Moving content from Word documents to Figma has always been a headache. Manually copying text, redoing layouts, and reformatting styles eats up time—and leaves room for costly mistakes.
When part of the team is working with content in Word and the other part are creating assets in Figma, bringing everything together in one tool; on one canvas, can save a ton of back-and-forth.
And instead of manually copying and pasting text from Word to Figma, you can now use office.to.design! This time-saving Figma plugin imports Word documents into Figma with just a few clicks—keeping them fully editable and ready to design.
What is office.to.design?
office.to.design was launched early this year as part of the anything.to.designcollection of Figma plugins. office.to.design allows designers to effortlessly import Office files like Word, PowerPoint, Keynote, Pages, OpenOffice, and more—directly into Figma as fully editable layers.
For example, if you’re working on a newsletter you created in Word, you can now import it and continue editing its original layout, typography, structure, and images in Figma using office.to.design.
From Word to Figma quick guide
It only takes a few minutes to edit your Word files in Figma:
- Run the office.to.design plugin in Figma.
- Upload your
.docor.docxfile. - Adjust the import options.
- Click Import.
- Edit your document directly in Figma!
How to import a Word document into Figma
Use office.to.design to import a Word document into Figma layers in just a few clicks—perfect for speeding up workflows and avoiding manual copy-paste.
1. Launch the office.to.design plugin
Search for “office.to.design” in Figma Community and click Open in…Select the file where you want to use the plugin. Click Run to start using the plugin.
In a Figma file, you can also click the search icon at your bottom menu and search for office.to.design to launch it.
2. Upload your Word document
Drag-and-drop or browse to select your .doc, .docx, or any supported file type. This will automatically convert your Word file into an editable format.
3. Configure your import options
Choose how you want to import your file (as editable layers or images) and your file stacking. If your font isn’t available in Figma, it will be replaced with another font.
If you’re a PRO user you get selective import features such as page selection, and you can also import more than three pages.
4. Import your file
When you’re ready, click “Import” and the plugin transforms your Word content into Figma frames with editable text, images, and layouts.
5. Edit your Word doc in Figma
Reposition layers, tweak typography, adjust colors—all the content from your Word document is now entirely inside Figma.
Why import Word files to Figma?
1. Skip manual recreation
Rebuilding multi-page documents by hand in Figma is tedious, and even just copying text from one place to another can take hours. office.to.design handles this in seconds, preserving precise formatting so you can jump straight into design — minimal to no layout adjustments required.
2. Preserve document structure
A Word document's logical structure such as headings, bullet lists, and spacing is crucial for readability and consistency. Importing your document with office.to.design ensures that your original layout is retained as clean, semantic Figma layers. You won’t need to manually indent lists or realign paragraphs, saving your mental overhead for other more crucial tasks.
3. Centralize workflows
By bringing written content into Figma, all collaborators in a team (designers, writers, stakeholders) work in context and comments all occur in one place.
The right collaboration tools, like Figma, can boost productivity by up to30%.They help to eliminate the back-and-forth between different sources of truth and avoid complicated handoffs. The ability to quickly import content from Word to Figma can help make Figma not just a design tool, but a central workspace for creative collaboration.
FAQs
Q: What office formats are supported?
office.to.design supports 22 formats including:
- Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dot),
- PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, etc.),
- Apple Pages & Keynote,
- OpenOffice / StarOffice (.odp, .odt),
- Older formats like .wps, .wpd, .abw, .lwp, and .hwp
Q: What if fonts aren’t installed locally?
The plugin lets you choose replacement fonts if originals aren’t available.
Q: Can I import specific pages only?
Yes, PRO users can select page ranges or to only import individual pages, as well as the option to import more than three pages.
Q: Do layout and images stay intact?
Yes—layouts, images, text styles, and structure are preserved and converted into editable layers.
✨ Level up your Word documents in Figma
Search for office.to.design in Figma Community and start importing your first Word file! For more, visit the anything.to.design blog to learn how to import virtually any file type including PDFs, PowerPoints, Excel/Sheets, Adobe files, and more.
📣 Feel free to share feedback or ideas—our team loves hearing what formats you want next!