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Creating a Canvas

Learn how to create a canvas, rename it, and add content using AI or drag-and-drop in Air.

Written by Lauren Ford

Who can create a canvas?

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supported on any Air plan

✏️ Anyone that has edit access to a workspace

You can create or open a canvas from any board or compatible asset. Once generated, your canvas is saved and available within the board for you to return to at any point. In this article, we'll walk through how to create a canvas, rename it, and begin adding your creative assets.

Create a canvas

  1. Navigate to a board view and click on the Create button located in the top right corner of the screen to open the creation menu.

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  2. From the dropdown menu, select Create new canvas. This will generate a new canvas that will be saved and available within the board. You can also start a canvas workflow from an asset’s Edit view. Open the asset, switch to Edit, then choose Edit in Canvas to open the selected asset in a Canvas editing workflow.

    Asset Edit Mode panel with Edit in Canvas button

  3. Once the canvas is generated, the board view will shift to allow you to see the canvas alongside your existing files. New canvases default to Auto. Before sending the first message, you can choose another model; that selection applies to the first run and is saved with the Canvas once it exists. Click on the default Untitled Canvas title at the top to rename the canvas to whatever you prefer.

  4. Add assets with the bottom-right Agent button, drag them from the board, or right-click the empty canvas and choose Add from board.

To return to a canvas later, open the board’s Canvases tab and select an existing board-connected canvas. Your work is saved there so you can continue from where you left off.


Now that you've created a canvas, you can continue to organize and collaborate on your visual content. Explore our guide on adding content to learn more ways to bring assets into your workspace.

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