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seniManager, Community Support
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David_Montenegro
David_MontenegroNew Member
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Where do I find the list of peeps somehow linked to the files i own, so that I can just ban them from projects/teams/my life?

Hi, I want to buy the pro just for me but I have a ton of people from past projects (most of which I don’t even know) that I would gladly remove from my contacts, from my projects, from everything.How do I do it?Where do I find the list of peeps somehow linked to the files i own, so that I can just ban them from projects/teams/my life?Can someone walk me through or point me at a resource that does it?Please HelpThank you

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Mumin Morgan
Mumin MorganNew Member
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Is there any way to get or set text direction (RTL vs LTR) in a Figma plugin?

Hey everyone—I’m working on a Figma plugin that helps with Arabic and English interfaces. One issue I keep running into: I can’t figure out how to detect or set the text direction (like right-to-left for Arabic). The plugin API doesn’t seem to have anything like textDirection, and I’ve tried checking the characters in the text manually, but it’s messy—especially when the text mixes Arabic and English, or has numbers and punctuation. I just want to know if there's any way, even a workaround, to know whether a text node is RTL or LTR, and ideally control it from the plugin. Has anyone dealt with this before? Thanks inadvance!

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MrCoreyTysYT
MrCoreyTysYTNew Member
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Can you make something that isn't text (like for example, vector shape) look like it's in italic?

So, I feel like making something that’s not text (like for example, a vector shape) look like it’s italic. Like, is it even possible?

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Shira G
Shira GNew Member
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Will renaming and restoring a component break instances?

I had a component named "Button" I made some drastic changes to it not realizing that it was used a lot throughout our designs, and my changes will probably affect the existing designs Didn't publish any changes to the library yet So I renamed the component to "Button new", and copy pasted the old unchanged version of that component from the version history, called "Button" Now if I publish the changes, will it break all my instances of "Button", or will they remain intact and I will simply have a new component of "Button new?

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redview
redviewNew Member
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Severe lags when selecting objects

Hi, I'm experiencing severe lags when selecting objects and moving them. And light lags in the layers panel. I checked both in the browser and in the app. The system is fresh and all drivers are installed.Lags in any file, even a new and empty onei7 4771 / ddr3 1333mhz 24gb / ssd nvme 512gb / rx 580 8gb / windows 11Screencast

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gintare
gintareNew Member
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Editing Free vs Pro plan (payment)

Hi!I have always used the free version of Figma and had no problem giving other people editing rights and collaborating on projects.Recently, I bought the pro plan to access dev mode. Now I don’t seem to be able to give anyone editing rights without paying for their seat.Is it true that as a pro user I can’t have people editing my file without paying for an extra seat? Or am I just doing something wrong?Thank you in advance!:)

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PeteysPoint
PeteysPointNew Member
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Black lines appear on prototype

In between my groups there seems to be black lines on the prototype but when I look at my design they are no where to be found 

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VAITKEVIX
VAITKEVIXNew Member
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How to change to UI3 INTERFACE

I have a problem, I can't install the ui3 interface. I have a paid figma and it has UI2 

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Nellya
Aurelien_Barbier
Aurelien_Barbier
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Rules of text truncate

Hello ! I and my team we are searching for information about the new function to automatically truncate text. Do you know how it works ? What is the rules of truncating ? Because we made some tests and we don’t understant how it works actually 🙂 Thanks in advance, Have a nice day ☀️

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juliamatveeva193
juliamatveeva193
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Open the desktop app button doesn't work

I can’t work in the app anymore. Only browser version works but doesn’t allow me to open the desktop app. The “Open the desktop app” button isn’t active

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Samuel Woszak
Samuel WoszakNew Member
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How can I make a variant push other elements inside an Auto Layout when resized?

Hi! I saw a prototype where clicking on a circle inside an Auto Layout made it expand horizontally, and the other elements next to it were pushed automatically — no frames, no manual resizing. Just Auto Layout and Variants. What am I missing to make the expanding circle push the other elements inside the Auto Layout using Smart Animate?Thanks! (The light blue example is something that works as expected, it’s from the project that I took to study, and the dark blue is mine, and it doesn’t work, even though I tried to replicate the setup, but if it’s not working it’s because I’m missing something, but I don’t know what. It just overlaps the other item) Can someone explain to me how to do this?

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UI-UX_design
UI-UX_designNew Member
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Figma site is not visible in Edu plan. is that right?

Does Figma work like this on all sites? Is it not working on Eduplan or am I using it incorrectly? If anyone has a solution to this problem, please let me know. Thank you.

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Dishy Saini
Dishy SainiNew Member
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scaling icon issue

i have a icon i used in badge i made icon atom for the icon for easy instance swapping and other things as well so this atom is 24*24 but i need in 12*12 as soon as i make instance of badge it gets scaled on it own

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Dag
DagNew Member
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Button resizing from center - Am I missing something??

Hi everyone,I have not used Figma in quite some times, and I am becoming so mad for something that is so basic… I just need help with that because I am obviously missing something here. I just want to have a component constiting of a simple button, with only a label in it. No icon, no variants with different sizes. I want this button to be resized automatically with the lentgh of the label, but from the center, NOT from left to right. And that is where I am lost.Here is what I do right now:I create my text I add an auto layout This creates a frame to which I add a fill I set my text to “Align center” I set my auto layout to “Align center” Everything is set to “Hug Content”How can I set it to be resized from the center, and not from left to right? The only workaround I have in mind, is to put this Button (text + auto layout frame) into another bigger frame, set to “center align” as well. But this seems so unnecessary, and as soon as I set this new frame to “Hug content” this goes back t

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Dan4
Dan4New Member
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Figma sites -- Accessibility???

Watching the “Config 2025” sites looked interesting.  About me i’m a tester, but watching other videos from some YouTubers, they got in and started showing the code generated for the browser. YUK YUK YUK!   Or should i say <div><<div><div>  It is nothing but a sea of <div>.  Will be 100% unusable or an extreme pain in the (what we sit on),  Not a minor pain but essentially as bad as one could ever make it, not to mention absolutely no semantic rules which any accessible site would be expected to have to make the site usable…   Just seems you are effectively giving every accessible user a big middle finger…  Might be i’m assuming too much but you all are away the sites you expect people will need to use will be as difficult as you can make it.   

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Nad1203
Nad1203New Member
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Figma Sites - Remain Live even after downgrading plan?

Hi, I’m wondering if any sites I publish with Figma Sites while on full seat will remain live online after I downgrade the plan. I’m assuming it will just not let me make any edits and publish new edits after downgrading, is that correct? 

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frankjxl
frankjxl
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Figma Slides - Could not delete text styles until

I was trying to delete a text style in Figma slides, and couldn’t figure it out at all. Until I accidentally move the popover to discover there’s actually two popover. The one on top is covering the one on the bottom with the delete button. Figma, you might want to fix this, seems like a glaring bug.

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Albert Fransciano
Albert FranscianoNew Member
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why my figma like this, please help & how i can fix it?

 

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Ulfa
Ulfa
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Educational & Professional Plans

Hi, currently I have an educational license with me, but also want to opt for a professional plan. Will I lose the educational profile if I start to pay for the professional one?

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Imtiyaz_Ahmed
Imtiyaz_AhmedNew Member
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Is it possible to fetch data from external api into figma designs?

Hey, now that Figma Sites is available to use; I wanted to know if there are any plugins or tools or methods to fetch live external data through APIs into Figma designs?Or atleast I want two way sync between any database and figma. The database can be any tool like Notion, Google Sheets, Airtable. The data should sync from both ways. 

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JulienDelenclos
JulienDelenclosNew Member
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What's equivalent of "Smooth Tool" in Illustrator?

Smooth out hand-drawn curves to make a clear result. I know we can remove anchor point with ⇧⌫ but it’s too slow. What's equivalent of "Smooth Tool" in Illustrator?   

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Gu_Yiling
Gu_YilingNew Member
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`window.figma` is still unavailable on view-only pages

Figma removed window.figma from all pages in view-only mode on March 19, 2024.Shortly after, I shared a community post here, as well as on Hacker News and Twitter, which drew some attention. Figma responded both here and on Twitter, stating that the removal was unintentional and that they planned to restore the API “in the coming weeks.” Two weeks later, they revised the timeline, saying the fix would be rolled out “in the next few months.”But it’s now been 14 months, and window.figma is still unavailable. Figma has stopped responding to any follow-ups.As a Figma user, I find this level of disregard unacceptable. You made a clear public promise to the community, then quietly abandoned it. It’s hard not to suspect that the original response was just a stalling tactic to defuse backlash and buy time.

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danielruz94
danielruz94New Member
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How to play Unblocked Games 76 - Play Classroom 6x and Classroom 30x at school

Are you looking for a way to enjoy Unblocked Games 76, Classroom 6x, and Classroom 30x during school breaks or free periods? With many schools blocking gaming websites, finding ways to access these platforms can be challenging. But how can you bypass these restrictions and still enjoy your favorite online games? What are the best methods for accessing unblocked games at school? Can you play these games on different devices, like PCs, Chromebooks, or even smartphones? Let's explore the solutions and ways you can enjoy a seamless gaming experience without worrying about network filters!

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ZkPro
ZkPro
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Can I use Starter Plan for business / commercial ?

Hi,As in topic, can I use Starter plan for business / commercial use? I would appreciate the answer from Figma representative :) Thank you and have a nice day!

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