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What this video covers

The video shows how to use the CopyDoc Figma plugin to sync layer content from a CSV, Excel file, or Google Sheets URL. It also demonstrates the auto repeat feature, which duplicates a selected Figma layer or component across spreadsheet rows and fills in matching content automatically.

Things you'll need

• A Figma file with layers named to match the spreadsheet headers.
• A CSV, Excel file, or a publicly shareable Google Sheets URL.

Steps

1. Open a Figma file, find CopyDoc from Resources or Saved plugins, and launch the plugin.
2. In CopyDoc, open sync content and choose a source such as CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets URL.
3. Make sure the Figma layer names match the spreadsheet column headers, such as title, genre, minutes, and poster.
4. Drag and drop the CSV into the Drop Zone, preview the rows, and click sync rows with layers to map selected layers to the data.
5. Turn on auto repeat, select a single layer or instance with named nested layers, and click sync and repeat selected layer to duplicate it for each spreadsheet row.
6. Optionally place the layer inside an existing auto layout frame first so the repeated copies stay inside that container.
7. For Google Sheets, set General access to anyone with the link, copy the sheet URL, paste it into CopyDoc, and load the content preview.

Useful links

• Watch the full video on YouTube
• Read the full video transcript
• Read: Naming your layers in Figma to match the spreadsheet
• Next: Sync XLSX Excel spreadsheet content to Figma
• Open CopyDoc in the Figma Community