Hey @tapps, sorry for the frustration!
Creating new styles hasn’t changed.
You can access local styles in the right sidebar when nothing is selected, or from the style picker.
To create a new local style:
- In the right sidebar, click the + next to Local styles.
- Select the property you’d like to create a new style for.
- Give the style a name and description and click Create style. Descriptions display when hovering over the style in the style picker.

You can also create styles from an existing object:
- Select the object or frame you’d like to create a style for.
- In the right sidebar, click next to the section corresponding to the style you want to create. Here’s what the icon looks like using Selection colors as an example:

- Click in the style picker. In the Create new style modal, you can click Show more options to view and edit style properties.
- Give your style a name and description and click Create style. Descriptions display when hovering over the style in the style picker.