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Hi.I created a frame as master component.I created an instance of that component.Now I like to paste an object into that instance. It is not possible.My goal:Insert new objects into an instance component without changing the master component.How can I solve this?Thanks.

Does anyone know how to hide or turn off the thumbnails within the layers on the new figma update? This is bugging out my ADHD so hard and I’m working a lot slower and having trouble focusing on things.                              

I’m thinking about purchasing the Proffessional Figma plan. The main reason for this is that I would like to use Dev mode. However, since I often colaborate with various developers, I would like them to also be able to inspect my files in Dev mode. If I purchase the Proffessional Figma plan, will other people be able to inspect the files I share with them using Dev mode? Or do they have to buy the Proffessional plan themselves to have this feature available?

Hey everyone!I'm working on a project where I need all the letters from A to Z displayed individually in Figma. Instead of manually typing each one, I’m wondering — is there a plugin that can automatically generate or place all 26 alphabet letters on the canvas?Would really appreciate any recommendations!  

When pasting links into my FigJam board some show the preview image as expected but others do not… they just who the link text. Here is an example… https://www.etsy.com/listing/1428337641/custom-pet-sweater-using-pet-photo-name SHOWS THE PREVIEW IMAGE AS EXPECTED Custom Pet Phone Case Using Pet Photo Name Custom Dog Phone Case Custom Cat Phone Case Personalized Phone Case Cat iPhone Case - Etsy Ireland SHOWS NO PREVIEW IMAGE… JUST LINK TEXT

Hello!A quick question: Would you recommend when using Figma Buzz to create templates directly in it or import from Figma Design to Buzz? 

Updating components doesn’t activate publish. I make an edit to component in a file shared as a library. Usually this activates the ability to publish changes. But that is not happening. Nothing happens. To activate this I have to make an arbitrary change to another component. Doing this activates the function and I can publish. However this does not activate the review function on any of the subscribing files. How can I fi this so that it works as consistently as promised? (UPDATE) There was an invalid property. A showstopping problem the Figma UI does a great job of camouflaging.

Hi everyone! I have a problem with emojis disappearing from the thumbnails. As you can see the master file has a gemstone on the cover, but it doesn’t appear on the thumbnail. I designed it last year and everything was perfect, but now when I try to recreate this approach, the emoji just don’t show up on the thumbnails. What’s funny is when I copy the cover from the old files and copy it to the new one, everything works fine, but when I start making changes to the text frame in the copied cover, the emoji disappears from the thumbnail again. Things I tried to do so far: resetting the app clearing the cache building the cover again from scratch It seems like Figma completely lost the ability to show the emojis on the thumbnails for me. Any ideas on how to fix that? Anyone has the same problem?

Lines (vector paths) play an essential role in my graphics. The lines take the form of various basic geometric shapes:circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, polygons.It must be possible to change the width of these lines with ease.In Illustrator, you can create vector paths based on basic shapes.Is it true that this is not possible in Figma?Correct, converting a basic shape into an area with a stroke using "Outline Stroke" is not a solution. After that, the width of the lines can no longer be changed.I do not want to draw vector paths from basic shapes manually using the Pen Tool.Thank you : ) 

Hey everyone!I am not new to figma, but I noticed something that I didnt notice before and I dont know if its a bug, something that I am doing wrong or even something that always happened but I didnt knew of it.So, I am doing a game and I have hovers on books. I did a component with a book and a variation of it with a aura around. Both variations are exactly in the same spot. In the presentation mode, if I select “Actual size (100%)” everything is perfect. But if I select “Fit width and height” the hovers move slightly. Is this normal? If I past this to the devs will work right? Or I am doing something wrong?Thank you so much!

I’ve been designing data tables using components and variants. My setup is as such: Cell component is nested in a Row component, Row component is nested in a Table Component. Cell component has a text property and 2 variants for mobile/desktop. Row component has 2 variants for mobile/desktop. When I change the row component to the “desktop” variant, which also switches the Cell component to its “desktop” variant, the text property gets reset by to its default, and I have to key in all the Cell text again. Is there any way to avoid this? Thanks!

Hi,  My Figma account has been dormant for months, and i was surprised to see a charge of ~$211 USD to my card appear. No contact from Figma before or after the transaction either. I investigated, and it’s that my _team_ has an annual cost, fine. I bit annoyed that i didn’t get a “You’re about to renew” email, or a “thanks for renewing” email, but fine.I reached out to support to get a refund via the contact form here. Twice. No response (or receipt that they received my message) either time. It feels like i’m shouting into the void.I searched the forums and saw that people who post here get a response so i’m trying that.I haven’t used my Team for ~4months, and don’t intend to use it in the future. I’ve been charged for it. I’d like this to be refunded. How can I make this happen?

Hi.As an example we have the following structure: Frame 1 Ellipse 21 Rectangle 13 Vector Rectangle 81 Frame 2 Rectangle 5 Vector 3 Ellipse 2 Ellipse 11 Rectangle 17 There’s a nice native batch renaming function in figma. But it could handle only one single level and only one single name type.Is there any plugin with a one click function to get the following result, simply a consistant numbering? I just talk about names of basic standard layers. I do not talk about manually named layers like “My Layer 7” Frame 1 Ellipse 1 Rectangle 1 Vector 1 Rectangle 2 Frame 2 Rectangle 3 Vector 2 Ellipse 2 Ellipse 3 Rectangle 4 Thanks for your help : )

I want to design this website trendings on figma platform is it possible..?

I’m trying to build a scrolling tab, sticky sub-navigation similar to Yelp (example attached) that pins to the top of the user’s screen. The key difference is that I need the sub-nav to stay hidden until the user scrolls past a certain point.  

I have been working on some designs using FigmaMake. I love the result. I now want to get the files and code them on my own, rather than relying on FigmaMake code. Is there anyway I can do this please? Also, is there a way for me to export the file to Figma Design? Thank you for your help in advance. 

Hi! I'm currently testing the Figma MCP integration using Cursor. It works fine when running cursor from Windows, but I’d like to have everything set up and working from WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).I tried forwarding port 3852, but it’s still not connecting properly.Has anyone managed to get it working from WSL? Any tips or steps you can share would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Xiaomi users! We’re aware of an issue that means you may not be able to sign in, we’re working on a long term fix, but in the meantime here is a workaround. Long press on the Figma App icon and select ‘App info’ Select ‘Other permissions’ from the menu Ensure ‘Display pop-up windows while running in the background’ is set to ‘Always allow’ You should now be able to successfully log in Here’s a walkthrough video

Hey guys, I accidentally upgraded a team to the edu plan and we need to revert this. someone please downgrade it for me? My support ticket also got closed without response

I am facing a bug where Figma does not correctly reference variables in a different collection even when the appropriate modes are set. For context, I have created a simple multi-brand design system with: Primitives collection: storing hex values of colors for each of my company’s brands (yellow and green) Semantic collection: storing references to variables in the primitive collection for the same brands After setting up the primitives collection, when I try and edit the variable for green brand in the semantic collection, the variable ‘picker’ window shows the correct green that should be referenced from primitives, however for some reason this does not apply.  The video demonstrates the issue. I also show correctly applying the mode for the page to be the green brand from primitives when attempting to troubleshoot.  Am I doing this entire thing wrong?

I’m a developer that was just given dev mode access to my company’s library.  When I execute `figma connect` I get this error: Failed to fetch components from Figma (403): 403 Invalid scope(s): Please ensure that you have selected both the File Read scope and the Code Connect Write scope when generating the token. In the Getting started with Code Connect article it mentions this:Generate a personal access token with the Code Connect scope set to Write and the File content scope set to Read-only. However, this is not one of the scopes that are available to me when I create a personal access token.  This happens even when I give all my available scopes the highest privileges. Does anyone know what I am missing here?  Does my organization need to do something to have this scope show up here?  

When working with more complex auto-layouts in Figma, I find myself accidentally changing frames/instances from Fill to Fixed or Hug by double clicking on the edge. In some cases I don’t catch myself and only discover later that parts of a prototype are not responsive. Is there a way to disable this or change the behavior to require a key modifier or something? 

Hi everybody –I’m using VS Code with Claude Code and I’m trying to setup my Access Token. Inside my Figma Settings panel, the token states it was used and appears to be connected, but Claude (via VS Code) is showing a failed connection when using prompt “/mcp” to see the Manage MCP servers readout.On the other hand, my Figma Dev MCP Server, directly from my Project, is showing Connected.I connected the API before I connected the Dev MCP, though – does that make a difference? Do I need to connect the Access Key for additional functionality or will just the Figma Dev MCP do the same thing?UI/UX is my primary field so I’m in the depths of this learning curve for back-end stuffs.Any insight is greatly appreciated!

Is it possible to have a free Figma Design Seat account to edit projects for how many days?As a company, we have several Figma licenses, but we need to share projects with external parties who need to edit these projects. Is it possible for them to edit for free for a few days, or will we have to assign them a Full Seat license?Thanks

when paste image in Figma firefox browser. firefox showing “Paste” button Can anyone tell me how to stop this?