To browse designs that include Canva, start with our Canva funeral program templates. For the overall choose, personalize, and print steps, see How funeral program templates work.
Choose Canva in the File Type menu
On the product page, open the File Type menu and select Canva. Our Canva page says the price is the same as the other file types for that design. If Canva is not listed, that design is not available in Canva.
Canva is only on some designs. The Quiet Shore bifold, the Floral Bouquet Frame bifold, and the Pastel Memories bifold all come in Word and Canva. Those three do not come in Apple Pages. If a design lists more than one Canva color, such as the Bright Silver Cross bifold in Blue and Tan, pick the color on the product page before you check out.
Prayer cards and bookmarks that list Canva, such as the Modern Botanical prayer card, open the same way, from a PDF with a private link.
Download the PDF after checkout
After you pay, download your file. For a Canva order, that file is a short PDF with a private link to your template. It is not the finished funeral program. If your browser asks whether to open or save the file, choose Save, and notice where it goes on your computer.
You can download your file up to 5 times over a 10-day period, as explained on our template FAQs and Terms of Service. The same limits apply if you checked out as a guest. Guest customers get the download link in the order confirmation email and on the thank-you page shown right after payment. Keep that email. Once the 10-day period ends, we cannot replace a lost file, so save the PDF somewhere you can find it again.
Open the PDF and click the private link
Open the PDF on your computer. Then open the private link by clicking the button, copying the link into your web browser, or, on some designs, scanning the QR code with your phone.
Sign in to Canva, or create an account. A Canva account is enough, and Canva Pro is not needed.
Click Use template. This makes your own copy in your Canva account. Your edits are kept in that copy. The original stays unchanged, so you can start fresh from the link.
The instruction PDF says this template link is licensed for your personal use, and asks you not to share, resell, or redistribute it.
Once the template is open
You can then add your loved one's photo, name, dates, order of service, obituary and poems. The same instruction PDF walks through editing the text and photos, and through downloading a print-ready file: click Share, then Download, and choose PDF Print. Fonts may differ slightly from the sample, depending on the fonts available in Canva. When you have a version you are happy with, download that print-ready PDF, or print at home, as the product pages explain.
If you would rather edit a Word file on your computer, see funeral program templates for Word. Choose Word in the File Type menu on the product page. That path is a Word document, not a PDF with a Canva link.
If the download will not start
If you cannot find the email, check your spam or junk folder first. If the download still will not start, or the PDF will not open, contact us through our contact form during the 10-day download period, as the FAQs describe. Please include your order number or the email address you used at checkout.
