Microsoft Designer

Learn how to generate original images from AI prompts for logos, social media, branding, and more.

With Microsoft Designer , you can go from a blank page to a polished logo, poster, or social post in minutes — and this course shows you exactly how.

Course Curriculum

• 1 What is Microsoft Designer? Discover what Microsoft Designer is, its purpose, and where you can access it. Learn about different plans and credits. 6m

• 2 Three Ways to Create Designs Learn about the three main creation methods: Create with AI, Edit with AI, and Design from Scratch. 7m

• 3 Navigating the Editor Get familiar with the canvas, panels, toolbar, and layers in the Microsoft Designer interface. 8m

• 4 Finding and Using Templates Search and filter templates to find the right design type and size for your project. 8m

• 1 Working with Text Learn how to add, style, and format text, including fonts and effects. 7m

• 2 Colors, Palettes, and Backgrounds Understand how to use color palettes and backgrounds to create visually appealing designs. 5m

• 3 Images and Media Discover how to upload and manage images, stock photos, illustrations, and shapes. 6m

• 4 Layout Essentials Learn about layers, alignment, grouping, and spacing to create clean and organized layouts. 9m

• 5 Icons, Stickers, and Visual Elements Incorporate icons, stickers, and other visual elements to enhance your designs. 6m

• 1 Prompt-to-Image with DALL-E Generate your first AI image using a text prompt and learn how to select and insert the result. 3m

• 2 Writing Effective Prompts Learn how to write clear and detailed prompts to control the subject, style, and mood of your AI-generated images. 4m

• 3 Prompt Templates and Editable Prompts Use and adapt prompt templates, edit open fields, and save prompts as reusable templates. 4m

• 4 Generating Asset Types Create specific asset types such as stickers, emojis, clip art, monograms, and avatars using AI. 4m

• 1 Edit with AI: Uploading and the AI Edit Toolset Upload photos and explore the AI edit toolset for various editing tasks. 3m

• 2 Background Removal and Blur Learn how to remove or blur backgrounds to focus on the subject. 4m

• 3 Generative Erase: Removing Unwanted Objects Use the generative erase feature to cleanly remove distractions and unwanted objects from photos. 5m

• 4 Move Objects, Frame and Adjust Learn how to move objects, frame images, and make adjustments to your photos. 4m

• 1 Creating a Logo & Brand Kits Explore how brand kits are handled in Microsoft Designer currently and create an on-brand logo for Brew and Bloom. 5m

• 2 Posters, Flyers and Invitations Create posters, flyers and invitations based off of one consistent template. 7m

• 3 Collages and Coloring Books Combine multiple photos into attractive collages and coloring books. 6m

• 4 Presentations and Visuals for Documents Design graphics for slides and documents, and integrate them into PowerPoint and Word. 5m

• 1 Designer in Copilot Use Designer through Copilot for ideation, mood boards and rapid concepts. 3m

• 2 Designer in Windows Photos Use Designer's AI edits from Windows Photos. 3m

• 1 Capstone: An End-to-End Brand Campaign Workflow Combine every skill to plan and produce a small multi-asset brand campaign for an independent bookshop, Foxglove Books & Bindery. 3m