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Weird annoying outline appearing around the frame in Present mode.

  • August 14, 2026
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leowilsn

I’m having a hard time finding a solution for the specific problem. And it’s about the Figma’s present mode. Both in Design document and Slides have the same problem. 

How is it happening? So, I have my presentation in Figma Design document file type. Once i finished my presentation in Figma. And I want test it in present mode, because I made some animations and moving components. I see that every slide is moving and all the components are moving, except on problem.

 

I’m in the first starting page, I clicked my right arrow button on my mac then all of a sudden blue almost selection like outline appearing around my frame. And once i slightly move my mouse, it disappears again. And even if move my mouse out of the frame and even if I hard reset the Figma, even on web is the same problem. And this also happening in Figma slides. And it’s not “Show Outlines” function. Whatever AI is out there, I tried to find solution to this little annoying problem. I thought maybe it’s because of the update.

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Gayani_S
Figmate
  • Gayani_S
  • Community Support
  • August 14, 2026

Hey ​@leowilsn, thanks for reaching out!

That sounds like a frustrating one to run into, especially while you're mid-testing on something with real animation work behind it. Appreciate the detail — appearing right after you press the right arrow, then clearing once you move your mouse — and good call already ruling out Show Outlines, since that's a different feature entirely.

For the Figma Design file, one setting worth checking is Show hints on click, found in the options menu while in presentation view. When it's enabled, Figma highlights clickable areas with a blue bounding box. If your frame has a click interaction tied to it, that could explain the outline you're seeing. Try toggling it off and see if it still shows up.

To help narrow down what's happening on the Figma Slides side as well, does this happen in a brand new Figma Design or Figma Slides file with no animations or interactions, or only in this specific presentation?

You can find more on presentation view settings in our guide to Play your prototypes.

 

Let us know what you find and we'll keep digging with you from there!

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