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Lindsay2
Lindsay2
Feb 1, 2023 6:23 PM UTC
Question

Master component is not editable

I keep running into instances where I am on a master component layer and it won’t let me make edits to it. I have made sure that it is in fact the master component and that all layers are unlocked. What am I missing?

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tank666
tank666
Feb 1, 2023 6:35 PM UTC

Could you share a video?

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AddWeb_Solution
AddWeb_Solution
Feb 9, 2023 1:03 PM UTC

If you’re unable to edit a Master component in Figma, there could be a few reasons why:

  1. The Master component may be locked in the source file. Check the source file to see if the Master component is locked. If it is, unlock it and try editing it again.

  2. You might not be able to update the master component if it’s a shared library component because it’s designed to be a reusable shared asset.

  3. The layer is inside a nested component: In this case, you must change the nested component as a whole rather than the specific layer included inside it.

Tanya8
Tanya8
New Member
Jul 10, 2024 6:24 PM UTC

But then what is the point of making it a component if you can’t update it?

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