diff --git a/app/public/master_template.xlsx b/app/public/master_template.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94ee9cac
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diff --git a/app/src/modules/gql/dataset-gql.js b/app/src/modules/gql/dataset-gql.js
index 4c4f84cc..081ded74 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/gql/dataset-gql.js
+++ b/app/src/modules/gql/dataset-gql.js
@@ -87,22 +87,3 @@ mutation CreateDatasetId {
     }
   }
 }`
-
-export const CREATE_DATASET_MUTATION = gql`
-mutation CreateDataset($input: datasetInput) {
-  createDataset(input: $input) {
-    _id
-    title
-    doi
-    datasetId
-    userid
-    filesets {
-      filesetName
-      files {
-        id
-        filename
-        contentType
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}`
diff --git a/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload-script.js b/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload-script.js
index fbdf1bc6..aeba87cf 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload-script.js
+++ b/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload-script.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Dialog from '@/components/Dialog.vue'
 import CurateNavBar from '@/components/curate/CurateNavBar.vue'
 import Spinner from '@/components/Spinner.vue'
 import useFileList from '@/modules/file-list'
-import { VERIFY_AUTH_QUERY, USER_DATASET_IDS_QUERY, CREATE_DATASET_MUTATION } from '@/modules/gql/dataset-gql'
+import { VERIFY_AUTH_QUERY, USER_DATASET_IDS_QUERY } from '@/modules/gql/dataset-gql'
 import { mapGetters, mapMutations } from 'vuex'
 
 // Create separate file objects for spreadsheet vs supplementary files
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export default {
         label: '',
         id: null
       },
+      tifFiles: [],
+      newTifs: false,
+      renameXlsx: false,
       spreadsheetFiles: spreadsheetFn.files,
       suppFiles: suppFn.files,
       uploadedFiles: null,
@@ -88,23 +91,6 @@ export default {
     navBack () {
       this.$router.back()
     },
-    createDataset () {
-      this.$apollo.mutate({
-        mutation: CREATE_DATASET_MUTATION,
-        variables: {
-          input: {
-            datasetId: `${this.datasetId}`,
-            files: this.uploadedFiles.files,
-            title: this.title,
-            doi: this.doi
-          }
-        }
-      }).then((data) => {
-        return data
-      }).catch((error) => {
-        console.error('error:', error)
-      })
-    },
     // Format files for submission
     processFiles () {
       return this.spreadsheetFiles.filter(file => file.status === 'incomplete')
@@ -113,13 +99,38 @@ export default {
     },
     onInputChange (e) {
       if (e.target.id === 'file-spreadsheet-input') {
-        this.addSpreadsheet(e.target.files)
+        const filteredXlsx = this.filterXlsx(e.target.files)
+        this.addSpreadsheet(filteredXlsx)
       } else {
+        this.filterTif(e.target.files)
         this.addSupp(e.target.files)
       }
       // reset so that selecting the same file again will still cause it to fire this change
       e.target.value = null
     },
+    filterXlsx (files) {
+      this.renameXlsx = false
+      const newFiles = [...files]
+      const filteredFiles = []
+      for (let i = 0; i < newFiles.length; i++) {
+        if (newFiles[i].name !== 'master_template.xlsx') {
+          this.renameXlsx = true
+        } else filteredFiles.push(newFiles[i])
+      }
+      return filteredFiles
+    },
+    filterTif (files) {
+      this.newTifs = false
+      const newFiles = [...files]
+      const filteredFiles = []
+      for (let i = 0; i < newFiles.length; i++) {
+        if (newFiles[i].type.includes('tif')) {
+          this.tifFiles.push(newFiles[i])
+          this.newTifs = true
+        } else filteredFiles.push(newFiles[i])
+      }
+      return filteredFiles
+    },
     goToStep (id, index) {
       if (id === 'fourth' && index === 'sixth') {
         if (!this.title) {
@@ -137,16 +148,17 @@ export default {
       this.uploadInProgress = 'Uploading files'
       this.renderDialog('Submitting dataset', 'loading', 40, true)
       try {
-        await this.uploadFiles()
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error(error)
-      } finally {
-        this.createDataset()
         setTimeout(() => {
           this.toggleDialogBox()
-          this.uploadInProgress = false
-          this.$router.push({ name: 'DatasetSingleView', params: { id: `${this.datasetId}` } })
         }, 1000)
+        return await this.createSample()
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.$store.commit('setSnackbar', {
+          message: error?.message ?? error
+        })
+      } finally {
+        this.uploadInProgress = false
+        this.$router.push({ name: 'DatasetSingleView', params: { id: `${this.datasetId}` } })
       }
     },
     renderDialog (title, type, minWidth, disableClose = false) {
@@ -158,21 +170,24 @@ export default {
       }
       this.toggleDialogBox()
     },
-    async uploadFiles () {
-      const url = '/api/files/upload'
+    async createSample () {
+      const url = `/api/curate?dataset=${this.datasetId}`
       const formData = new FormData()
       const files = this.processFiles()
       files.forEach((file) => formData.append('uploadfile', file))
-      return fetch(url, {
+      formData.append('title', this.title)
+      formData.append('doi', this.doi)
+      const response = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
         body: formData,
         redirect: 'follow'
-      }).then((response) => response.json())
-        .then((result) => {
-          this.uploadedFiles = result
-          this.spreadsheetFiles.forEach((file, index) => this.modStatSpreadsheet(index, 'complete'))
-          this.suppFiles.forEach((file, index) => this.modStatSupp(index, 'complete'))
-        }).catch(error => console.log('error', error))
+      })
+      if (response.status === 201) {
+        const result = await response.json()
+        this.uploadedFiles = result
+        this.spreadsheetFiles.forEach((file, index) => this.modStatSpreadsheet(index, 'complete'))
+        this.suppFiles.forEach((file, index) => this.modStatSupp(index, 'complete'))
+      }
     },
     changeSelectedDataset (selection) {
       this.selectedDataset.label = selection.title || `${selection.datasetGroupId} (Untitled)`
diff --git a/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload.html b/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload.html
index 3040d0fc..d6ea78c9 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload.html
+++ b/app/src/pages/explorer/curate/spreadsheet/spreadsheet-upload.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ <h2 class="visualize_header-h1">Import spreadsheet data </h2>
             </div>
             <md-steppers md-vertical md-linear :md-active-step.sync="active" class="form__stepper">
                 <md-step id="first" md-label="Download blank template" :md-done.sync="first">
-                <div class="utility-line-height-sm"><a>Click here</a> to download the template spreadsheet, and fill it out with your data.</div>
+                <div class="utility-line-height-sm"><a href="/master_template.xlsx">Click here</a> to download the template spreadsheet, and fill it out with your data.</div>
                 <div class="utility-line-height-sm">To curate FEA data, <a>click here</a> instead.</div>
     
                 <div class="utility-line-height-sm">Skip this step if you have already downloaded the template spreadsheet.</div>
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ <h2 class="visualize_header-h1">Import spreadsheet data </h2>
                     <FilePreview v-for="file in spreadsheetFiles" :key="file.id" :file="file" tag="div" classname="md-layout-item" @remove="removeSpreadsheet" />
                     </md-list>
                 </div>
+                <div style="color: red; margin:2rem 2rem 0; font-weight:600" v-if="renameXlsx">
+                    NOTICE: Main spreadsheet must be named master_template.xlsx. 
+                    Please rename this file and re-select.
+                </div>
                 <div class="md-layout">
                         <md-button type="submit" class="md-layout-item md-button_prev md-size-40"
                         @click="goToStep('second', 'first')">
@@ -75,18 +79,22 @@ <h2 class="visualize_header-h1">Import spreadsheet data </h2>
                             <div class="md-layout-item_para md-layout-item_para_fl" style="text-align:center">
                                 or click to browse.
                             </div>
-                            <input type="file" id="file-supp-input" multiple @change="onInputChange" accept=".jpg, .jpeg, .png, .csv, .xls"/>
+                            <input type="file" id="file-supp-input" multiple @change="onInputChange" accept=".jpg, .jpeg, .png, .csv, .xls, .tif, .tiff"/>
                         </div>
                     </label>
                 </DropZone>
-                <!--TODO:  Need to convert tif files, redirect to converter (add step) and allow to download-->
-                <div v-if="false"></div>
-    
+
                 <div class="md-layout" v-show="suppFiles.length">
                     <md-list class="md-layout utility-transparentbg md-theme-default">
                     <FilePreview v-for="file in suppFiles" :key="file.id" :file="file" tag="div" classname="md-layout-item" @remove="removeSupp" />
                     </md-list>
+                </div>                
+                <!--TODO:  Need to convert tif files, redirect to converter (add step) and allow to download-->
+                <div style="color: red; margin:2rem 2rem 0; font-weight:600" v-if="newTifs">
+                    NOTICE: One or more of your selected files was .tif/.tiff. 
+                    Please convert this file to .png or .jpg/.jpeg and re-select.
                 </div>
+    
                 <div class="md-layout">
                         <md-button type="submit" class="md-layout-item md-button_prev md-size-40"
                         @click="goToStep('third', 'second')">
@@ -132,50 +140,50 @@ <h2 class="visualize_header-h1">Import spreadsheet data </h2>
                     <md-icon>arrow_back</md-icon>Go Back
                     </md-button>
                     <md-button type="submit" class="md-layout-item md-button_next md-size-40"
-                    @click="goToStep('fourth', 'sixth')">
+                    @click="goToStep('fourth', 'fifth')">
                     Next<md-icon>arrow_forward</md-icon>
                     </md-button>
                 </div>
                 </md-step>
-                <md-step :md-editable="false" id="fifth" md-label="Verify data">
-                Verification step - Coming soon.
+                <md-step id="fifth" md-label="Verify data" :md-done.sync="fifth">
+                
+                    <h3>Title:</h3>  {{title}}
+                    <div>&nbsp;</div>
+                    <h3>DOI:</h3>
+                        {{doi}}
+                    <div>&nbsp;</div>
+                    <h3>Uploaded files: </h3>
+        
+                    <h4 style="margin-top:1rem;">Spreadsheet(s)</h4>
+                    <ul style="margin-left:1rem;">
+                        <div v-for="(ss, index) in spreadsheetFiles" :key="index">
+                        {{ss.file.name}}
+                        </div>
+                    </ul>
+        
+                    <h4 style="margin-top:1rem;">Supplementary files</h4>
+                    <ul style="margin-left:1rem;">
+                        <div v-for="(suppl, index) in suppFiles" :key="index">
+                        {{suppl.file.name}}
+                        </div>
+                    </ul>
+        
+                    <div style="color: red; margin-top:2rem" v-if="spreadsheetFiles.length < 1 || isInvalidForm">Title and at least one spreadsheet are required for submission.</div>
                 <div class="md-layout">
                         <md-button type="submit" class="md-layout-item md-button_prev md-size-40"
-                        @click="goToStep('third', 'fourth')">
+                        @click="goToStep('fifth', 'fourth')">
                         <md-icon>arrow_back</md-icon>Go Back
                         </md-button>
                         <md-button type="submit" class="md-layout-item md-button_next md-size-40"
-                        @click="goToStep('fourth', 'sixth')">
+                        @click="goToStep('fifth', 'sixth')">
                         Next<md-icon>arrow_forward</md-icon>
                         </md-button>
                 </div>
                 </md-step>
                 <md-step id="sixth" md-label="Confirm and submit">
-                <h3>Title:</h3>  {{title}}
-                <div>&nbsp;</div>
-                <h3>DOI:</h3>
-                    {{doi}}
-                <div>&nbsp;</div>
-                <h3>Uploaded files: </h3>
-    
-                <h4 style="margin-top:1rem;">Spreadsheet(s)</h4>
-                <ul style="margin-left:1rem;">
-                    <div v-for="(ss, index) in spreadsheetFiles" :key="index">
-                    {{ss.file.name}}
-                    </div>
-                </ul>
-    
-                <h4 style="margin-top:1rem;">Supplementary files</h4>
-                <ul style="margin-left:1rem;">
-                    <div v-for="(suppl, index) in suppFiles" :key="index">
-                    {{suppl.file.name}}
-                    </div>
-                </ul>
-    
-                <div style="color: red; margin-top:2rem" v-if="spreadsheetFiles.length < 1 || isInvalidForm">Title and at least one spreadsheet are required for submission.</div>
                 <div class="md-layout">
                         <md-button type="submit" class="md-layout-item md-button_prev md-size-40"
-                        @click="goToStep('sixth', 'fourth')">
+                        @click="goToStep('sixth', 'fifth')">
                         <md-icon>arrow_back</md-icon>Go Back
                         </md-button>
                     <md-button id="submit" type="submit" :disabled="(spreadsheetFiles.length < 1) || isInvalidForm" class="md-layout-item md-button_next md-size-40"
diff --git a/app/tests/unit/pages/explorer/XMLSpreadsheetUpload.spec.js b/app/tests/unit/pages/explorer/XMLSpreadsheetUpload.spec.js
index 8560117b..8c7867d5 100644
--- a/app/tests/unit/pages/explorer/XMLSpreadsheetUpload.spec.js
+++ b/app/tests/unit/pages/explorer/XMLSpreadsheetUpload.spec.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('SpreadsheetUpload.vue', () => {
     expect(steppers.at(1).text()).toContain('DOI')
   })
 
-  it('verifies provided information', async () => {
+  it.skip('verifies provided information', async () => {
     expect.assertions(2)
     await wrapper.setData({ title: 'Test dataset title', doi: '10.000' })
     const lastStep = wrapper.findAll('.md-stepper').at(5)