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Run your AhaSlides polls, quizzes and other interactive slides directly from a Canva presentation. It is one of the AhaSlides integrations. Your audience joins and responds on their phones as usual, and the results appear live on your Canva slide.

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Before you start

  • An AhaSlides account that is allowed to present the deck: you own it, or you’re a collaborator who can present.
  • A Canva design you want to add the presentation to.
  • A deck that is not in private mode. A private deck shows in Canva as a link card rather than the live presentation.
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Open the Embed window

Open your presentation in AhaSlides. Click the Share icon in the top-right corner, then choose Embed. This is the same window you use to embed your live presenting screen on a website.Or, from My presentations, open the deck’s ⋮ menu, choose Share, then Embed.
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Choose Present from another app

In the Embed live presenting screen window, open the Present from another app tab.
3

Copy the link

Click Copy. The link looks like https://presenter.ahaslides.com/share/…/present.
The Embed live presenting screen window in AhaSlides, with the Present from another app tab and the Copy button highlighted

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Step 2: Add it to your Canva design

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Find the Embed app

Open your design in Canva and go to the slide where you want the activity. In the left side panel, click Apps, then search for and open Embed.
Canva's Apps panel with Embed typed into the search box and the Embed result highlighted
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Paste your link

Paste your AhaSlides link and click Add to design.
3

Resize the embed

Resize the embed to fill the slide. Your AhaSlides deck now appears live in the design.

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Step 3: Present from Canva

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Go to the embed

Start presenting your Canva design as usual and go to the slide with the embed.
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Log in if asked

If you see Log in to present in the top-right corner of the embed, click it and log in to AhaSlides in the pop-up window. When the pop-up closes, the button changes to Start presenting. You only need to do this the first time.
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Start presenting

Click Start presenting. The AhaSlides presenting screen opens inside your Canva slide.
The AhaSlides deck embedded in a Canva slide, with the Start presenting button highlighted
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Run your session

Your audience joins with the code or QR code on screen and responds on their phones. Results update live, and you move through your AhaSlides slides as usual.

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Good to know about presenting in Canva

  • Nothing goes live by accident. Opening or editing the Canva design never starts your AhaSlides session. It only starts when you click Start presenting.
  • Who sees what. People who can present the deck see Start presenting. Everyone else just sees your slides, with no button.
  • Just want to show the slides? Paste the ordinary share link instead. It shows a live, view-only version of your deck in Canva.
  • Reloading resets the embed. If you reload the Canva slide, the embed returns to the Start presenting screen. It doesn’t resume on its own.

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Troubleshoot presenting in Canva

Have a question? Contact our support team — if you’re logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise contact us here or email hi@ahaslides.com. Want to connect with other users? Join the AhaSlides community to share tips, request features, and see how others engage their audiences.