How to Duplicate a Slide in Canva

I am going to show you how to create a copy or duplicate a slide in a Canva presentation. I use three methods that cover the built in option, a quick keyboard shortcut, and a manual copy and paste. Pick the one that matches your workflow.

Duplicate a Slide in Canva with the built in option

Open your presentation in Canva.

Click the slide thumbnail you want to copy.

Right click the thumbnail and choose Duplicate.

Canva adds a new slide that looks exactly the same.

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Duplicate a Slide in Canva using shortcuts

Select the slide thumbnail you want to duplicate.

Press Ctrl+D on Windows or Cmd+D on Mac.

A duplicate of the selected slide appears immediately.

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Duplicate a Slide in Canva by copy and paste

This method is less conventional, but it can be useful in some cases.

Select everything

Open the slide you want to copy and click anywhere on the canvas.

Press Ctrl+A or Cmd+A to select all elements on the slide.

Press Ctrl+C or Cmd+C to copy the selection.

Paste into a new slide

Insert a new blank slide in the same document.

Press Ctrl+V or Cmd+V to paste the content.

You now have two slides that are basically identical.

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Final thoughts on Duplicate a Slide in Canva

The built in duplicate is the quickest menu based method. The Ctrl+D or Cmd+D shortcut is even faster if you prefer the keyboard. The copy and paste route gives you control when you want to duplicate just the elements on a new blank slide.