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Flow starting point doesn't work


Hello, can anyone help me please?
I can’t make a flow starting point.
When I try to presentate my prototype it goes right to one of the last wireframes.
In my right tap I just see this:
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So I’m kinda stuck and can’t finish my work ;(

Figma – 14 Jul 23

12 replies

Richard_Doyle1

Well you do have a flow starting point in that screenshot, Flow 1. If you select Flow 1 it doesn’t launch that screen? Even if not, if you select the screen you want to start from and then select Present, it should work.


In fact this is what happen since I select the flow 😦


Celine_D
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 3381 replies
  • August 23, 2023

Hey @Claudia_Nunes ,
I can’t replicate on my end. Do you mind to share a quick screen recording to see what’s happened in your end? It will help us to better visualize the issue. Thanks!


Nisabella
  • 1 reply
  • September 15, 2023

I have the same issue here. My starting flow suddenly disappeared from my right panel and my prototype is not working properly



  • 3 replies
  • February 16, 2024

I’m having the same issue now, did you find a fix for this issue?


Matt_W
  • 18 replies
  • February 16, 2024

Do you have all of your screens inside a frame? Found out today that trying to organise your work breaks the prototype. Effectively only the root-level frames can be starting points. Fun


Kyle_Jackson

If you use sections not frames to group the prototype frames you won’t have this issue. click the drop-down arrow next to the “region tools” icon in the top nav (#), select “section” then click and drag over the frames you want to include to create the section.


ntc_willy
  • 1 reply
  • April 24, 2024

I have the same doubt but I have solved it.
I share my experience for your reference.
When you have a draft and want to see an animated playback effect.

When you find that there is no flow1 preview, you have to click the cursor on the outside frame1.

and use prototype.

click flow starting point

then finish.


ksn
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 1611 replies
  • April 24, 2024

Thank you for posting how you’re working around this 😊


it works thank you


Ugh, thanks for mentioning this - I keep hitting Figma gotchas as a new user and it’s no fun. I was using Frames because for whatever reason Section doesn’t have the autolayout feature. I want to work smarter, not harder, so I tried using autolayout all the way through so that the prototypes grow predictably and never overlap each other. So much for that!


Loulou1
  • 1 reply
  • August 28, 2024

That’s helpful, thanks! I actually grouped my frames and when I removed them from the group, I was able to add the flow starting point again.


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