Since I create all my social media graphics in Canva, it makes sense to use their content planner to plan all my posts (albeit only one-graphic posts).
Here is a guide to how I use the Content Planner to plan out my month before I create the actual posts. Enjoy!
The How…
- Find the content planner from your home screen under ‘Apps’
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-09.57.03.png)
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2. I add in ‘events’ first to plan out my month before creating posts. You can either:
- Click on the date itself and an event will automatically appear
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-28-at-11.16.56-1024x528.png)
2. Find the ‘Add new’ button to the top right of the calendar and choose ‘Event’.
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.11.43.png)
An event will appear on that date
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.21.30.png)
3. My content calendar is now full of events like this….
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-09.49.14-1024x706.png)
4. When I’m ready to create posts I can:
- Hover over a date and click on the ‘+’ symbol
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.03.34.png)
2. Click on ‘Add new’ top right and choose ‘Post’
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.11.43.png)
5. Both options will open a window to use an existing design, create a new design or use a template…
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.03.02-1024x843.png)
6. My scheduled posts will appear on my content calendar:
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.34.42-1024x539.png)
7. I can delete ‘events’ once I’ve created the proper post for that day…
- Click on the event
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.21.30.png)
2. Click on the 3 dots and choose ‘Delete event’
![](https://prettylittledocs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-04-26-at-10.35.22.png)
I hope this has been useful, I’d be lost without Canva’s content planner now. I know I have to use other tools like Meta when e.g. I want to do a Carousel, but I think this is really useful as a planning tool. If you have any questions or want more detail on something, you can email me at louise@prettylittledocs.com or DM me on social media:
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Great tips here, thanks Louise!
Hope you find them helpful Becky! x