Send your Canva-designed email via Gmail

Learn how to send a Canva-designed email via Gmail using Canva’s Export to Gmail feature.

When you choose the Export to Gmail option from the Share menu, Canva opens your design directly in a Gmail draft. The layout, text, and images are preserved as they appear in your Canva design. You can then customise your subject line and recipient list before sending.

Follow these steps to send your Canva-designed email directly from Gmail. It’s ideal for one-off messages or small group emails, without needing a separate email platform.

1. After designing your email, select
   Share, then select Gmail.
2. Select Connect Gmail.
3. Authenticate your Gmail account, then select Export to Gmail.
4. After exporting, select Continue in Gmail. Canva will open a Gmail compose window with your email content preloaded.
5. Edit your subject line, add recipients, and select Send.

You can use Canva Email with platforms that let you upload your own design, such as Mailchimp, HubSpot, or Brevo.

If you're just sending to one person or a small group, you can also use Gmail with Canva’s Export to Gmail option. However, Gmail isn’t built for sending large or automated email campaigns.

Not really. Gmail is not designed for bulk or commercial email campaigns like most Email Service Providers (ESPs).

It’s great for personal or small messages, but it’s not made for sending to a big list or running email campaigns. For that, it’s better to use an ESP like Mailchimp or other email platforms designed for marketing.

Gmail removes media queries and some advanced email styles. Because of this, your Canva email may not stack correctly or match the layout you see in the Canva editor when you view it in Gmail.

Canva cannot control how Gmail displays emails.