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I noticed in the figma playground files, the layers have preview thumbnails that help distinguish layer type such as section and show contents within frames...I am wondering how this is done to add to my own files?  

Very important and helpful feature removed. Now means the process has to be pasting into artboard, copying the layer, deleting the pasted image, then pasting the layer into the correct frame. Very, very unhelpful.

I need to send a project to my teacher. How can I use his email to find his team project and log in there

I'm having trouble using the glass effect in Figma and I'm not sure what I might be missing. Is there something I might be missing or any common issues to check?I've been trying to apply a glass effect to my designs but it doesn't seem to be working as expected. I'm wondering if:- There are specific requirements for using the glass effect- It might be related to my subscription plan or account type- There are certain conditions that need to be met for it to work properly- It's a known issue that others have experiencedAny guidance or troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated!

Hi support team,I recently graduated from my school and I have lost access to my student figma accountl. Please help me recover my files or update the account’s email with the new one. I have years and years of work that suddenly just disappeared !school email: [redacted by forum admin/moderator to remove PII]new email address with no existing figma account: [redacted by forum admin/moderator to remove PII] student team: KIUTECHI already submitted a request via this link https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001731233please help !

I would love some help please :) Thank you! I want one action to trigger another. Ie: When I click the ‘number’ (which is a component), another component variant (the box) goes from close to open. I cannot figure out how to do this. I’ve tried applying variables too but it just does not work.   

When I am importing pdf - it automatically goes to FigJam. I need to work in Figma design or Slides, I copy graphs to Figma design but all elements have corner radiuses (3). I need 0, I change to 0, looks good, as soon as I change size/scale - reverts to 3 corner radius. Elements show up as “shape with text” (even though there is no text), there is no option to detach in menu, shortcuts and plugins to detach, flatten do not work. What is the best way to:a) detach FigJam layers so they don’t revert backb) is there a way to control to import to Figma design or Figma Slides directly (drag and drop results in failure, import via button always imports to FigJam) to avoid this problemThank you for any help

Hi! I was trying to export my banner but it doesn’t comes with the right size of the image..I’m struggling to find what I am doing wrong 

Does Figma Buzz automap your csv/xlxs field names to your Figma layer/component/frame names?

Hello,I assigned a Figma Seat type Full subscription to the Admin account for testing, and then released it the same day. An entry appeared in the Billing tab stating that on October 2, 2025, there will be a charge of around 550 EUR. I currently have 5 annual Full licenses purchased. A quarter ago it was possible to cancel additional subscriptions, and I hope it will be the same this time. I would be grateful for your confirmation.

It has happened with me multiple times, that I go to click Delete, I accidentally click on \ - the keyboard shortcut in Mac to “select parent”. And then I go click Delete and end up deleting the whole frame. I’d rather not have that keyboard shortcut, is there a way that it can be removed from the platform, or is there a way that I can remove that just for myself.

I am getting an infinite series of errors in Figma Make. Any ideas on how to fix this otherwise it appears I need to scrap my project! https://monosnap.com/file/V2eHfSz9yLUVOdNzLfjxG64dXZPxds

Hello! I was following a tutorial on how to create a design system. I have a collection with two variable modes: Desktop and Mobile.When I switch the frame to the Mobile variable, the button’s horizontal padding is supposed to change, but nothing happens.Am I doing something wrong? 

Does anyone have a good CSS export pipeline for text styles (i.e. plugins, Figma document setup, custom code/scripts)? I’d like to use Figma to export some particular CSS for our web projects, but our designers have tried a number of plugins and the export always seems to leave something to be desired. The two things we’d like to be able to export - before anything else - is variables and text styles.Our variable export pipeline is now usable: we post-process Figma’s output to combine files from the format ‘Variables > Mode > Category.css’ into a single root CSS with a fair number of vars for colours, spacers, and a few other things.But when it comes to Text Styles:the color isn’t output the font weight is outright wrong (always weight 400, when the text style pane has a different weight defined in the ‘Variable’ subpane) uppercase/all-caps isn’t honoured (i.e. text-transform uppercase is not pr

In the past, there was a way to export selected framers into a single PDF, as described here:  Since a recent update, this doesn’t anymore. And I can’t figure out how to make it. Any idea?

问题描述：我最近安装了 Figma 桌面客户端（Windows），遇到了两个问题： 顶部工具栏功能无法使用。点击顶部工具栏的功能（例如“创建组件”、“实用蒙版”、“交换填充和描边”、“编辑对象”、“拟描边”、“展平”）时，它们完全没有反应。例如： 选择图像和投影→单击“使用蒙版”没有任何反应。 点击“创建组件”也没有任何效果，感觉这些功能完全被禁用了。 本地化（中文）无法正常工作我安装了FigmaEX插件，并在设置中启用了“汉化Figma界面”，但界面仍然显示为英文。之前我用同样的方法安装客户端时，界面可以正确切换为中文，但现在无论如何，界面仍然是英文。 预期行为： 顶部工具栏功能应正常工作，例如“重置弥补码”或“创建组件”应在有效条件下生效。 启用本地化插件后，Figma 客户端界面应该显示中文。 附加信息： 系统：Windows Figma客户端版本：最新版本（2025年9月2日安装） 插件：FigmaEX v1.5.49 截图：附件  

Hi guys! i wanted to ask that I am a student and i was hoping to get the student discount but I am from india so my school doesn't provide with the student mail id. So, I emailed figma and asked them if i could provide with my report card, my transfer certificate, fee reciept, anything that could prove i am a Student but it's been 5 days since i mailed them but they haven't emailed back. Is there anything I could do to contect them or anything?

i had an account with a subscription that i lost the password to and anyway of retreiving it, how can i cancel this subscription, the gmail i believe is (redacted by the moderator due to PII)

Hi all, We’ve built a Figma plugin that converts frames into MJML/HTML using a WebAssembly module. On some machines the plugin works fine, but on others (mostly Macs with Apple Silicon) it crashes part-way through with this error:  What happens: Some components (usually text) render successfully. As soon as the plugin hits a problematic component, it throws the error and everything after that fails to generate. The issue isn’t consistent — some users/accounts never see it, while others hit it frequently.  What we’ve tried: Clearing Figma caches and reinstalling the desktop app. Testing on multiple accounts and machines. Disabling Cloudflare/WAF rules on our

It would be great if we could put the properties in the order we want in the variants. With drag and drop like layers. Have a good day 🙂

Hi, I have a side panel with buttons, and when clicking on one of the categories, the main screen slides to the correct categories. This works great. The buttons are in variant components with three states (default, hover, and selected). When I click on the button, I have two interactions set up in the prototype: ‘scroll to’ (to scroll to the section) ‘change to’ : state = selected My issue is that I want the button to go back to the default state when I click on another one. Is there a way to do that? (for now, they all become selected when I click one after the other). Thank you in advance, Anaïs

I just can’t extract an image using Figma MCP.As you can see its successful, but it gives me a url like this, which doesn’t point to anything hence the images do not get rendered.Also attaching my Figma MCP settings.    And before anyone talks about it losing context etc because of the size. This is what I’m exporting, just this…Because I just want to find out how to do a successful export with an image.

Hello Figma Community,I am a student from Iran facing financial and access limitations due to international restrictions. I cannot upgrade to a Professional Plan but need advanced features for my academic projects.If anyone from Figma team or community can guide me on how to request educational access, I would greatly appreciate it. I’m happy to provide my student ID for verification.Thank you!  [Arash Kardar]

Hello Figma Support Team,I recently noticed that my subscription has been renewed, but unfortunately, I have not been using Figma for the past year. I even hardly remembered the login credentials for my account, which shows that I have not accessed the service at all.Since I have not used the service during this time, I would like to kindly ask if it would be possible to receive a refund for the latest charge, and I will make sure to cancel my subscription to avoid future renewals.Thank you for your understanding and support. I really appreciate your help.Best regards,Chonpeeti 

I am unable to do anything on any file in Figma Make - hoping I can restore functionality - of course I am pushing a deadline - so the “try again later” part is a) frustrating (try it now… try it now… how much later? and b) is this the only remedy?