Read these articles to learn the ropes and populate your designs with real content.

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Install the Figma plugin

To start using data.to.design you’ll need to access the Figma plugin:

  1. Get the plugin from the community page
  2. Run the plugin in the relevant Figma canvas
  3. Save the plugin for easier access

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Data explorer

This first screen is where you can add datasets to the plugin. Datasets are the groups of related content that are either custom or generic. You need datasets in order to have data to populate your designs with as you’ll use them to insert and link specific data to your Figma layers.

There are 3 types of datasets you can add:

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Mappings

Mappings are powerful links between your data and Figma layers. By having mappings set up in advance you can quickly populate multiple layers with relevant data at once, and re-use the most common ones at any time.

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