Adding colors / type to a library used to be easy

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I’m looking for something really simple. I THOUGHT it used to be a simple “plus” button. I have a bunch of elements, I want to automatically add all those colors (or type styles if they’re text) to my library. what i’m looking for is to select all, hit a button, and have them added. then i can go in and rename them later. i could have sworn this was in Figma before. please help!

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Hey @tapps, sorry for the frustration!

Creating new styles hasn’t changed.

You can access local styles in the right sidebar when nothing is selected, or from the style picker.

To create a new local style:

  1. In the right sidebar, click the + next to Local styles.
  2. Select the property you’d like to create a new style for.
  3. Give the style a name and description and click Create style. Descriptions display when hovering over the style in the style picker.

Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 5.12.32 PM

You can also create styles from an existing object:

  1. Select the object or frame you’d like to create a style for.
  2. In the right sidebar, click next to the section corresponding to the style you want to create. Here’s what the icon looks like using Selection colors as an example:
    Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 5.20.04 PM
  3. Click in the style picker. In the Create new style modal, you can click Show more options to view and edit style properties.
  4. Give your style a name and description and click Create style. Descriptions display when hovering over the style in the style picker.
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thanks for that! i did figure that out but the process is SO cumbersome. i was looking for a way to bulk add, all things selected, to the styles. it appears that feature isn’t available.

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