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cihad
cihad
New Participant
January 14, 2025

Shortcut Contextual Indicators for Easy Editing Experience

  • January 14, 2025
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Hi,

 

Shortcuts are great but not enough. I’d like to share an idea for improving the editing experience in Figma.

This concept is inspired by Windows Explorer. When you press Alt + Space, a context menu appears, and some shortcuts are underlined for quick access:

 


A similar approach could be implemented in Figma. For instance, pressing Alt (or Option on Mac) could underline available shortcuts, like this:
 

This would provide a more intuitive navigation experience and reduce the learning curve for users.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Best regards,

    5 replies

    cihad
    cihadAuthor
    New Participant
    January 15, 2025

    In this record:

    • We show shortcuts with the Alt key.
    • We open the Frame menu with the F shortcut.
      ksn
      Figmate
      ksn
      Community Support
      January 15, 2025

      Hey ​@cihad! Thanks for the feedback - I passed it forward internally for consideration in a future experience update. I also modified your topic title to be more specific, but let me know if you think it could be better worded. I can modify it again 😀

      cihad
      cihadAuthor
      New Participant
      January 15, 2025

      Hey ​@cihad! Thanks for the feedback - I passed it forward internally for consideration in a future experience update. I also modified your topic title to be more specific, but let me know if you think it could be better worded. I can modify it again 😀

      Title does not match the content. It would be better to change it. Chatgpt suggested the following titles:
       

      • "Enhancing Shortcut Visibility for Intuitive Navigation in Figma"
      • "Introducing Shortcut Hints for a Streamlined Editing Experience"
      • "Shortcut Underline Suggestions for Faster Learning in Figma"
      • "Improving Figma’s UX with Shortcut Contextual Indicators"
      • "Shortcut Visualization Inspired by Windows Explorer"
      • "Simplifying Figma’s Learning Curve with Shortcut Hints"
      • "Boosting Editing Efficiency with Dynamic Shortcut Overlays"
      • "Contextual Shortcut Indicators: A Feature for Better Workflow"

        I choose “Shortcut Contextual Indicators for Easy Editing Experience”
      ksn
      Figmate
      ksn
      Community Support
      January 15, 2025

      Sounds good! I just modified it - feel free to drop any additional feedback related to this in the replies.

       

      If you have other separate requests, you can create a new topic with those comments separately 😀

      cihad
      cihadAuthor
      New Participant
      January 15, 2025

      Microsoft Office programs use this feature. I also had the chance to try it out in the past. I can say that it is really useful. Once you’ve got a taste for it, you can’t get enough.

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