To Edit or Not to Edit, the Choice Is Yours
Although you can customize your new Instagram reel template with your own voiceover, brand colors, and messaging, it’s also highly effective as it is. For those looking to post immediately without edits, click here.
Before getting started, create a free Canva account here and read on.
How to Edit Your Reel
- Double-click the open-in-canva.html file from your downloadable folder to open the Instagram carousel template in Canva.
- To record your own voiceover, navigate to the video editor below and delete the purple, blue, and orange audio files. These are the prerecorded voiceover files. The green audio is background music, which you can keep.
- Click Share, More, and then Present and Record.
- Select your preferred camera and microphone and click Start Recording.
- The script is displayed on the right side for each clip making it easy to read aloud while recording.
- Pro tip: Hit Pause between each clip to allow yourself time in between recordings.
- When you’ve finished recording all clips, click End Recording
- Once all pages have been recorded, click Save and exit.
- Drag and drop your recording from the Audio tab. Play your reel to test it out and adjust as needed.
How to Share Your Reel
- Looking good! Once your reel is ready, post it to Instagram (or the social media channel of your choice).
- In Canva, on the top corner above the editor, click Share.
- Click the Instagram icon.
- Select Publish your post. Scanning the QR code will direct you to the Canva app on your phone where you can upload to Instagram.
- (Optional) Try publicizing your post through your other social media channels to drive cross-channel traffic.
