How to integrate Canva with Slack and Microsoft Teams

Integrating Canva with Microsoft Teams⁠(opens in a new tab or window) and Slack⁠(opens in a new tab or window) helps keep everyone in the loop, with all your critical updates in one place. Help your team work more efficiently across all platforms. By integrating, you can enjoy time-saving notifications, easy design sharing, and consolidate all your design projects’ key updates in one place. Sound dreamy? Let’s take a look at exactly how to integrate with Microsoft Teams and then Slack.

First up, click here to access and download the Canva app for Microsoft Teams⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

And click here to access and download the Canva app for Slack⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

The Canva app for Microsoft Teams keeps everyone in the loop in one place. Without ever having to leave Teams, preview or collaborate on your design, and view multi-page Canva designs. Keeping notifications within Microsoft Teams will save you having to check your email or Canva for updates and help you keep the project moving at pace with real-time Teams notifications about the latest progress in Canva. The Canva app for Microsoft Teams lets you:

• Get notified when you’re tagged in a design, someone comments on your design, or you’re invited to view a design
• Expand and view multi-page designs when someone shares a link in Teams, without needing to app-switch to Canva
• Invite your team to view and collaborate on designs right from Teams with improved link sharing.
  

Adding the Canva App to your Microsoft Teams workspace is easy. Each user will need to individually add the Canva app on Teams⁠(opens in a new tab or window) and sign in to their Canva account. The Canva app is available to all Canva users.

1. In the Teams workspace side menu, click Apps to access the Teams store.
2. Then search ‘Canva’, click it and when you're on the description screen, click ‘add’. You might need permission from your Teams administrator to install the app.
3. On the Canva bot welcome message, click ‘Sign in’ and use your Microsoft login details to connect your Canva and Teams accounts. Currently, the Canva app for Teams only supports users logging in with their Microsoft Teams email address.
4. Grant the app access to finish and you’re all set!
   

The Canva app for Slack helps keep project management comms in one place. In the comfort of your own Slack, you can stay across Canva notifications and invite people to preview or collaborate on your designs. Keeping notifications within Slack means you can turn off email notifications and save yourself from inbox overwhelm. And you can keep the project moving efficiently with real-time Slack notifications. Integrating Canva lets you:

• Get Slack notifications for tags, comments or invitations to view a design
• Create Canva designs! Just type ‘/canva create’ to start a new design and share it with your team right from Slack
• Share design links so your team will never miss a Canva design in Slack thanks to new and improved link sharing.
  

As with most Slack integrations, adding Canva to your Slack is easy. If you’re using Canva Business, members need to individually add the Canva app on Slack⁠(opens in a new tab or window) and connect their accounts. This is available to all Canva users.

1. From your Slack workspace side menu, under the Apps section, click on ‘Add apps’.
2. On the apps directory, search for ‘Canva’, click it then click ‘Add to Slack’. You might need permission from your Slack administrator to install the app.
3. On the Canva welcome message, click ‘Connect your account’, and log in using your Canva login details.
4. Finally, grant the app access and you’re ready to go!

For a list of all available Slack commands for Canva, type ‘/canva help’. Disconnecting and reconnecting your Canva and Slack accounts is easy too, just type ‘/canva disconnect’ or ‘/canva connect’ to link them again.