Bentley Canva Guide - Brand Kit and Branded Templates - Quick-Start and Design Rules

Sep 11, 2026

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Bentley Canva Guide helps Bentley University staff and students produce professional, on-brand designs in Canva using the Bentley Canva Enterprise platform. It explains who the guide is for, how to access Canva via Bentley SSO, and how accounts are assigned. The guide details where to find the Bentley Brand Kit and branded templates, how to apply the brand kit to non-Bentley Canva templates, and how to customize designs while preserving approved fonts, colors, logos, and photography sources. It also covers collaboration, sharing, and approval workflows.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Quick-Start Checklist

Account Information

Finding The Bentley Official Brand Kit and Branded Templates

Locate Bentley Project Templates

Using Canva’s Generic (Non-Bentley) Templates with Bentley Brand

Customizing Your Designs

Brand Voice and Writing Style

Collaboration and Sharing

Downloading and Approval

Helpful Design Resources

Support and Contacts

BENTLEY CANVA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 3 Quick-Start Checklist 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 4 Account Information 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 5 Finding The Bentley Official Brand Kit and Branded Templates 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 6 Customizing Your Designs 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 9 Brand Voice and Writing Style 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 10 Collaboration and Sharing 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 11 Downloading and Approval 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 12 Helpful Design Resources 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 13 Support and Contacts 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 14 INTRODUCTION This guide is designed to help Bentley University staff and students confidently create professional, on-brand designs using Canva. Through Bentley’s Canva Enterprise platform, you have access to approved templates, brand assets and tools that make it easy to create presentations, flyers, social media graphics and more— while maintaining a consistent visual identity. THIS GUIDE IS FOR: Staff ■ ■ Faculty Student Workers ■ QUICK-START CHECKLIST New to Canva? Start Here 􀂅 Request access to Bentley’s Canva account by contacting the IT Help Desk 􀂅 Log in using Bentley’s SSO (your Bentley email and password) 􀂅 Review Bentley’s Brand Guidelines 􀂅 Explore branded templates 􀂅 Download approved photos from Bentley’s image database, WebDam 􀂅 Create your first design Tip: Try to start with an official Bentley template when possible so you don’t need to manually add in the brand colors and fonts from the Brand Kit after you pick the template. ACCOUNT INFORMATION ■ A limited number of seats are provided for Bentley staff and faculty and are assigned at the Help Desk’s discretion. ■ Each account is tied to an individual email. Shared email addresses are not permitted. ■ All enrolled students receive free access to Canva Pro. It is not necessary to request seats for your student workers. ■ If you already have a personal Canva account, you may toggle between accounts and/or transfer designs. FINDING THE BENTLEY OFFICIAL BRAND KIT AND BRANDED TEMPLATES Find the Bentley Official Brand Kit Click on Brand Hub. There you will find the Bentley Brand Kit and Bentley project templates. See fig. A + B Tip: Pin this kit to your Canva homepage for easy access. Figure A Figure B Locate Bentley Project Templates Templates can be found in the shared folder: Projects ➞ Scroll down to folders Folders and find Bentley Branded Templates. See fig. C. Figure C Folder Overview: | Folder | Use For | | --- | --- | | Presentations | Slides and decks | | Flyers (8 .5 × 11”) | Print-ready flyers | | Posters (11 × 17” and 24 x 36”) | Campus posters | | Event Collateral Kits | Event templates (photo/no photo/social) | | Campus Signage | Wayfinding and event signage | | Email and Web Graphics | Headers and web banners | | Certificates and Awards | Recognition materials | | Web and Drupal Image Resizing | Homepage and news uploads | | Virtual Backgrounds (Zoom and Teams) | Zoom and Teams backgrounds | Using Canva’s Generic (Non-Bentley) Templates with Bentley Brand You may also use Canva’s templates and apply Bentley branding. To apply the Brand Kit: 1. Open the Canva template of your choice 2. In the left toolbar, select Styles (paint palette icon) 3. Select the Bentley Official Brand Kit under “Your Brand Kits” 4. Click “Apply all” 5. Replace images with approved photos [from](from photography.bentley.edu)[ ](from photography.bentley.edu)[photography.bentley.edu](from photography.bentley.edu)[ ](from photography.bentley.edu)[This allows flexibility while maintaining Bentley](This allows flexibility while maintaining Bentley)’[s](s) brand visuals. CUSTOMIZING YOUR DESIGNS You may edit: Text (headlines, details, dates) Photos (replace with images) Lay

FAQs

Who is this Bentley Canva guide intended for?

The guide is for Bentley University staff, faculty, and student workers. It focuses on creating professional designs that follow Bentley’s brand identity in Canva.

How can staff or faculty access Bentley’s Canva Enterprise account?

Request access by contacting the IT Help Desk, then log in using Bentley SSO with a Bentley email and password. Accounts are tied to individual email addresses, and shared emails are not permitted.

Where can users find the Bentley official brand kit and branded templates?

In Canva, open Brand Hub to access the Bentley Brand Kit and project templates. Project templates are also available in the shared folder under Projects, within Bentley Branded Templates.

What can be edited in designs, and what must stay unchanged?

Users may edit text, replace photos, and adjust layout within reason. Fonts, colors, and logos must follow Bentley’s approved brand rules, including using Bentley brand fonts and approved logos without stretching, recoloring, or replacement.

Sep 11, 2026

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