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Oct 26, 2026 1:44 PM UTC
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How do I design a clear, reusable prayer-time graphic for a local community in Adobe Express?

I help a small community group in Sharjah put together a weekly graphic with prayer times, and I want one template I can update quickly instead of rebuilding it each week. The layout needs a clear heading, one highlighted time for Maghrib, and space for a short note about the venue. For example, I am checking a guide to sharjah maghrib time for the timings I need to feature, so the highlighted time stays accurate. What is the best way to set this up in Express: a locked background layer, editable text boxes for the times, and a brand kit for colours and fonts? I also want to export one version for social media and one printable version without duplicating the design. Any tips on templates, text styles, or keeping the date and time fields easy to update each week would be very helpful.

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    Amer_Kapetanovic0293
    Participating Frequently
    Oct 26, 2026 3:30 PM UTC

    Hey,

    You can do this with Bulk create. And you can almost fully automate this. I tried it now for the first time and it worked.

    Basically, it lets you pull the text content from a csv spreadsheet. You can create a spreadsheet using any AI. I created mine using this prompt:

    I need a csv file which will give me sharjah maghrib time prayer schedule for every day as follows:Column names are startdate, enddate, mon-p1 to mon-p5, tue-p1 to tue-p5, continue for every day until sun-p5.
    In the next row fill startdate with next Monday's date, enddate with date of a Sunday after that.
    Then give me prayer times in HH:MM format in the same row for every prayer time (5 prayers a day p1-p5)


    So now you have a csv file as your source of information:


    Now you need to design your weekly graphics. Make sure that startdate, enddate, and all prayers (mon-p1 to mon-p5, tue-p1 to tue-p5, and so on) are individual text boxes:



    Now you map those boxes to their corresponding columns in the csv file using Bulk create:
     


    It will ask you to upload your CSV file. Once you upload it, you can map fields:
     


    I mapped only startdate, enddate and first three prayer for Monday:
     

    Once you mapped all the fields go to the next step and Adobe Express will create an additional page for you.
    You can lock the design, the position of the text fields but enable text updating on those fields.

    Basically, you can ask your AI to get you times for entire year, you will end up with 52 rows. When parsed, you will have 52 new pages, one for every week.

    If for some reason, these can not be made one year in advance and need adjustments, you can figure that out another way.

    I’m attaching the spreadsheet for you. You can export single or multiple pages as jpegs or printable pdf in the Download section.

    I hope you will make something great out of this. Good luck!
    Regards,
    Amer

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    CORCTON34033231
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Oct 26, 2026 2:59 PM UTC

    Hi! A simple, reusable setup is:

    - Build one master design with a clear heading, a short venue note, and separate text boxes for each prayer time, so each week you only edit the date and times.

    - Give Maghrib its own text box with a different colour and bold style, and check it against your Sharjah guide before you export.

    - Keep the master untouched and work on a copy each week, so the layout and background stay consistent.

    - For the two outputs, download the same weekly copy as an image for social media and as a PDF for print, instead of making two separate designs.

    If you are on a Teams or Enterprise plan, you can also use Share > Convert to template to lock the background/layout and set the allowed brand colours and fonts: https://helpx.adobe.com/express/web/brands-libraries-projects/create-manage-brands/template-control.html

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