20+ FigJam cursor-chat trigger words and 5 secret emotes

Spice up your FigJam communication game
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✂ Placeholders are for people who know trying to predict the future is a losing game

reject the allure of the crystal ball, embrace not knowing, and know peace
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Properties

How to rescue your Figma file from the depths of hell and live to tell the tale

Let's get your file memory back.
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File memory
Layer architecture

The 6 Auto Layout stumbling blocks you need to understand to master this feature once and for all.

Because "just practice" and "learn flexbox" aren't good enough.
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Auto layout

How to customize the size of Figma embed iframes

For when the default 800x450 just doesn't cut it
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Live embeds

⍚ Base components are still useful, just not in your UI library

Just because they've fallen out of favor with design system folks, doesn't mean they're not useful!
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◈ Interface Representatives are the center of the Figma component universe

And understanding how they relate to the other 6 types will unlock a whole new level of workflow precision
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7 types of Figma components, named and explained

You're already use first type... but what about the other 6?
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12 ways to make your Figma components more delightful to use

Designers strive to make usable products. And components are themselves tiny products... let's make 'em usable!
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Auto layout
Composability
Naming things
Properties
Layer architecture

When to use variants, component props, variables, or separate components

Variables, variants, component swapping, and component properties all offer different advantages. Choosing the right feature is key to building a strong component library.
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Properties
Variables
File memory
Composability