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Editing, Previewing, and Exporting Cards

Connect a template to your deck, check the live preview, generate AI artwork, and export your cards as images or a PDF.

Pick a template for each deck side

Use the Deck Side Template Picker to choose which saved template the current side of your deck uses. If your cards have different front and back designs, switch sides and pick a template for each one.

Link deck columns to template fields

This is the step that makes previews come alive. The Template Field Link panel connects your spreadsheet columns to the field slots inside the template:

  1. Select the template side you're working on.
  2. Open the Template Field Link panel.
  3. For each template field, choose the deck column that should fill it — for example, link the template's Title field to your Name column.
  4. Watch the preview update after each link.

Preview looks empty? Nine times out of ten, a field just isn't linked yet. Unlinked fields stay blank in the preview.

Check the live preview

The Card Preview Grid renders your cards from the current data and template. Click different rows in the spreadsheet to inspect different cards. Check a few of your longest card texts — that's where layout problems usually hide.

Need per-card tweaks? The Preview Adjustment panel stores card-level adjustment values that belong to the deck, without touching the shared template.

Generate card artwork with AI

The editor can generate artwork for your cards using AI. There are two quality modes:

ModeBest forCost
Fast DraftQuick playtest artworkabout 2 Credits per image
High DetailPolished, presentation-ready artabout 12 Credits per image

New accounts start with 1,000 Credits, so you have room to experiment. See the Credits guide for details.

Filter and sort visible rows

  1. Use the Card Data floating panel to filter the grid down to the cards you care about.
  2. Click Sort in the Card Data toolbar.
  3. Choose the field, direction, and value type.
  4. Set Scope to Visible rows only to reorder just the filtered cards and leave hidden rows in place.

Export your cards

Open the Export menu in the workspace header:

  • Export Images (PNG / JPG) — one image file per card. You can export all cards, only the visible ones, or only selected ones.
  • Standard PDF export — a print-ready sheet for cutting out physical prototypes or sharing for review.

Exports use your current deck data, template selection, and field links — so double-check the preview before you export.