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Paul_Boag
Jun 27, 2024 10:25 AM UTC
Question

Problems with Design Mode on Figma Slides

Is anybody else getting the following error when they try and use the design mode in Figma Slides:

Figma slides design mode requires a Figma design plan

And yes, before you ask, I am logged in on an account that has a design plan seat.

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Paul_Boag
Paul_BoagAuthor
Jun 27, 2024 10:56 AM UTC

Just to let you know if you have the same problem, the issue is caused when you create the slides in drafts rather than a team/project. If you create it in there everything works fine.

Jun 27, 2024 5:41 PM UTC

I was also having this issue. It automatically switched to design mode when I started manually adjusting some auto layout spacing on the slide—but now it won’t let me toggle back. I quit and reopened and it went back to slides mode but now I’m getting that design seat error again. I’ve moved it out of my drafts but that hasn’t seemed to fix it 😦 It seems like the toggle is just buggy?

y_toku
Figmate
Community Support
Jun 28, 2024 3:23 AM UTC

Hi there,

Thanks for flagging. I’m checking this behavior with internal team and will get back to you once I have any updates that I can share with.

Thanks for your patience!

Toku

Russell_Phillip
New Member
Jun 28, 2024 6:18 AM UTC

Figma Slides needs a lot of work… I tried using it. It’s literally easier to design a presentation in Figma, not Slides.

Eliot
Jun 30, 2024 9:19 PM UTC

@Paul_Boag I just experienced this issue as well but was able to fix it by duplicating the Slides file and working from the duplicate, immediately the toggle worked again. Before that I tried logging out and reinstalling Figma to clear the cache but that didn’t fix it, had to duplicate the file and then deleted the original.

y_toku
Figmate
Community Support
Jul 1, 2024 5:40 AM UTC

Hi all and @Ali_Doucette ,

Our apology for the confusion. Our team confirmed it was a bug and they fixed it. If you still see this issue, please feel free to let us know!

Thanks,
Toku

Jul 1, 2024 3:06 PM UTC

Awesome thank you Toku! Slides is so great, I’m a big fan!

Jul 2, 2024 3:59 AM UTC

Still having the same issue

y_toku
Figmate
Community Support
Jul 4, 2024 2:39 AM UTC

Can you try this?

Figma Learn - Help Center

I hope this clarifies it!

Thanks,
Toku

Jul 7, 2024 10:25 PM UTC

I have the same problem. I have moved my file to the team project. But it still doesn’t work and show ‘Design mode requires a Figma design plan’.