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What this video covers

This video shows how to use the CopyDoc Figma plugin to add realistic placeholder content to text layers in Figma. It covers the Content Library, placeholder categories, custom text snippets with placeholders, and locale-based localization for names and other content.

Things you'll need

• A Figma file
• The CopyDoc Figma plugin

Steps

1. Open your Figma file, find CopyDoc from the resources icon, and run or save the plugin.
2. In CopyDoc, open Content Library and switch to the placeholders tab to browse categories like person, animals, internet, and Lorem Ipsum.
3. Click a text layer and apply a placeholder item such as full name, first name, or an email address to fill the layer with realistic fake content.
4. Use the copy icon to copy a placeholder trigger, or type a shortcut like double slash commands to expand placeholder content in an existing layer.
5. Go to the collections tab, add a new snippet, and combine custom text with placeholders using Show Placeholder Shortcuts and the plus icon.
6. Apply or paste the snippet trigger into one or more selected layers to populate them with randomized placeholder content.
7. Use the localization dropdown to switch locales such as Japanese, Korean, or Italian so placeholders generate content in that language.

Useful links

• Watch the full video on YouTube
• Read the full video transcript
• Read: Using Placeholder Content
• Next: Add text expander content snippet shortcuts in Figma
• Open CopyDoc in the Figma Community