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Adding auto layout - Figma Tutorial
From the course: Figma: Using Auto Layout
Adding auto layout
- [Instructor] Let's dive into what Auto Layout is all about. Imagine you are working on a design project in Figma, like a webpage or a mobile app screen. Auto Layout can help you create flexible and responsive designs, where all objects are automatically positioned and resized according to the certain screen sizes. I often think of Auto Layout as having my own smart assistant that takes care of manual tasks in my design workflow. Imagine this. You want to include more items in your list, and this can significantly influence your design layout. But with Auto Layout, you can make sure that your design elements are perfectly aligned according to each other without you having to spend countless hours manually adjusting them. In Figma, you can add Auto Layout to a frame or a selection of objects, and these objects are empty frames, frames that contain contents, components and component sets, and, of course, selection of layers and groups. It's important to know that Auto Layout only…
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Adding auto layout2m 45s
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Resizing dimensions4m 51s
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Working with spacing2m 29s
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Setting padding2m 29s
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Layouts and alignment4m 14s
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Rearranging objects2m 32s
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Other auto layout settings4m 48s
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Absolute positioning1m 52s
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Challenge: Image gallery1m 5s
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Solution: Image gallery2m 50s
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