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Missing Export Panel on developer’s view. They see a message saying that my file has Export functions disabled.


My Figma file has been enabled to the appropriate setting for allowing users (with View Only) to Copy, Share, and Export elements. This was an option I found in the “Share” prompt window.


My understanding from Figma’s documentation that users with “View” permissions SHOULD allow them to see an Export panel on the right-hand side. However, my team is getting the messaging that they cannot export anything in the Export panel.


I’m dumbfounded on what else I am missing. (Note: These users, development team, already have been invited to my Figma file.) In the meanwhile, I have granted them “Edit” access to get through the obstacle.


I’ve already searched for this question on the forum here and I came up with no resolution to my existing problems, despite having gone through all of my Settings and documentation on Figma.


My Figma is up to date.

The enabled setting “Allow viewers to copy, share, and export from this file” should have worked. If this is not the case, you need to submit a bug report to support.

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With editing permissions, there is no more “export” tab, instead the export functions are at the bottom of the “design” tab.


As @Gleb has pointed out here in 2021, still true in 2024:



When you have Edit access to the file, export is done through the Design panel. At the bottom of it there is an Export section — scroll the right panel to the bottom to see it.



Source:

Export Properties Panel not showing up

Wow that’s an ancient thread you found! 😃 From 2022. Seems like in this case it was actually a bug or something was wrong with permissions as Edit permission was given as a workaround, not because they couldn’t find where the export panel is.

I only found out when googling a solution for missing export functions. Your post is still helpful three years later, so I guess it deserves its search result rank.

I meant this thread that you replied to but yeah I guess my post in the other thread is still helpful. 🙂

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