Canva planner links not working?
Most Canva link problems come from how the file was exported, not from the links themselves. Here is what to check.
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1. Check how you exported
- Download as PDF, not PNG or JPG. Image downloads have no links at all.
- Leave "Flatten PDF" off. Flattening turns the page into a picture, and links are lost.
- Re-open the downloaded PDF and tap a few tabs before anything else.
2. Check the link targets
In Canva you link an element to a page by selecting it, choosing Link, and picking a page from the list of pages in the document (Canva Help). Common slips:
- Pages were reordered or duplicated after linking, so a tab now points to the wrong month.
- A tab was duplicated from another month and kept that month's link.
- The link was put on a small text box instead of the whole tab shape, so the tap area is tiny.
- Two linked elements overlap, so a tap opens the wrong one.
3. Test the exported PDF
The checker reads each link's label and the page it lands on, so it catches a "Jun" tab that goes to May. It also finds dead links, tiny tap areas and overlaps, and checks the file against Etsy's 20 MB limit.
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4. Big planners
Very long Canva planners can be slow to edit, and the exported file can pass Etsy's 20 MB per-file limit (Etsy Help). Use the Etsy size checker to see how many parts you need.
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