How to Create Notebook Paper in Canva

Watch the video below or scroll down for the step-by-step tutorial on how to create college ruled paper in Canva.

Video: How to Create Notebook Paper in Canva for KDP Books

Create a College Ruled Lined Page

1. Login to Canva
2. Click the Custom Size button
3. Enter your page dimensions in inches or mm, including 0.125” / 3.2 mm bleed on your outside margins. For example, to create a US Letter sized page, enter 8.625″ for width and 11.25″ for height. See the KDP help documents for more information.
4. Turn on your rulers via the File menu
5. Click and drag the top ruler to add a guideline at about 1.125″ from the top
6. Click and drag the top ruler again to add a guideline at about 10.6″ from the top
7. Go to the Elements tab and click on the plain line element to add it to your page
8. Change the weight and color of the line as desired.
9. Resize the line to be as wide as the page
10. Duplicate the line 34 times for 35 lines total (CMD + D on a Mac or Ctrl + D on a PC)
11. Move one line to the top guideline and one line to the bottom, leaving all other lines in between.
12. Select all lines
13. Select Position > Center
14. Select Position > Tidy Up
15. Click Group
16. Move your lines to the center of the page

Add a Left Margin Rule

1. Go to the Elements tab and click on the plain line element to add it to your page
2. Change the weight and color of the line as desired.
3. Rotate the line 90 degrees to be vertical
4. Resize the line to be as tall as the page
5. Move to about 1.25″ from the left side of the page