Designing the same content separately for every platform — square post, story, print flyer — is one of the most repetitive parts of using Canva.

Magic Switch exists specifically to skip that repetition, rebuilding an existing design for a new size automatically.

Here's the trick:

Magic Switch rebuilds your layout for Instagram, print or presentation without starting over.

How to use it

  1. Open your finished design.
  2. Open the "..." menu (or File menu) and choose Magic Switch.
  3. Pick a new size or format — Instagram Story, A4 print, presentation, and so on.
  4. Review the generated version and adjust any element that didn't reflow exactly as expected.

Where it helps most

Turning one Instagram post into a story, a poster and a presentation slide, without rebuilding each one from a blank canvas.

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One thing to watch for

Magic Switch reflows text and images automatically, but designs with a lot of precisely placed elements usually still need a short manual check afterward.

Found a faster way to do this, or a version that works differently on Mac? That's what the comments are for — this section connects to your comment system of choice (Disqus, giscus, etc.) once the site is live.