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url: "/copydoc/tutorials/export-and-re-import-selected-text-layers-in-figma.md"
description: "This tutorial shows how to use the CopyDoc Figma plugin to export selected text layers from a Figma frame to a CSV spreadsheet, edit the text in a spreadsheet app, and import the changes back into Figma. It also shows how to review detected text changes before updating the selected layers."
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# Export and re-import selected text layers in Figma

> This tutorial shows how to use the CopyDoc Figma plugin to export selected text layers from a Figma frame to a CSV spreadsheet, edit the text in a spreadsheet app, and import the changes back into Figma. It also shows how to review detected text changes before updating the selected layers.

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**What this video covers**

This tutorial shows how to use the CopyDoc Figma plugin to export selected text layers from a Figma frame to a CSV spreadsheet, edit the text in a spreadsheet app, and import the changes back into Figma. It also shows how to review detected text changes before updating the selected layers.

**Things you'll need**

- Figma
- CopyDoc installed from the Figma Community

**Steps**

1. Install the CopyDoc plugin from the Figma Community under the Plugins tab.
2. In your Figma file, right-click and open Plugins, then run CopyDoc.
3. Select the frame or text layers you want to export, then click Quick Export.
4. Choose the export format, such as CSV, and select an ordering option, then click Quick Export CSV and download the file.
5. Open the exported CSV in a spreadsheet app, edit the figma_text values, and save the updated file as CSV.
6. Back in CopyDoc, open Import Text Layers, drag in the updated CSV, review the detected changes, and optionally deselect any you do not want to apply.
7. Click Update Figma Text Layers to re-import the approved text changes into Figma.

**Useful links**

- [Watch the full video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQZiVV7HOM)
- [Read the full video transcript](https://www.hypermatic.com/tutorials/how-to-export-and-re-import-selected-text-layers-in-figma-using-copy-doc)
- [Browse Copydoc tutorial docs](https://docs.hypermatic.com/copydoc/tutorials)