How to find stuff


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shortcuts
 

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        space               drag

        cmd mousewheel      zoom in/out
        cmd +/-             zoom in/out
        crtl 0              100& view 
        shift 9             zoom to fit all artboards/frames
        shift 2             zoom to fit selection (!)

        cmd + click         directly select element
        click               select grouped element
        v                   black arrow (select)
        k                   scale box


        r                   rectangle tool
        p                   pen tool
        l                   line tool
        o                   oval (circle) tool
        i                   color picker

        a                   artboard tool / frame tool

        crtl shift L        lock/unlock layer
        crtl shift H        hide/unhide layer


        shift R             show rulers
        cmd '               pixel grid visible
        crtl g              show layout grid

        cmd []              move object forward/backwards
        cmd /               open menu, then enter command  :D
        cmd \               hide panels

        cmd shift k         place image
        cmd R               rename layer
        crl shift e         export


        crtl shift 3        outline mode
        cmd e               flatten shapes

        c                   show/hide comments
        crtl shift ?        show shortcut help

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data merge, import excel data
 

    create new artboard in figma and write textfields:
        #title
        #quantity
        #price
        #image

    copy this artboard several times

    create a google sheet with heading:
        title quantity price image

        ... fill it with data ...
       (for images just copy link)

    install google sheets sync plugin:
        https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/735770583268406934/Google-Sheets-Sync

    right click -> plugins -> google sheets sync
        paste linke and sync


    src

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_JP_lBka5Q
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_JP_lBka5Q
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVvyGHKEUao




setting opacity
 

    select object, use numbers like in photoshop

    or

    click in % box and use arrow keys and up/down



mask images with shapes
 

    place an image
    add circle/path and move it beneath the image
    select both and click mask icon on top



place multiple images like in indesign
 

    first drag rectangles
    shift cmd k -> select multiple images
    then just click on the rectangles to place them


    if placing screenshots watch DPI and reduce:

        mogrify * -resize 50% *.png



exporting
 

    click on Frame -> then set Export options 
    file -> export   oder   windowname/export (crtl  shift  e)



install figma in ubuntu
 

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:chrdevs/figma
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install figma-linux -y
    figma-linux