designs a recognisable, consistent brand look.

Brand kit needs Pro · team brand kit needs Business

Build and check a document with several pages.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Duplicate a page – or click Add page at the bottom
2. 2The page tools: move up and down, hide, lock, duplicate and delete
3. 3Grid view shows every page at once
4. 4Download › Pages: all, the current one or selected pages

Übung: Build four pages, then export both the whole document and a selection of pages.

Turn one design into several formats – then tidy each one up.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Click Resize at the top
2. 2Pick a new format – e.g. Instagram story
3. 3Copy and resize makes a new copy – Resize this design changes the original
4. 4The content is scaled and centred – you tidy up the rest
5. 5For print: pick a print format, e.g. Flyer A5
6. 6Now there is bleed and a safe area – and millimetres

Übung: Make three variants – square, portrait and A5 – with nothing cut off.

Continue from an existing PDF – and check what came across.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1File › Import PDF / IDML
2. 2Drag the file in – or click Choose file
3. 3The import makes an editable design – here with text and shapes
4. 4Edit an element like in any other design
5. 5File › Import report shows anything that didn't fully come across

Übung: Import a document, edit an element, and spot any limitations.

Daily limits depend on your plan

Pick and reuse colours for digital material.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Select an element and open Fill colour
2. 2Document colours are the colours in the design – click to reuse one
3. 3Your own colour: Add a new colour › type the HEX code
4. 4Change all swaps a colour everywhere in the design
5. 5The Eyedropper picks a colour straight from the design
6. 6Download as PNG – social media uses sRGB

Übung: Make and export a social post with the given brand colours.

Prepare colours for print – and see the difference before you send the file.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Select an element and open Fill colour
2. 2Click Add a new colour and choose CMYK
3. 3Type the process colour: C, M, Y and K
4. 4File › View › Print colours shows how colours will look on paper
5. 5Black text: use pure black #000000 – it prints with K only
6. 6Download › PDF: choose Print-ready PDF with PDF standard PDF/X-4
7. 7In the PDF the black text sits on the K plate only

Übung: Export the flyer with the agreed profile, and check colours and black text.

Print-ready PDF needs Pro · profiles need Professional

Keep a named special colour all the way to the printer.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Select the element and open Fill colour
2. 2Click Add a new colour and choose Spot
3. 3Gold and Silver are ready – or make your own
4. 4New spot colour: name, CMYK value and shade
5. 5The spot colour is now in the design
6. 6Download › PDF › Print-ready PDF
7. 7In the PDF the spot colour has its own plate

Übung: Deliver a PDF where the agreed spot colour is still a separate colour.

Your own spot colours need Professional

Make sure white text and shapes don't disappear in print.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1A customer's file: File › Import PDF / IDML
2. 2On screen, the white text looks just right
3. 3Open File › Check for print
4. 4Error: white set to overprint does not print at all
5. 5In print, the heading and the notes are gone
6. 6Click Turn overprint off for each error
7. 7Check again – now the design is ready for print
8. 8Black text may overprint – that is correct
9. 9Print-ready PDF: now the heading and notes are there

Übung: Import a file, run Check for print, and turn overprint off where white disappears.

Needs Professional · overprint only comes in through imports

Avoid white edges and cut-off text on printed work.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1File › View: Margins and Bleed are on for print designs
2. 2Red line: bleed – grey line: safe area
3. 3Backgrounds and photos must run all the way into the bleed
4. 4Text and logos stay inside the grey line
5. 5Download › PDF – with bleed and Include crop marks
6. 6Open the PDF: crop marks, bleed and the trim size

Übung: Export a business card, and check the bleed, trim size and text placement.

Prepare a shape for contour cutting – as a separate cut line.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Start from a sticker format – here a 40 mm round label
2. 2Make the artwork: a circle and a text
3. 3Draw the shape to cut – e.g. a circle
4. 4Right-click the shape › Mark as cut line
5. 5Pick the type under the border colour: e.g. Contour cut
6. 6Download › PDF – with Include cut lines
7. 7The cut line has its own plate: CutContour

Übung: Export a label where the cut line can be told apart from the artwork.

Cut lines need Professional

Understand the difference between the sheet in the editor and the folded print.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Create a design › Brochures › Brochure A5, 4 pages
2. 2The outside: back on the left, front on the right – pages 4 · 1
3. 3File › View › Fold lines shows the fold and the name of each page
4. 4Backgrounds may run across the fold: a Background colour on the outside
5. 5Text › Add a heading: it lands in the middle of the sheet – across the fold
6. 6Make the text box narrower and drag it onto the front
7. 7The inside: pages 2 · 3 – what you see when it is opened
8. 8Download › PDF › Page layout: Spreads or Single pages
9. 9Single pages: pages 1, 2, 3 and 4, one by one in reading order

Übung: Make an A5 brochure, print a proof and fold it: check the front, the back and the reading order.

Build a stapled booklet in the right reading order – and know what the editor does not do.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Create a design › Booklets – choose Number of pages and Booklet A5 (portrait)
2. 2The first spread is the cover: back | front – pages 8 · 1
3. 3Then the spreads in reading order: Pages 2–3, Pages 4–5 …
4. 4Right-click a spread › Add 4 pages after – the page count must divide by 4
5. 5Right-click › Add page numbers numbers every inside page
6. 6Grid view shows every spread in reading order
7. 7Download › PDF › Page layout: Single pages or Spreads

Übung: Make a 12-page booklet with page numbers, and agree the export type with the printer.

Find and fix problems – instead of sending them to the printer.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Open File › Check for print
2. 2The list shows failures and warnings – and which page they are on
3. 3Low resolution: the image is too small for the size it prints at
4. 4Make the image smaller – or use a bigger file
5. 5Text too close to the edge: drag it inside the safe area
6. 6Check again until nothing is left

Übung: Fix the planted problems, and also look through the finished result yourself.

Basic checks for all · advanced checks need Professional

Pick the right file type – and check the finished file.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Click Download at the top right
2. 2File type: PNG for sharp images, JPG for small files
3. 3Size: ×2 gives twice as many pixels
4. 4Transparent background – PNG only
5. 5Click Download – then open the file
6. 6For print: PDF › PDF type Print-ready PDF (PDF/X-4, CMYK)
7. 7Include crop marks – and pick the PDF standard
8. 8Open the PDF and check size, pages and colours

Übung: Deliver one checked print file and one checked file for social media.

Get a colleague to proofread – and get back from an unwanted change.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1Share › an email address, a role – e.g. Can comment – and Send invitation
2. 2General access: e.g. Anyone with the link can view – and Copy link
3. 3Presentation link shows the design · Template link gives the recipient a copy
4. 4Right-click an element › Comment, write, and click Comment
5. 5Reply in the thread – and Mark as resolved when it is done
6. 6File › Version history › Save version with a name
7. 7An unwanted change? Restore the saved version
8. 8The design is back – and what you had before is saved as a version

Übung: Complete one proofreading round, and restore an earlier text from the version history.

Invitations, comments and teams need Business · version history needs Pro · anyone can make a view link

Show a multi-page design full screen – and control it from the keyboard.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1The arrow next to Present › Present from the beginning
2. 2→ or Space: next page · ←: previous page
3. 3B: black screen – any key brings the page back
4. 4W: white screen
5. 5Autoplay (or A): the pages turn by themselves – choose 3, 5 or 10 seconds
6. 6Esc exits – you are on the page you ended on
7. 7Others can watch too: Share › Presentation link

Übung: Present the whole annual report from start to finish – with a pause on a black screen along the way.

Get an editable draft from your own AI assistant – and finish it yourself.

Schritt für Schritt

1. 1No AI chat in the editor: you connect your own assistant under Design with AI
2. 2Connect Claude or Connect ChatGPT – you approve the connection yourself
3. 3Step 1: Copy your address and paste it into the assistant
4. 4Settings › AI assistants: the address, your connections and today's allowance
5. 5An AI draft is an ordinary design – open it from Home
6. 6Fix the text: double-click and type
7. 7Change a colour: select › Fill colour
8. 8File › Check for print – fix what it finds before you share or print

Übung: Get an AI draft, fix the text and colours yourself, and run Check for print before you deliver.

Free: 5 new AI designs a day · Pro: 200 a day and print-ready PDF files