How to add a registration form in Canva

Throwing a corporate or personal event? Your guests need an easy way to sign up — not only to make the process simpler for them, but also to streamline how you track registration numbers. And the best way to handle this is by offering an online registration form.

However, building and uploading registration forms to every relevant web page can be a time-consuming task. Luckily, if you built your website with Canva, there are a number of easy ways to add a registration form — like with Jotform.

What is Canva?

Canva is an easy-to-use digital design tool with a wide variety of features, allowing anyone to create professional-grade designs. Its user-friendliness has made it an increasingly popular choice for website design, with pre-made templates and drag-and-drop design elements ready to use. You can even upload forms from outside Canva to increase the overall utility of your site.

Why add registration forms in Canva?

Whether it be a charity gala or a webinar, you need a way to maintain accurate registration numbers for your events. The easiest way to achieve this is by adding online registration forms to your website.

Canva websites make it simple. Forms are quick and easy to create and implement, and users can keep form design on-brand by reusing elements, fonts, and colors. But to properly embed forms on something like a homepage or landing page, you need to find a registration form software that pairs well with Canva. Jotform is one such solution.

How Jotform and Canva work together

Jotform is a popular online form builder that allows you to create powerful Canva registration forms that maximize data collection and provide a seamless user experience. Besides being visually appealing, these forms are also multifunctional — with a full suite of features to help collect responses, organize data, and provide insights into your event registration:

• Data organization and management with Jotform Tables
• Data analysis through Jotform Report Builder
• More than 1,700 free registration form templates
• Offline form capabilities through Jotform Mobile Forms
• Online registration payment using more than 40 payment gateway integrations
• E-signature collection through Jotform Sign

One of the core benefits is that — along with more than 100 other third-party integrations — Jotform has a native integration within Canva so you can easily connect your account to your projects. Once connected, you can add any form from your Jotform account onto your Canva site and even start a new form directly from your Canva design page.

How to add a Canva registration form with Jotform

Before you can add a registration form to your Canva website, you must first create the form you need in Jotform. Once created, uploading it is as easy as a few clicks — and there are a couple of different ways to do it.

Method 1: From scratch

Creating a registration form from scratch allows you to build exactly what you need. Here’s how to get started:

1. Go to the My Forms page on Jotform.
2. Click on the Create Form button.

3. Select the Start From Scratch option on the Create a Form menu.

4. Choose a Classic Form or Card Form, depending on your needs.

5. Update the title of your registration form.
6. Click the Add Element button on the left side of the Form Builder to open the Form Elements menu.

7. Drag and drop the elements you want to include in your registration form.
8. Update the design of your registration form by clicking on the blue Form Designer button on the right-hand side.

9. Once your form is complete, open your Canva account and the relevant project.
10. Click the Apps button on the left of your Canva design screen.
11. Search for Jotform and click the Jotform icon to open the application window.

12. Click the Open button to begin the application connection process.

13. Once the app is open, click on the Your forms tab and click Log in to begin connecting your account.

14. Allow Jotform access to your Canva account by clicking the Connect button.

15. After you’ve allowed Canva access to your Jotform account, click the form you want to add to your Canva project.

Method 2: From a template

If making a form from scratch sounds time-consuming, consider starting off with a template instead.

1. Open the Jotform registration form templates page.
2. Identify the form you’d like to use and click the Use Template button to open the Form Builder.

3. Add any form elements or make design changes in the Form Builder.

4. After completing your form, open your website in your Canva account.
5. Click the Apps button on the left of your Canva design screen.
6. Search for Jotform and click the Jotform icon to open the application window.

7. Click the Open button to begin the application connection process.

8. Once the app is open, click on the Your forms tab and click Log in to connect your account.

9. Allow Jotform access to your Canva account by clicking the Connect button.

10. Once you’ve allowed Canva access to your Jotform account, click the form you want to add to your Canva project.

As you can see on the image above, if you’d rather start this process on Canva, you can also start a new form by clicking the Create new form button when you’ve opened the Jotform application.

Manage your event easily with Jotform

Hosting an event is already hard enough — so don’t let manual invite registration slow you down. Regardless of which method you choose, the Jotform integration in Canva makes it easy to add registration forms to your website.

And you can do it all for free when you sign up to Jotform. Start creating today or explore our templates, and help make your event a success.

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