Create one prototype across the pages in a file

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January 23, 2021
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I would love to be able to create one prototype across the pages in a file that resembles an actual website. This would be ideal for bigger projects and would be easier to maintain as well. We can connect the component libraries across all the pages anyways. A way to connect the prototype would be great in my opinion and that will give Figma a big leg up on other platforms.

What do you guys think?

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Cara_Brashears

I really really need this feature! This is really the only thing making me hesitate to switch from Sketch to Figma. Creating one prototype for multiple product sections/features, while still maintaining file organization for easy navigation, is a must.

OleZha

UPVOTE!

It will be really useful feature for big apps like online-bank whit lots of flows.
Or may be you can add into fig jam feature, when you can add multiple prototypes from multiple files and connect them into a big one or override part of prototype?

sloan

FYI
This ask happened long before this thread started ~ July 17, 2018 at 12:32pm - https://spectrum.chat/figma/feature-requests/links-between-pages-for-both-design-prototype-modes-and-goals~566c4a0d-9e62-46d2-b4ec-e539f0241a34

It would be great to have this soon because I’d like to show my team the desired experience for an extensive application, but a single file would be too larger.

So, it looks like I am going to use @Jono_Young suggestion. In addition, I am going to add those linked elements to a library, so I only have to create the links once and place them in my different mockups on the various pages.

Thank you @Jono_Young

And if anyone has a better idea, I am all ears.

JonoTRHC

I see there is an option to cross links pages in the Figma Community previews, so it is possible, just not in the product yet.

When the features does arrive, it would be very useful if frames/components currently linked and then copied and pasted from one page to a new page resigned their links to the previous pages.

sloan

@jono_young1, would you mind sharing a link here?

Will_Capellaro

Migrating from Sketch/Craft to Figma now. Was totally expecting this to be a feature already, as it’s part of my current production style. I really hope it comes to Figma soon.