How to delete an animation in Canva

Canva gives you the opportunity to get creative with your projects in several ways. One of the most useful features is the animation tool, which you can use for text, photos, stickers, or even the entire page. Using the animation tool is easy, but if you don’t like it, you can always delete it.

In this article, we will look at the process of deleting an animation in Canva. Additionally, we will discuss how to remove the exit/end animation from your project.

Delete animations in Canva

Canva’s animation tool allows you to improve your presentations and make your projects more fun. You can choose between page, text, element, and photo animations, depending on exactly what you want to animate. For separate elements on the page or slide, select page animation, text animation, or photo animation. If you want to animate the entire page, there is a page animation option for that.

Canva offers different types of animations. You can choose from basic animations, such as rise, scroll, fade, and drift. You can also make something on the page zoom in or out. To get a special effect, browse the hype category, where you have various animations like drop, pop and neon.

In addition to choosing what type of animation you want, there are other things you can adjust. Depending on the animation, you can choose the direction, intensity and speed of the animation. However, these features are only available if you subscribe to Canva Pro. You can change the duration of the animation if it is for the entire page (between 0.1 and 30 seconds). It is not currently possible to change the order of animations or the exact timing, but Canva plans to introduce these features soon.

Any animation you add can also be removed just as easily. This is what you need to do to delete an animation in Canva.

1. Open canva in your preferred browser and log in to your account.
   
2. Navigate to the “Your projects” tab.
   
3. Locate the project you want to edit and click on it.
   
4. Click on the element that is animated.
   
5. Navigate to the name of the animation (for example, “Zoom Photo”) above the page or slide. You can also just right click on the element and go to “Animate” in the menu.
   
6. Select the “Delete Animation” button in the bottom left corner of your screen.
   

The animation will be removed immediately. You can also use this method to choose a different animation. If you want to remove an animation from a page, click anywhere on the page and navigate to the animation name in the top left corner. You will also find a “Delete Animation” button for page animations. The same applies to text, photo, and element animations.

Note: Although you can change the animation of the stickers, you cannot delete them, since they are pre-designed GIFS.

How to delete animations in Canva in the mobile app

You can also use the mobile app to add and remove animations from your projects. Follow the steps below to find out how.

1. Open the Canva app on your phone.
   
2. Find the project you want to edit on your home page.
   
3. Tap the element that is animated.
   
4. Go to the “Animate” icon below the toolbar.
   
5. Select the “None” button to delete it.
   

That’s all about it. You have successfully removed the animation from your Canva project. If you have multiple animations for different elements, you will have to repeat the same steps for all elements.

How to Delete an Exit/Outro Animation in Canva

For some photo, element, and text animations, you have the option to choose whether the animation will start when you enter or exit the page or move to the next slide. You can also set the animation for both the beginning and the end of the page. This can be very useful for longer presentations where each slide includes several elements, such as photos, text, stickers, etc.

While you can’t remove the exit/end animation, you can set the animation to start at the beginning of the slide. This is how it’s done.

1. Select a project you want to edit in Canva.
2. Select the element that is animated.
   
3. Right click on the selected item and select “Animate” from the list of options.
   
4. Choose “On Enter” in the “Animate” section in the left sidebar.
   

Now, when you play the presentation, you will notice that the element will animate when you enter that page or slide, but when you move to the next one, it will remain still. Please note that this feature is not available for all animations. Only appears for animations that move left and right or up and down.

There is also an option to reverse the exit animation, but this only changes the direction of the animation to the opposite side.

Modify animations in Canva

While Canva’s animation feature can make your projects and presentations stand out, they can also be distracting and unnecessary. Fortunately, it will only take you a couple of seconds to remove them. You can do this for all animations in your presentations.