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Why are my images exporting with white sides? I’m trying to export a bunch of images all the same size 350x400 but some of them are appearing smaller when exported as they have either a line of white on the side or the bottom or both. I’ve checked that they are all the same dimensions and they are so I’m confused.

Hi, I have spent the last two days just to add a border around my website frame because when I used the Border plugin it opened a tiny black window saying “Border” with a X on the right and that was the only functionality the controller window had! Despite deleting and re-running? I added 4 rectangles 5px wide around the frame. All good! Then I copied it to other tabs (other website pages) And it worked fine until the 4th page where I can see the white 5px border but it is completely unelectable denote no padlock. I have tried every setting like ungrouping etc (in which the border elements were still not visible) and yet here they are and I can’t figure out how to delete them and try again with the previous copy and paste of the 4 elements? When I hover over the white border line it highlights the whole frame named “Home?” The question is why? I simply copy and pasted. I did not embed it or play around with any settings that might have cause this to become part of the the Home frame? A

I bought a pack that contains some Assets I need, but the file is 300+MB and when I Drag or open on file browser it just keeps on getting stuck on “importing file” and it’s been an hour and still importing… I tried restarting still no go. I’m using the App for mac btw

how do store the number of characters I have used in the input field as a string with the help of variables in Figma

Hello everyone, I have been sorting hundreds of stickies today in FigJam and it seems I have hit the limits today. I can’t sort stickies anymore and it keeps showing me this message “can’t sort stickies right now – wait a bit before trying again”. My question is – is there a limit? If there is a limit, how long do I need to wait until I can use the sorting feature again? Thanks!

I noticed some differences between how padding is shown in Figma’s Auto Layout and other layout systems like PhotonUI (BoxLayout - PhotonUI ). It versus the concept I more familiar with, as demonstrated by the second screenshot. Has anyone else encountered confusion explaining this to others? Any tips for making the distinction clearer?

Context: I have a Figma design with numerous components that I need to replace with different components from my local assets library. Manually swapping each component one by one is time-consuming. Problem: I’m looking for a more efficient method to swap multiple components simultaneously, potentially using a shortcut or a plugin. Question: Is there a way to quickly replace multiple components in Figma with components from a library, without having to manually edit each one individually?

I’ve created a component set in one Figma file and want to use it in another file for client review. However, when I update the components in the original file, the changes aren’t automatically reflected in the second file. Problem: I’m looking for a way to share and reuse components between files without having to manually update them each time. Is there a more efficient method or a workaround for this?

Hello support team can i change my account to another gmail?

Every time i run Dev mode for like the last two weeks, the application freezes and can be frozen forever

I am sometimes unable to tag 2 users in comments. When I type the name in the comment box, it doesn’t come up as a link. How can I fix this? It works in some files but not others. One example: I created a new Figjam, set Permissions to “anyone at my org can Edit”, then tagged 1 team member without issues, but another would not show up in the list even though this user is taggable in other files.

I have 2 texts - short one and a long one. The long one must start from the same, first line, and then continue below it as it were one text block (sample 1). I got as far as adding “paragraph indent” to the second node from sample 2, creating “static” solution. Is there a way to create auto-layout ie if I edit first text, the second one moves back or forth accordingly?

My development team has an issue where they are unable to export a frame that has a image as a fill, more specifically when that frame has other elements, like text or icons on top of that image. How should I set up my frames so that the background image and the text that are overlayed on top are not exported together as one?

Hi all. We have quite extensive UI Figma library that our organization is using. Before, for organizing the components that we have, we used to have subcategories inside our folders. For example, in “Icons” page we categorized everything by intent, to help users navigate all the icons that we have. Same with “Actions” for example, we have “Actions” page, in which we names the components in a way that they would be represented as folders in assets panel. Let’s say “Button”, and inside the folder we would list different skins exposed, as from usability that we did, we noticed it was easier to consume it like that for our designers, instead of have these properties nested inside. Is there any way to expose these subcategories in folders again? Appreciate all the help!

Hi Guys, can any one help me to fix Input Dropdown. I have created a separate component for the Input Dropdown using variant. Issue When clicking input box. The dropdown came back of the below input box. Its in auto layout, but in group, dropdown comes front. I will attach image for the reference.

For some reason, I have been limited to the access on my own personal file I was working on, was completely fine yesterday and a few days ago up until this morning. I looked through my chrome history and used the Figma file link I was using yesterday and for some reason, it says ‘Request for access’ for my own file, this is happening to multiple of my files and not sure why. Any guidance would be amazing, thanks.

Please search for existing topics before posting! Press 🔍 at the upper right to search. I worked well until yesterday, but when I woke up this morning, the file suddenly disappeared. I didn’t delete it, but a total of 2 team projects disappeared. Is there any way I can find it?

First the file I was working on has vanished. I was thrown out of the file editor while editing(on a chrome tab open from several days). I am not able to find the file in my drafts or elesewhere. No when I am trying to open the file link through my chrome history, Its saying “Request for access” for my own file. Help solve this as I am in very big trouble with this file and contents are absolutely important and urgent.

I have a page with 3 text sections that can expand to show more text. Each section has an expand icon. I’ve set the components variants so that clicking the icon toggles between the open / closed state of each section, so I have a prototype with 3 sections that the user can expand / collapse separately. Is there a way to create a prototype interaction where clicking the icon on a specific section not only expands that section, but also collapses all other open sections? Thank you in advance 🤓

how can I store the number of character I have used in the input field as a string in the variable of Figma

I want to create a similar animation in Figma. Is there a tutorial like this? I don’t know what keyword to search on this type of animation.

Figma ran into a problem,Our team is looking into it now. If refreshing the page doesn’t work, check our status page for updates. how to fix this 😥

Basically the title. I am in a college affiliated to one of the universities (which is listed in the Figma education university list), but since my college is not listed, I do not think my verification will be approved, (tried 4-5 times, it fails every time even though I have all the valid proof, admission form which says the name of the university listed, still it fails every time), I am a college grad and my graduation will end by july 2025, I think I deserve to get the Figma Education. What can I do?

Please search for existing topics before posting! Press 🔍 at the upper right to search. Figma recently released “slides” but there is no button to export them 😦

I’ve recently been brought back by a company I did work for before and was given access again to the old files to edit them, when I look at the team list I see myself listed as “can edit,” however whenever I actually open any of the files it has the “Edit File” button on the bottom bar and it’s telling me to request access. What makes it even stranger is I see an admin listed for requesting edit access that is no longer with the company and they don’t actually show up on the full team list of active members, it’s almost like the file itself is pulling from an old team list. What is going on with this?