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Joe_Garlick
Joe_Garlick
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Approaches for multi-brand design systems using variables

I am looking for advice for a workflow for setting up new project files using our base multibrand design system for websites. We are a digital agency who works with a new brand nearly every project, or work on projects that need to adhere to a brand we’ve set up for a project beforehand. We are developing an internal design system that we describe as the ‘bones’ of a website for every project we run, which we then customise for each brand (and sometimes project). So the underlying function and structure of our design system is mostly the same from project to project, but what changes are the visual things and metrics like colour, image assets such as patterns/photos/logos, typefaces, borders, padding, spacing, grid, etc. Our system is a set of core templates and components based on what we consider to be best practice for the web. So how they function, character limits, structure and content model, CMS admin experience, HTML page structure, bilingual interfaces, certain design consider

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Joe_Garlick
28 days ago
Jannis6
Jannis6
asked in Ask the Community
Toggle Variables disappeared from MacOS Menu

As the title describes the “Panels > Toggle Variables” disappeared from MacOS Menu (using the Figma app) after one of the lasts updates. This is needed though for giving it a custom keyboard shortcut. In some old tabs that I haven’t refreshed in a while it is still available. As soon as I refresh the tab it disappears. Here is the menu before/after. Please fix, this slows me down so much … Thanks J

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Jannis6
28 days ago
jukie
jukie
asked in Ask the Community
Customize number of slides in row Figma slides grid view

Is there a way to customize the number of slides per row in grid view on Figma slides? I’ve googled a bunch to no avail My laptop screen is small, I’d rather not have to scroll left right and up and down to navigate around my slides, plus sometimes I want a side up side comparison of 2 slides but if one is at the end of the row I have to completely move both slides to a random place in the middle of the deck, compare/edit, then place back

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Cliff_Brookes
28 days ago
Katie_Yarnell
Katie_Yarnell
asked in Ask the Community
Carousels, Nested Components and Variants

I have a large file with hundreds of card variants for one component. I need to create variants of the cards that are prototyped carousels. I think the carousels need to be their own components but how do I add hundreds of components in another larger component and have them be variants? Can I prototype each Indvidual carousel variant? Thank you!

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Katie_Yarnell
28 days ago
Bilal_Sethi
Bilal_Sethi
asked in Ask the Community
Issue with Prototype Navigation on Shared Link: Non-Clickable Areas Triggering Next Slide

Hi Figma Community, I’m encountering an issue when sharing my Figma prototype with clients. While everything works perfectly in the Figma Mirror app—where only clickable elements trigger navigation—the behavior changes when I share the prototype link. In the shared link, tapping on non-clickable areas (such as the background or empty spaces) still causes the prototype to navigate to the next screen. I want the shared prototype to behave like the Mirror app, where only interactive elements trigger transitions and non-clickable areas are ignored. Does anyone have a solution to ensure the shared link works the same way as the Mirror app for a seamless client experience? Thanks for your help! anyone & @Davit_Nagashyan

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Gaurav_Patel1
28 days ago
Yuri_Ryzhenkov
Yuri_Ryzhenkov
asked in Ask the Community
Variables from published library aren't available in the new project

Hello there. Shortly problem is that published variables are not available in the file where i enabled this library. Steps: Published a library with two color variables (and two color modes) Enabled library in empty project Made a rectangle and tried to apply a variable Results: On first iteration i was able to apply a variable on rectangle. When i’m trying to change it, it doesn’t show the second variable. On second iteration (the same steps) it went well and i don’t know why. I am able to switch between variables. On third iteration i’ve tried to publish big library with 238 variables. In project file 0 variables appeared. I have files from each iteration, so Figma support guys, you are welcome to investigate it.

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_fay
28 days ago
Mark_Wyner
Mark_Wyner
asked in Ask the Community
Blurry text in variables window

Just recently I noticed that text in the variables window is blurry. If I move the window around, sometimes it glitches itself back to clear text. But most of the time I can’t get it to fix itself. I’ve tried logging out and back in, and even restarting my computer. This problem is persistent. In the first screenshot you can see the blurry variables window adjacent to other UI text, which is crystal clear. In the second one, you can see where I moved it a little and it partially repaired itself. I’ve searched but can’t find a solution for this. My setup: Desktop Figma app 124.6.5 2024 MacBook with Sequoia 15.2 External Dell U2715H display On my MacBook’s built-in display, it’s fine. The blurriness only happens when using the external display. And for reference, no other UI text in any other app on my system has this issue. I’d love help if anyone knows what might be causing it. Thanks in advance.

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dvaliao
Figmate
28 days ago
Seju
Seju
asked in Ask the Community
Why Resource is not showing its showing the Live

Hello, Recently i just make one of paid file live but i can’t see anywhere. Here is the link: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1409472174042969360/gotravel-travel-booking-app-ui-kit-tour-travel-booking-app-hotel-booking-flight-booking-ui and screenshot also attached. Here is my ticket id ticket #1103388 - Not getting reply since last 4 days Any one help me ? Thanks & Regards

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
28 days ago
Attila_Bujdoso
Attila_Bujdoso
asked in Ask the Community
PDF export - text not selectable

Hi all, I created some designs that I exported as PDF. I have two problems with the result: The text is not selectable (I tried Mac’s Preview and Safari). The files are rather large (1MB for an A4 size design, no images or vectors, just a few text bozes. Any ideas how to overcome this? (I would try to avoid bringing it back my design to Sketch.

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BEN_GEORGE1
28 days ago
Pierre14
Pierre14
asked in Ask the Community
Best way to organize Design System pages

Hello everyone, We are a team, new to Figma, coming from Sketch. We have a design system organized in 4 categories as follow : Foundation Components Layouts Pages In Sketch with the Forward slash naming methodology (/Components/Buttons/Primary/…) we had no problem separating our 4 categories listed above. Here in Figma when we import the library, all those categories items are mixed up at the same level : We thought to split the library into 2 files : 1 containing Foundation and Components and the other containing Layouts and Pages Is there a way to make that appear cleaner ? How did you do it for your own design system ?

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Pierre14
28 days ago
Cindy19
Cindy19
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Embed in SharePoint, hide loading bar

Hello, I’ve made some prototypes and have embedded them into my SharePoint site. I’ve been able to hide the Figma UI (white bar below) and the border, but I can’t figure out how to hide the loading screen. Is it possible to hide the loading screen (blue loading bar and white screen) before the site shows the prototype? Thanks in advance.

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Cindy19
28 days ago
Olly_the_Designer
Olly_the_Designer
asked in Ask the Community
How do I change my keyboard shortcuts

As above, doesn’t seem to be a clear and obvious solution in the Figma UI

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bert1234
28 days ago
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Pierre-Louis
asked in Ask the Community
Tokens usage's visualization

Hello, I’m looking for a way to track how tokens are used on my design system components. For this, I would like to be able to have a tool where I can click on a token and see on what other token it is used, and what on what component it is used. Something like that for example: (for some reasons I can’t upload any picture to illustrate… so I will try like this) color.bue.500 —> color.background.primary —> (component) Button —> color.border.secondary —> (component) Button —> (component) Link Is there any software to help me do that? Excel or anything? thank you

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Aguiar_Leonardo_extern
28 days ago
Massimo.Fiorentino
Massimo.Fiorentino
asked in Ask the Community
Dark/Light mode not updating via nested variables

I have a Figma library (let us call this “A”) that is added to another library (let us call this “B”). In A, I have defined some variables, such as what colours to use when switching the design from light to dark mode. I have utilised the colours and tokens from A inside the designs in B and subsequently inside designs that use these from the B library. Variables in A ← B ← Designs But suddenly, I can no longer switch from/to dark mode using library B, although I can use the associated Tokens from within both B and its associated design files. Nothing happens when I switch from light to dark in either B or its related designs. But it all still works fine in A. I should mention that all files and libraries are up-to-date/exported, etc. Does anybody know why this could happen?

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Massimo.Fiorentino
28 days ago
Joanna_Majewska
Joanna_Majewska
asked in Ask the Community
Issue with padding when replacing a component in a slot

I’m running into an issue with a component that uses a slot. When I replace the slot content with an instance of a different component, the padding of the original slot component is preserved instead of inheriting the padding from the new component. I expected the replaced component to behave with its own padding settings, but it seems the slot’s container enforces its own padding. Is there a way to make the new component respect its own padding instead of inheriting it from the slot container? Any suggestions or workarounds would be greatly appreciated!

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Pavel_Kiselev
29 days ago
Fede_Mondino
Fede_Mondino
asked in Ask the Community
Animation glitch

Does anybody know why am I getting a glitchy animation when I try to make an expandible menu? Like an accordion dropdown. When I want to animate a frame or a rectangle from the size A to size B, it works but with a visual glitch, and it’s more noticeable when using rounded corners. I made a basic animation, click the small rectangle, it expands, click again, it goes to the start size… there are 2 versions, one of them with rounded corners, one without them. Here is a screenshot of the glich when I play the animation. I would love to post a video but I can’t do that yet (I’m pretty new to the forums). I already have a solution to make the animation work like I want, but it’s more complicated in terms of structure of the component, and I really want to know if this is a bug or if I’m doing something wrong. Thank you all!

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Fede_Mondino
29 days ago
Sun2
Sun2
asked in Ask the Community
The AI Beta Opted in the admin settings but not available in the toolbar

Hello Community, I was super excited to see this feature in a YouTube video. I checked my admin settings and made sure that it was turned on, and I refreshed my browser multiple times. However, the AI button is not showing up in the toolbar. Does anybody know how to resolve the issue? Thank you so much for your attention and participation. Sun

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
29 days ago
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Design6
asked in Ask the Community
Subscription for non-profit organizations

Is it possible to obtain a free subscription to the Professional package for non-profit organizations, and what evidence is required for this? Thank you for your response!

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Rony_S
29 days ago
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Erik_Lindblad
asked in Ask the Community
Moving around using middle mouse button pastes clip board content

Hi! Our company recently switched to Figma/FigJam for virtual whiteboarding, the tool works great except that scrolling around by middle mouse button dragging pastes my clipboard content all over the doc. I’m using lastest ubuntu & firefox.

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Pesterev_Vladislav
29 days ago
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Nguyen_Le_Bao
asked in Ask the Community
Regain access to disabled Figma account

I was using my student email account to get access to Figma during my university time. After I graduated, the email also got disabled and I could not access to Figma as well. Is there a way to regain access to that account? I did ask the university about this, and while waiting for their reply I also wanted to post this question here to see if anyone had experienced the same thing. Thank you.

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
29 days ago
Ester_Valorio
Ester_Valorio
asked in Ask the Community
What happened to the "Can view prototypes only" permission?

Hello dear Community, As we’re continuously working with clients, our team was really fond of the setting “can view prototypes only”: sometimes we would invite specific people to view a prototype, other times we would allow anyone with the link and password to view the prototypes. This allowed us to be sure not to share the actual design file with the client (sometimes because they wouldn’t need it, or because we would prepare a specific file for the client). Here is a screenshot I found online for reference: We recently figured out that Figma updated the Share modal: So, the text in the bubble seemed clear, but then the settings texts just got me a bit confused, I guess it’s because they use similar wording which might seem contradicting at a first glance (keep in mind my team and I are not native English speakers): Furthermore, we got quite overwhelmed as we’re working with files which are 2+ years old and those are shared with clients, therefore we wanted to check if any settings

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
29 days ago
MEFARET
MEFARET
asked in Ask the Community
How do I manage multiple "On Tap" interactions for a "Back" button for different flows?

There are different ways to get to one page and I connected the “Back” button back to one of the pages. But then when I try to do another “Back” function to another page from the same back icon, it wont show me the “On Tap” / Instant option. It only give me the “On Drag” option for this new connection. But I need all the back interactions to look the same. Why cant I do more than one back connection from the same button? I don’t understand. It is the simplest thing. Back buttons re supposed to go to the page before. For example, let’s say we are on a “Biography” page but you can get to that page fro 3 different places in the app. How do you assign 3 “On Tap” interactions to the same button. Why wont it allow me? Help please.

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MEFARET
29 days ago
Pranay_Prajapati1
Pranay_Prajapati1
asked in Ask the Community
Text Style name is different for editor and viewer/dev mode.

Has anyone faced issues where the text style that is defined and applied to a text is shown in a different style in terms of name to the viewer or dev mode?

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Pranay_Prajapati1
29 days ago
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Doug_Stackhouse
asked in Ask the Community
Variable detaching itself from group layer property

Hi friends, I have a boolean variable that I have attached to the layer visibility of a Group layer, which I turn on and off using radio buttons. For some reason though, the variable detaches itself seemingly at random. I have not identified what is causing this and am hoping for a little help. I am aware that variables are in Beta, but is this a known issue though? Thank you.

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Micha_lux
29 days ago
chienyouh
chienyouh
asked in Ask the Community
FigJam to Figma Slides_ It changed from Mandarin to English content

Hey! I would like to ask if it supports Mandarin system? Because when I used Mandarin in FigJam then when I created outline all the content changed into English version in Slides. Is there any solution? It would be very helpful to fix this as in Asia not everyone could understand English very well. Thank you so much!

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chienyouh
29 days ago
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