Step 1: Accessing the Bulk Create tab

1. Select a template or design you want to use for bulk creation.

2. From the editor side panel, select  Apps.

3. Under More from Canva, select Bulk create.

Step 2: Importing data for Bulk Create

You can add the data to be used for Bulk Create using different methods. More on these below.

Entering data directly

If you prefer entering data manually, you can do it from the Bulk create tab.

1. From the Bulk create tab on the editor side panel, click Enter data manually.

2. Delete the sample data by clicking on Clear table.

3. Enter or paste the data into the table.

4. If you need to add more columns or rows, click on a table cell.

5. Click Accept to proceed.

Connecting images

You can also connect images you've uploaded to Canva. You can then assign these images to elements in the design covered in Step 3 below.

1. From the Bulk create tab on the editor side panel, click Enter data.

2. From the table, click Add data to add a new column.

3. Select Image.

Click the + icon on the cell to find the image or video you want to upload.

Uploading an Excel or CSV file

Before uploading a file, make sure that your file is in Comma separated value (CSV), Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (XLSX), and Tab-separated values (TSV) formats. 

Here’s how to save or convert a spreadsheet into a CSV, XLSX or TSV file:

1. Open the spreadsheet with the data you want to use for Bulk create. If you don’t have a spreadsheet yet, you can create one using the spreadsheet programs mentioned above.

2. Check that the data is in the correct order and in clearly labeled columns.

3. If you’re using Google Sheets, click File and then Download. If you’re using Microsoft Excel, click File and then Save As. If you’re using Numbers, click File and then Export To….

4. Choose either csv, .xlsx or .tsv file option as the document type.

Once done, you can upload your file to Canva.

1. From the editor side panel, select  Apps.

2. Under More from Canva, select  Data autofill.

3. Select CSV or Excel. 

4. Click Upload Data. 

5. Select the file with the data for Bulk create.

6. Once uploaded, if your file has multiple sheets, select the specific sheet on your file.

7. Add the range where to fetch the data if applicable. 

See Step 3: Connecting elements below for the next steps.

Step 3: Connecting data to your elements

After uploading the data, the next step is connecting it to the elements on the design. For example, if you’re creating a business card design, you need to connect the “First name” and “Last name” elements to the correct columns from the data table.

1. On the page of your design, right-click on the element you want to connect.

2. Click  Connect data.

3. Select the data field you want to connect the element to.

4. If you’d like to attach an image, you need to add an image frame element. You can add a frame from the Elements tab of the editor side panel.

5. Repeat from Step 2 until you’ve connected all columns. If your design has multiple pages, go to the page with the element you want to connect and repeat from Step 1.

6. Click Continue to proceed.

Step 4: Creating designs in bulk

The final step before bulk creation is to select which data to use.

1. Select the data you’d like to use. All data is selected by default. You can untick the data you don’t want to use.

2. Click Generate. Once done, the pages created in bulk will open on a new tab.

3. Check if the pages are generated correctly. Adjust the elements as needed.