Canva for Education Sign‑In Instructions

Overview 

Canva is an elegant and intuitive design platform that facilitates the transformation of ideas into polished visuals within minutes. Whether you’re crafting classroom materials, presentations, or resources for students, Canva for Education gives you access to thousands of premium templates, collaboration tools, and advanced features at no cost to DSST staff.

How to Log In Using SSO 

If you’re currently logged into any Canva account, you will need to sign out and then follow the steps below. 

1. Go to https://www.canva.com
2. In the upper-right corner, select Log in. 
3. Select Continue with email.
4. Enter your DSST email address (e.g., [e-mail]).
5. Select Login with SSO.

If SSO Doesn’t Work

If SSO isn’t loading or you receive an error, you can still access Canva by choosing an alternate login method. Canva allows you to sign in with Google or log in using your email address as backup sign‑in options.

Email:

Google:

What Happens to Your Existing Canva Designs?

Good news—you will NOT lose anything you already created.

Here’s how Canva organizes your content when joining an SSO-managed team:

• Your DSST Canva for Education team will be added to your account.
• Any designs or uploads you created previously remain in your personal team, which stays separate from the DSST team.
• You can switch back and forth anytime by clicking your profile photo and selecting the team you want to work in.

Nothing is deleted, removed, or overwritten.

If you have any issues, please open a helpdesk ticket by emailing [e-mail]!