Using Canva Templates

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The Templates section provides Canva-based starter templates designed specifically for hospitality TV content.

Templates help you create professional-looking slides faster without starting every design from scratch.

How the Template Workflow Works #

Templates are useful for quickly creating:

Tip:
Starting from a template usually saves time and helps maintain a more professional and consistent visual style across your TVs.

Before opening a template, always verify the correct screen ratio.

Most TVs use:

Portrait signage may use:

Using the wrong ratio may cause stretched or cropped playback on TVs.

WelcomeTV templates are intended as a starting point, not as a full internal drag-and-drop editor inside the dashboard.

The actual design work happens inside Canva or another design application.

The typical workflow is:

Design externally → Export media → Upload into WelcomeTV

Using exported images and videos instead of live drag-and-drop rendering helps improve:

In short:
WelcomeTV focuses on reliable TV playback while Canva handles the creative design work.