How Do I Combine Animations in Canva?

Combining animations in Canva typically involves applying different animations to various elements on a single page or across multiple pages to create dynamic designs or videos. There's also a specific technique you can use if you want the same object to appear multiple times with different animation styles throughout your design.

Combining Animations Across Different Elements and Pages (Standard Method)

The most common way to "combine" animations is by animating different elements on your design independently and also using page transitions.

Here's how you generally combine animations in Canva:

• Animate Individual Elements:

  • Select any element (text, image, graphic, etc.) on your design.
  • Click the Animate tab in the toolbar above the editor.
  • Choose an animation from the options (Page animations, Element animations, Text animations).
  • Repeat for other elements on the page, selecting different animation styles if desired. This allows multiple elements to animate in different ways simultaneously or sequentially based on the animation type.

• Use Page Animations:

  • Select the page you want to animate.
  • Click the Animate tab.
  • Choose a Page animation. This adds a transition effect when moving from the previous page to the current one in a video or presentation.
  • You can apply different page animations to different pages to create varied transitions.

By using these methods, you can have text fading in while an image slides, followed by a page flipping to reveal new content with a different set of animations.

Applying Multiple Animations to a Single Object (Sequential or Replacement)

Sometimes you might want the same object to perform different types of animations at different points in your design (e.g., animate in with a 'Rise' effect on one page, then move or exit with a 'Pan' effect on the next). While you can't apply multiple canned 'Element' animations simultaneously to the exact same instance of an object on the same layer, you can create a sequence or replace an animation using a specific method, as described in the provided information.

According to the information available:

"If you want to add multiple animations to a single object, simply select the element, make a copy of it, and then click “ Delete Path “ to remove the previous animation. You can then apply any other animation to the same element."

This technique allows you to prepare a copy of an object to receive a different animation. You would typically use this when:

• Creating a Sequence: You could have the original object on one page with Animation A, and a copied version of the same object on the next page (or potentially later on the same page if using video timeline features effectively) with Animation B applied using this method.
• Replacing an Animation: If you applied an animation and want to try a completely different one without the old animation path interfering, copying the element and deleting the path provides a clean slate for the copy.

Here's how to apply this method based on the description:

1. Select the element you want to animate differently or sequentially.
2. Make a copy of it. (You can use Ctrl+C/Cmd+C and Ctrl+V/Cmd+V or duplicate the page).
3. With the copied element selected, go to the Animation options.
4. Click “Delete Path“ to remove any animation that might have been copied with it or applied previously.
5. Now, with the clean copied element selected, apply any other animation you want.

This allows you to effectively have the same visual object appearing with varied animations throughout your design's progression.

In summary, combining animations in Canva is primarily done by animating different design elements and pages independently, and you can apply different animations to the same object's subsequent appearances by copying it and applying a new animation to the copy after clearing its path.