Canva Hacks Part 11 ➝ The Quickest Hack to Instantly Clean Up Your Design

Tired of dragging elements pixel by pixel to align them perfectly? This hidden Canva feature spaces everything evenly in one click — no more eyeballing or messy layouts.

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What This Hack Does

With one right-click, Canva can instantly align and distribute elements evenly.

Here’s what it does

  • Automatically align and space selected elements
  • Even out spacing vertically or horizontally
  • Make your layout feel clean and balanced

What it fixes

  • Uneven spacing between text and shapes
  • Misaligned arrows or icons
  • Layouts that “almost” look centered
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How to Use It

This takes under five seconds — here’s how.

  1. Select all elements you want to align.
  2. Right-click ➝ choose Space Evenly.
  3. Click Tidy Up.

Result

Everything is perfectly spaced and aligned — no manual dragging or fine-tuning needed.

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Before vs After

Before

  • Misaligned elements
  • Uneven spacing
  • Visual clutter

After

  • Everything evenly spaced
  • Layout looks polished
  • Design feels professional
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Why It Works

Good design is 80% structure and 20% style. This built-in tool fixes structure instantly.

In practice

  • Speeds up alignment across slides and carousels
  • Helps maintain rhythm and visual hierarchy
  • Eliminates design “noise” caused by uneven spacing

Try it now

Open any of your recent Canva designs, select all, and hit Tidy Up. The difference is immediate.

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Includes step-by-step visuals, spacing ratios, and alignment grids to instantly upgrade your layouts.
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