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I spent a whole weekend redoing a client's floor plan because I didn't know about the 'repeat grid' trick in Figma
A few months back, I was working on a kitchen remodel layout for a client in the Figma file we share. I had to show them three different tile pattern options for the backsplash, each with maybe fifteen tiles laid out. I didn't know you could just make one tile, select it, and hold 'Option' while dragging to create a perfect, spaced-out grid instantly. Instead, I copied and pasted each tile one by one, trying to line them up by eye with the guides. It was a total mess and took me the better part of a Saturday to get it looking right. When I finally showed a designer friend the file, he laughed and showed me the shortcut. I basically lost a full day of my weekend, which as a contractor, is time I could have spent on actual site work or just relaxing. Has anyone else had a similar 'aha' moment with a basic tool feature that saved you from a huge time sink?
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barbara4294d agoTop Commenter
Used to think keyboard shortcuts were just for power users. Learning the copy shortcut in Photoshop saved me hours of resizing logos last month. It really changes how you work.
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