How to Add Text to a Canva Video

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Lots of video content creators use Canva to design thumbnails for their videos.

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However, Canva is not just a design tool; Canva can function in several ways for creators and businesses, including using Canva to add text to videos.

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Adding text to videos changes the value of such content, enhancing it to be more enticing and engaging and also making the video more accessible to people.

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Do you want to learn how to add text to a video on Canva? Read on.

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This article will walk you through how to add text to a Canva video.

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How to Add Texts to Your Canva Videos in 4 Steps

Adding text to a video on Canva is simple, straightforward, and similar to how you add text to Canva designs.

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Your video texts include titles, subtitles and captions, perfect for grabbing audiences' attention and contributing to your growth across social media platforms. Here is a step-by-step guide that helps you add texts to Canva videos.

1. Setup your canvas on the Canva mobile app or website

Head to the Canva website or mobile application and click the “Create Design” button. Based on the video’s size (length or breadth), choose the right option that best suits the video size.

2. Upload your video

Once you are in, click “Upload Files” and choose your desired video file. You can drag and drop the video or select it for PC users. Mobile phone users will have to upload directly by selecting the file.

3. Add and edit the texts in the video.

At the left panel of your device, choose the “Text” option and click “Add Heading”. Type in your text as you wish.

You can also change the text's font, size, color, effect, and animation choices on Canva. Simply click the text you want to edit and access the settings.

4. Cut the video into clips.

If you wish to add more text to your video at different timestamps, you need to divide the video into shorter clips so that the initial content created will not appear all over the video.

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To get started, click the video and pull the video player head to the last portion in which you wish the text should last. Right-click your mouse and click “Split” in the options.

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This will automatically create a clip out of the video. If you are using a mobile phone, you will see the split option beneath the video after tapping on the video. The more text you need to add to the video, the more clips you will make.

The Perfect Alternative to Adding Texts to Your Canva Videos

Canva is a good tool for adding texts to videos, but there are better tools for creating the most captivating texts with a much more flexible editing process.

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If you want to generate texts for Short-form videos you create for social media, use Submagic.

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Submagic is an AI automation tool that automatically helps creators generate texts for their short-form videos within minutes with much more text-editing customization.

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With Submagic, you don’t need to type or convert videos to multiple clips to add text to your video. The impressive part is that video texts on Submagic are generated in over 48 languages, including English, German and Japanese.

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Also, you can animate your texts, add emojis and edit your texts as much as you’d love to.

How to use Submagic to Add Text to your Canva Video

If you are looking to use Submagic to create text for your Canva videos, here are the steps to follow:

Launch the Submagic website.

Head to the Submagic website on your device and create an account with an email and a strong password to get started. If you have an account, login to your Submagic account.

Upload your video.

To upload a video, you start by creating a project. Click the “Create” button at the top left-hand corner of your PC. The “Create” button will be at the top right-hand corner for phone users. After that, you can drag and drop the video or select it from your collection of files. You can also change your language if you are not adding texts in the default language (English).

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Submagic supports MP4 or MOV video format and accepts videos in 1:1, 4:5 or 9:16 ratios. If your video meets the requirements, click the “Upload” button to continue.

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Let Submagic do the magic.

After uploading your Canva video, Submagic does its work automatically. Within two minutes, it adds texts, emojis and animations to the video content without spending any time typing in the words.

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You can also decide to edit your texts in the most desirable way you want to. You can use beautiful fonts, font sizes, animations and other features to make your video unique and appealing.

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Save or export your video.

Once you add and edit texts, you can save your project or export the video to your phone’s device. Simply click the “Save” or “Export” button to complete these actions.

Start Creating Captivating Video Texts Now.

The worst nightmare for every creator is spending lots of time creating video content and eventually not getting a reasonable amount of engagement.

But with Submagic, you can reduce the time spent on video creation and get excellent results because of the quality it adds to your video.

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Visit Submagic.co to get started and move more viewers to your video content.

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