Design approval & online proofing
Send Canva designs for approval
Send designs to clients and teammates for proofing, feedback, and approval without leaving Canva.
Simple approval & online proofing
Send your work for approval.
Simple approval and online proofing for the tools you already use. Send work to clients or teammates, collect feedback, manage change requests, and keep every approval organized.
Works with Canva and Google DocsTM
Approval requested
jordan@acme.com asked you to review a submitted version.
Open review link →
Review link
SecureQ2 campaign — ready for review
Snapshot of the version that was sent
Locked version
Approve
Request changes
Works where you already work
Choose what you want to send for approval.
Start an approval directly from the tool where your work already lives.
Document approval
Send Google Docs for approval
Send documents to clients, managers, or teammates and track approvals and change requests directly from Google DocsTM.
How it works
From ready for review to approved.
A straightforward approval process without chasing decisions across email, chat, and comments.
Send your work
Choose what you're working on, add your approvers, and send it for review.
Review from a link
Approvers receive a review link where they can see the version you submitted.
Approve or request changes
Collect a clear decision and feedback, then keep the approval moving forward.
A clearer approval process
Keep every approval organized.
Sequential approvals
Send work through multiple approvers in the order you choose.
Version snapshots
Approvers review the version that was actually submitted.
Change requests
Collect feedback and send an updated version back for approval.
Approval tracking
See who's approved, who's reviewing, and who's next.
Email notifications
Keep requesters and approvers updated as the approval moves forward.
Simple reviewer experience
Give clients and teammates a clear place to review, approve, or request changes.
For client & team approvals
Get a clear yes before work moves forward.
Use Send for Approval for marketing designs, proposals, policies, client deliverables, content, internal documents, and other work that needs review and sign-off.
Common approvals
- Marketing designs
- Client deliverables
- Proposals
- Policies
- Content
- Internal documents
Frequently asked questions
Send for Approval helps you send work to clients or teammates for review, collect approvals or change requests, and keep the approval process organized.
Send for Approval currently works with Canva for design approval and online proofing, and Google DocsTM for document approval.
Yes. You can add multiple approvers and send the approval through them in sequence.
Their feedback is sent back to you so you can update your work and send the revised version for approval again.
No. The person creating the approval uses the integration. Approvers receive a review link where they can respond.
Yes. You can see who has approved, who is currently reviewing, and who is next in the approval process.