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Riaz_Mohamed
Riaz_MohamedNew Member
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Unable to view "Change Variable Mode" icon in layer panel

Hi , Unable to view the “Change Variable Mode” icon in the layer panel after the creation of variable I am able to see the icon in Page level I am using Figma Professional licence Thanks in advance

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Joyce_Hanson
ra.sp
ra.spNew Member
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Sicky element at the bottom of auto-layout block

I'm having a little problem making a sticky element so that it is at the bottom of the screen when scrolling until it reaches the end of the auto-layout it is in.I have this block diagram, and I'd like to get an effect where the green button is scrolled and pinned to the bottom of the screen until it reaches the end of the auto-layout (Section 2 in the picture) in which it is located.Anyone have any ideas on how to do this? I did the sticky at the top of the screen with no problem, but with the version at the bottom I have a little problem :) 

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Nellya
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Laura56
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File owner can't edit the file

Hi everyone Figma file I’ve been editing for months as file owner. Now I can’t seem to be able to edit it. I can’t click on any item on the screen, only on item menus and menus, but none of the design stuff. Please can someone help me urgently? thank you!

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ruben esquivel
ruben esquivelNew Member
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Why Doesn’t My Figma Component’s Bounding Box Enclose All Elements?

First I created a component of the Description header and paragraph text and then I added in the calendar. Whenever i select the component the square only goes around the text part. I unchecked and then checked the clip content box and nothing works.   At the first the purble box was going over the “Event Managment” also in the beginning but i was trying to fix it to go over the calendar too but it didnt work and made it now go less.I know i could start over on this component but i thought about it and there going to be times where i create a component and then i might want add something to the original component like a calendar icon for this example. So I want know how to create a component correctly and add in something correctly and when i select the component the purple square goes over the whole thing.   

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Nellya
Test_Account
Test_AccountNew Participant
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SVG upload to Figma with API

Hey, guysAre there any methods to upload new .svg files to Figma Project with API ?

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tank666
Peter_Uithoven
Peter_Uithoven
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Actions that set variables don't work on nested components?

When I assign an action to a nested instance in a component which sets a variable it doesn’t seem to work. The component’s variant changes, but the variable is never changed. There are no warnings or errors. When assigning the same action to the outer component it does set the variables. An example:Figma – 26 Jun 23 This somehow feels related to the following limitation: Variables can only be applied to top-level instances, and are not available for nested variant instances. Mentioned here: Use variables in prototypes

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berzollaj
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Hawli
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Thin white lines appearing when exporting to SVG

On Figma it looks like without thin lines. But when i view it in browser it looks like this, there is some lines appearing: How can i hide the lines?

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Aleksandr Ilinsky
Artem14
Artem14New Member
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Load file to Figma File with API

Hi everybody!I don’t know how to automatically (when the user is not on the Figma file board) load SVG.Specifically, it should look like this:1. Send a request with these svgs2. All these files should appear on the board as separate frames, each with its own content.There is no methods in docs that would allow me to manipulate the Figma document in the background  Thanks a lot!

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tank666
Ineedesign
IneedesignNew Member
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How to use Key/Gamepad in Figma to trigger “@” in an interaction?

I’m creating a login prototype in Figma and need the user to type @ using Key/Gamepad to make the prototype experience more realistic. However, Figma doesn’t allow using two keys simultaneously, so I can’t trigger Shift + 2. I haven’t found a solution to make this work. Can anyone help me?

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Ineedesign
Dad_Zurigo
Dad_ZurigoNew Participant
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Show broken instances – the ones that have to be restored

You delete a component.You select its instance.Figma gives you the button “restore” on the right panel. https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038663154-Create-components-to-reuse-in-designsOK for one instance.What about a design system with hundreds of instances inside bigger components? Some are ok, some got broken. How do I identify them? Currently, I’m using the plugin design system organizer. I paste the components and re-swap them. Works for that part. But I’d like to validate if all instances got restored. Any plugin or a Figma native function that shows broken instances?

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Dad_Zurigo
Menesescitas
MenesescitasNew Member
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Local Variable

I created a Boolean Local Varible for a radio button component and used this radio button in a lot of frames, in the prototype the trigger is on click to change from false to true but in my prototype when i click on one of the radio buttons all of them change to false or to true.  I don’t know where is the error. Can you help me? 😥 

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Menesescitas
Martin_Aruachan1
Martin_Aruachan1New Member
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Did they remove the option to share prototypes?

I share a lot of prototypes with clients who I don't want to access the workspace.Previously, there was an option to share only the prototype. But now I see that they can access the project without the administrator's permission.Is there a way to fix this?

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adilhassan
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SimaR
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Navigation bar animation problem

Hi, i have a problem with smooth animation of my navigation bar. There is this “Red” Part, which i want to make transparent. So that when you click on “Home” or “News” or etc. the Blue Bubble together with this “Red” Part moves to the direction of the chosen Title. I need the “Red” Part to be transparent so that it doesn’t look bad on the background picture while the SmartAnimate runs. I tried to subtract the “Red” Part with the Blue Rectangle of the navigation bar - and it worked but only wlihe being static, not during the animation itself. (which is the problem)

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albertbech8
Liam_Turner
Liam_Turner
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Figma hidden payments for edit access - watch out!

I have just had a nasty shock with my Figma subscription so wanted to flag to the community so other people have been warned. After having read through the forums it seems like quite a few people have had a similar experience. If you give some edit access to a file, Figma will charge you add it to your bill at the end of the month without telling you. I have an annual subscription that I thought was a fixed price (why would I not as that’s how it’s communicated) but instead of getting notified that something is out of your plan and will cost you more allowing you to decide if you want to spend more money, Figma will just automatically bill you without you knowing. The result of this is I have been paying for a huge number of seats, most of which are for users that don’t even use Figma anymore! In some cases people have been inactive on Figma for 2 years yet i’ve still been being charged. It feels hugely shady from Figma and not something I expected at all. The premise seems to be let p

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Pierre14
Ashish_Kalra
Ashish_KalraNew Member
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Figma billing cycles

So I have been using the Figma monthly subscription since last three months, I then cancelled my subscription in the middle of the coming month (not payed for that month hoping the subscription is cancelled automatically)Now if I decide to revoke my subscription, will I be paying for the whole month even if it is the last day of the billing cycle?What happens in these scenario, help is much appreciated!

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Celine_
Figmate
Paul11
Paul11New Participant
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Best way to control multiple component properties and elements

I want to be able to use a single variable to control multiple elements of a component instance as per the following scenario.I have created a header component for a suite of apps that has the following elements -Primary colour (Lightest) Secondary colour (Darker) Tertiary colour (Darkest) App icon App nameHere are two app header examples - Each app in the suite has it’s own set of colours, icon and name. So what I want to be able to do is simply set a string variable when launching an app from a home screen that contains a list of the apps and have the header of the app change name, colour and icon in the header component.Eg. Set variable ‘App’ to “App 1” so that the header updates it’s name, icon and colours.Right now I am simply using many component instances and creating lots of pages. There’s a lot of redundancy that I’d like to remove from my file. I am an intermediate variable user but I’m not getting anywhere with my attempts to set up the elements and variables to make this ha

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vishwakarmayojana
Jennie1
Jennie1New Member
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Why this weird behavior when hovering in prototype?

I get these weird partial images below the component I have created for an interactive prototype. Can anyone tell me how I can get rid of them, and what they are? Thanks!

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Nellya
Jared_Rice
Jared_Rice
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Fix Outline Stroke

I know this was an issue on the old Spectrum forum that doesn’t seem to have any ground here, and it still is an issue. See quick video with imported complex vectors and a simple heart made in Figma. Any idea when this bug will be addressed? Dropping it into Illustrator is not an appropriate solution.

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richy
raphciam
raphciamNew Member
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Rendre son design responsive

Bonjour Je rencontre des difficultés pour créer un design responsive:Si j’organise mes frames en auto layout avec fill contener lorsque je glisse un auto layout dans un auto layout il se positionne automatiquement au dessus ou en dessous alors que je voudrais qu’il s’ajoute par dessus ou par dessous (les superposer).photo 1Alors j’ai essayer la solution de la positions absolute qui donne le rendu désiré mais le design n’est plus responsive….photo 2Sinon les contraintes mais ça ne fonctionne pas avec les auto layout…Le problème est que si on ne met pas tout en auto layout sans utiliser la position absolute le design n’est pas responsive…En espérant que quelqu’un comprend mon problème et puisse m’aider a trouver une solution merci d’avance. bonne journée 

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Daniel Graham
Stan5
Stan5New Participant
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What is the unit of the number variables for line and letter spacing

Hello, I’m having trouble using the number vars for line and letter spacing. For some reason (why??) percentages are not supported. So i tried using the rem and em values from our codebase. But it seems thats not the right unit, because as I apply the variable i can see the text move slightly. Also, it seems number vars do not support 3 numbers after the decimal. Why??? Variables are definitely not ready to be out of beta. The UX of editing&applying them is also bad. Keep working on it please.

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Prakash_Rajguru
Prakash_Rajguru
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How do I permanently remove missing libraries that appear in the assets panels of every file?

I had months back enabled a library for my files but I soon deleted the file (which was a community file - "Wireframing Starter Kit’) but the library is still published and I can’t unpublish it or remove it from appearing in all my design files. The library doesn’t show up in the enabled library settings too. The problem is the deleted file still appears in my recent files section but I can’t see any option to delete it. Also when I enter the community file and try to unpublish it, there is no such option and neither can I select the library for more options. My problem is similar to this solved problem on the forum: [SOLVED] How do I remove libraries that appear in the "libraries" modal? But in my case since it is a community file, I can’t change the access settings of the file. And I am stuck with this very annoying problem.

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ksn
Figmate
Alessandra_Ciancio
Alessandra_CiancioNew Member
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Anyone can view prototype - Only invited email can view the file

How can I set the prototype to display to anyone (without login) and display the file only to emails I invite?Is it possible?Thanks

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Alessandra_Ciancio
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Nikita_Skachkov1
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This 'Constrain proportions' update is infuriating

This update is really difficult to get used to, now if you entered the change in only one dimension and then selected ‘Constrain proportions’ icon, the second dimension would resize automatically. Now with the recent update it doesn’t resize automatically and you would need to press Cmnd+Z not 1 but 3(!) times to get the change back. I think it was way better initially before the update.

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Thos
ilyafrenzo2812
ilyafrenzo2812New Member
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Issue with Figma Export – Snapshot Image Failing to Upload

Hey everyone,I’ve been running into a frustrating issue when trying to export designs from Figma. Every time I attempt to generate a snapshot image for handoff, the upload either fails midway or results in a broken preview. I’ve checked my internet connection, tried different file formats, and even switched between devices, but nothing seems to work consistently.Could this be related to plugin compatibility or export settings? I read somewhere that certain optimization tools or automation scripts might help streamline the process. Has anyone used tools like Delta Executor to automate design workflows, or could it be a server-side issue on Figma’s end?Would really appreciate any insights or workarounds! Thanks in advance. 😊

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ilyafrenzo2812
Maurya
Maurya
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Figma File recovery after Purchasing premium

I recently accidentally deleted a file from my Figma account. Since I am currently on the free plan, I understand that only users with a premium plan can request file recovery.I would like to know if upgrading to a premium plan now would allow me to recover the file that was permanently deleted before the upgrade. Could you please confirm if file recovery would still be possible after purchasing a premium plan?

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Celine_
Figmate
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