Appreciation post: Figma's component swap shortcut saved me hours

I was updating a client's app design and had to change over 30 button styles across 12 screens. Instead of doing each one by hand, I used the component swap shortcut by selecting a button and pressing Option+Command+K on my Mac. It let me swap all instances of that component at once, which cut my work time down from half a day to about an hour. What's your favorite keyboard shortcut for speeding up design edits?

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sam_harris6816d ago

That component swap trick is a lifesaver. I once spent a whole afternoon manually updating icon colors on a huge project before I learned about it. My favorite shortcut is probably Command+D for duplicate, because I'm constantly making small spacing tweaks and it's just muscle memory now. I still forget the really fancy ones though, which is why my notes app is just a list of Figma shortcuts I should learn.

paul_burns16d ago

Honestly I'm the opposite, I've found leaning too much on shortcuts can make me sloppy. I still right-click for most things to keep my work deliberate.

theabennett1d ago

Your right-clicking must be why my scroll wheel is worn out from all the scrolling.