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Preferred values don't appear by default when opening the instance swap property menu.

  • February 18, 2026
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Nikita46

Hey! I have a small but annoying problem. I recently created a new component with Slot, Instance swap property and preferred values. When I use the component preferred values don’t appear by default for some reason. It worked correctly for components I created some time ago, but doesn’t work anymore—you always need to switch the filter.

Link to doc where it says that preferred values should be shown by default: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/5579474826519-Explore-component-properties#preferred

Does anybody noticed the same problem? Or do I do anything wrong?

 

Instance swap setup with preferred values:

 

Choose instance dialog with filter Created in this file applied by default:

 

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Tristan_Peters

What worked for me…

Make sure “Slot” is ticked within the Preferred Instances list. Having the instance in your main component isn’t enough, it has to be actively ticked in the menu. Your screenshot suggests that only “Test preferred slot” is ticked.