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Ana07
Ana07
asked in Ask the Community
How to Fix Dropdown Menu Overlapping Issue in a Table with Auto Layout?

Hello Figma Community, I’m working on a table with 8 rows, where each row has 4 columns: Request Number, Contact Name, Subject, and Status. The Status column includes a dropdown menu component with variants (Inactive, Active, Hover, and Selected). When I trigger the dropdown, the row’s height increases (since it’s set to hug content), and the dropdown menu doesn’t overlay the rows below as I need—it stays within the row, pushing content down. I’ve tried the “Canvas stacking” solution, but it didn’t resolve the issue. How can I make the dropdown overlay properly without affecting the layout? Any professional tips or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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Johannes_Vollmer
4 months ago
Cagdas_Kara
Cagdas_KaraNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Text is lost when switching between variants

Hello everyone. I created a button with two variants. I added this button to a content container. and added this content container to my desktop screen. I changed the text of the button in the content container I added to my desktop screen. then when I added this content container to my mobile screen, the text of the button did not change. What am I doing wrong? Why isn’t the text of the button being moved? Screenshot Video is below 👇 buttontext

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Cagdas_Kara
4 months ago
_Branny
_Branny
asked in Ask the Community
Why my figma is not upgrade new version!!!!

I don’t know why my Figma is not upgrade until now!!!

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Eldurini
4 months ago
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anon20590325
asked in Ask the Community
No se me actualiza al Figma UI3

No se me cambia a la version nueva de Figma.

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Eldurini
4 months ago
Renan_Malato
Renan_Malato
asked in Report a Problem
Manipulate Elevation of a Layer / Drop Down Menu Case

When you have a form with Drop Down menu / Autocomplete fields with autolayout, the layers list order determines the position of a layer in your form, not the elevation So when you click to dropdown the field, the dropdown goes - in the back of the below layer The way I find to hack that is creating kind of a Position Absolute Wrapper for each line and then reorganize the layers to make that appear on front This is so weird and tricky and takes a lot of time everytime I have to do this. I believe a simple Elevation zIndex Control when is set to autolayout would solve that for us Please, Figma! The way Figma now arrange layers layout is - what is below is above

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Eldurini
4 months ago
Flusanoca
Flusanoca
asked in Ask the Community
where can I find the "show activity" button?

excuse me, where can I find the “show activity” button? it should look like a diagram

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Eldurini
4 months ago
lasco647
lasco647
asked in Ask the Community
It can't find the font

I received the pretendard and suit fonts and re-ran the Figma desktop app, but it didn’t work properly. If I reinstall the font, it works for a while, but it doesn’t work again if I reboot. what should i do

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dvaliao
Figmate
4 months ago
Jake_Nunez
Jake_Nunez
asked in Ask the Community
I couldn't click the right click menus

Hello, I couldn’t click the options when I opened the right-click menu. It happened when I updated my Figma to the latest version (124.3.2). Has anyone experienced this issue?

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dvaliao
Figmate
4 months ago
local
local
asked in Ask the Community
Private files

I read on the pricing page that the files in the Free package are not private. Is this true?

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local
4 months ago
Mariana_Rita
Mariana_Rita
asked in Report a Problem
I keep losing my images after merging branches

Whenever I drop screenshots into my branch file and then merge the branch all my image fills disappear. The frames, groups and images are all still there, but the image itself is not visible and image fills disappear.

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Arpana_Khalkho
4 months ago
Peter_Uithoven
Peter_Uithoven
asked in Ask the Community
Actions that set variables don't work on nested components?

When I assign an action to a nested instance in a component which sets a variable it doesn’t seem to work. The component’s variant changes, but the variable is never changed. There are no warnings or errors. When assigning the same action to the outer component it does set the variables. An example:Figma – 26 Jun 23 This somehow feels related to the following limitation: Variables can only be applied to top-level instances, and are not available for nested variant instances. Mentioned here: Use variables in prototypes

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3-2-1-John
4 months ago
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rrr2007
asked in Ask the Community
Destinations frames not showing

GUYS I NEED HELP! WHEN I GO to PROROTYPE → Interactions → on click-> navigate to → destinations my frames are not showing , why???

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dvaliao
Figmate
4 months ago
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bhwryan
asked in Ask the Community
Elements/components showing up different/off for other users

This has happened when other users in my company with view/edit capabilities are looking through designs and see a rectangle that’s off, the placement is weird/incorrect, or a symbol is glitching/different than it should be. Other users have also sent me screenshots where there are huge artboards all over the current design that shouldn’t be there, and aren’t there/dont exist on my end.

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Ashley_Bradford
4 months ago
dedx.henk
dedx.henk
asked in Ask the Community
Text input not working

Hi, i am new to Figma and while testing the free version, i am stuck with entering a test. I searched this forum, but i could not find any real help so far. I performed all the advised steps to similar issues: I add a frame and choose the text tool, then i should be able to simply click and write or draw a text field and write. When i want to type, my keybord keys move through the menu bar on top and also to the right part where you can edit the components. But no text. When I enter a Text via the left navigation (layers, assets), i cannot see it in the frame. I use a macbook air 2018 with the latest OS. Any advise? Thanks and cheers

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dvaliao
Figmate
4 months ago
Felipe_Fernandes
Felipe_Fernandes
asked in Ask the Community
Enhancing Figma’s String Variables: Vision, Current Workflow, and Future Requests

First, I want to commend the Figma team for the incredible work you’re doing in continuously evolving the variable scope. We’ve begun using string variables in our designs to capitalize on the benefits of maintaining a single source of truth, ensuring our designs remain up-to-date. Here’s our vision: Currently, we’ve developed an in-house plugin that interfaces with Figma string variables to generate an XLS file containing a list of keys and values for our localization team to translate. However, this process isn’t fully automated yet—we still need to manually generate the XLS document from the Plugin, download it, and upload it to the backend. We utilize the variable folder structure to create keys and identify the context of the text. The plugin then adds the platform-specific prefix to each key before generating the XLS file. So far, this system is working well! Looking ahead, our roadmap includes developing a fully automated system where Figma variables serve as the source of truth

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Felipe_Fernandes
4 months ago
aya1
aya1
asked in Ask the Community
How can I scroll the design without moving the cursor when I preview prototype mode?

How can I scroll the design without moving the cursor when I preview prototype mode? It’s annoying that the cursor moves when scrolling.

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dvaliao
Figmate
4 months ago
Fabian16
Fabian16
asked in Ask the Community
Text Box Vertical Alignment

A problem I’m running into is that text layers within Figma aren’t vertically aligned within their bounding box. The additional space at the bottom of the text layer creates an offset that causes a disconnect between the dev build and the Figma components. Within the dev build, copying the Figma specs 1:1 results in the browser displaying the font vertically aligned within the button as it should. What would be the right approach to fix this to align the two? I don’t want to depend on vertical trim as a solution because as far as I know, vertical trim is still something that’s being drafted and I don’t want to depend on a feature that a majority of browsers don’t support yet.

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Fabian16
4 months ago
Ed_Scharf
Ed_Scharf
asked in Ask the Community
ADA compliance for an animated chat widget icon

I have developed an animated Chat widget icon that allows users to close the widget icon (so it’s not obtrusive on every page) and animates the chat icon to the navigation, so users can see it move from bottom right corner to nav bar. That way they know it’s clearly still available (but out of the way). My question is about ADA compliance for an animation like that since it happens outside of an initial screen read of the nav and would need to trigger some messaging to the screen reader as to where to find the Chat widget if necessary. Does anyone have any experience with this type of animation and ADA compliance?

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Ed_Scharf
4 months ago
NathanLbs
NathanLbs
asked in Ask the Community
How to Manage "Nested Component List" Based Components in a Figma Design System?

I’m currently refining my design system in Figma and have encountered a challenge in managing autonomous components (like buttons or links that work independently) versus nested components that need to be part of a structured list or group to function properly. For example, I’ve created a Stepper Item component that represents a single step in a stepper flow. To create a complete stepper, multiple Stepper Items need to be combined. The challenge is that the number of these nested components can vary depending on the project, which complicates things: Option 1: I could create variants for each possible configuration (a stepper with 3 steps, a stepper with 4 steps, a stepper with 5 steps, etc.), but this quickly becomes unmanageable due to the sheer number of potential combinations. Option 2: I could create a default component with a large number of nested components (like a Stepper with many Stepper Items) and control their visibility as needed. However, this approach could result in h

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Pavel_Kiselev
4 months ago
ken15
ken15
asked in Ask the Community
Help needed making a Figma Prototype

Are to a Figma expert? Can you work with me on a WebApp prototype being made in Figma. Must be english speaking, preferably based in Nice/Vence in France. But I guess location doesn’t matter. Please contact me. Thank you.

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ken15
4 months ago
alen.saint.p
alen.saint.p
asked in Ask the Community
My Figma desktop still doesn’t get updated

Is it OK my Figma desktop doesn’t get updated for 2024 summer version? All my friends already have that but i am not

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Ruben8
4 months ago
Martin_Murray
Martin_Murray
asked in Ask the Community
Spoken Content (Mac) Figma not working

I use Mac’s Spoken Content feature a lot; it helps provide different dynamics when proofreading. It works once, if you restart Figma but not the second time… Basically, the Mac reads you back highlighted copy with a hotkey. Funnily enough, a few Adobe products have this problem as well. Anyone have any ideas?

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Noel_Ng
4 months ago
Janina_Braun
Janina_Braun
asked in Ask the Community
Can I see somewhere whether a library is linked to a file?

Hi folks, thanks for your help in advance. I have some old libraries in my team. But I’m too afraid to delete them because I don’t know if they are connected to any file and would break a design. Is there any way I can check this? Thanks a bunch, Janina libraries

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Janina_Braun
4 months ago
Janina_Braun
Janina_Braun
asked in Ask the Community
Updating libraries with a new file without detaching all components

Hello community, I need some real expert advice. We have the following situation: A global design team creates the libraries for all European design teams. Our German files are linked to the global libraries. Every month we receive an update of the library with new elements (e.g. icons) Each library update has an updated name (the date is the first part of the library name, e.g. “240612-Library-global”) Here are my questions and possible solutions: Question 1: Can I “update” a library, i.e. replace it with a new file, keeping only the differences? Question 2: Or do I have to disconnect the old library in my files and connect the new library? And then - it sounds too cruel to be true - manually reassign all components to this new library? Is there a better way to do this? Any experience sharing is welcome! Thank you very much for your help - I really appreciate it! Best regards, Janinase search for existing topics before posting! Press 🔍 at the upper right to search.

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Janina_Braun
4 months ago
Ruben8
Ruben8New Member
asked in Ask the Community
Interactive mega menu component

I would like to prototype a mega menu in Figma and have all the links in this prototype work as well. Ideally, I want to do this using a component so that I only have to set up the links once. Is this possible? The mega menu consists of 4 different drop-down submenus, each containing various links. I couldn’t quickly find an example of a mega menu that was both animated and had working links.

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Ruben8
4 months ago
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