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  • Adobe XD User Guide
  • Introduction
    1. Release updates
    2. Common questions
    3. Design, prototype, and share with Adobe XD
    4. Color Management
      1. Hardware and software requirements
      2. Adobe XD, Big Sur, and Apple silicon | macOS 11
    6. Workspace basics
    7. Change app language in Adobe XD
    8. Access UI design kits
    9. Accessibility in Adobe XD
    10. Keyboard shortcuts
    11. Tips and tricks
      1. Get started with artboards
      2. Use guides and grids
      3. Create scrollable artboards
      4. Work with layers
      5. Create scroll groups
      1. Select, resize, and rotate objects
      2. Move, align, distribute, and arrange objects
      3. Group, lock, duplicate, copy, and flip objects
      4. Set stroke, fill, and drop shadow for objects
      5. Create repeating elements
      6. Create perspective designs with 3D transforms
      7. Edit objects using Boolean operations
      1. Work with drawing and text tools
      2. Fonts in Adobe XD
      1. Work with components
      2. Work with nested components
      3. Add multiple states to components
      1. Create a mask with shapes
      2. Work with blur effects
      3. Create and modify gradients
      4. Apply blend effects
      1. Responsive resize and constraints
      2. Set fixed padding for components and groups
      3. Create dynamic designs with stacks
      1. Work with videos
      2. Create prototypes using videos
      3. Work with Lottie animations
    1. Create interactive prototypes
    2. Animate prototypes
    3. Object properties supported for auto-animate
    4. Create prototypes with keyboard and gamepad
    5. Create prototypes using voice commands and playback
    6. Create timed transitions
    7. Add overlays
    8. Design voice prototypes
    9. Create anchor links
    10. Create hyperlinks
    11. Preview designs and prototypes
    1. Share selected artboards
    2. Share designs and prototypes
    3. Set access permissions for links
    4. Work with prototypes
    5. Review prototypes
    6. Work with design specs
    7. Share design specs
    8. Inspect design specs
    9. Navigate design specs
    10. Review and comment design specs
    11. Export design assets
    12. Export and download assets from design specs
    13. Group sharing for enterprise
    14. Back up or transfer XD assets
    1. Design systems with Creative Cloud Libraries
    2. Work with document assets in Adobe XD
    3. Work with Creative Cloud Libraries in Adobe XD
    4. Migrate from linked assets to Creative Cloud Libraries
    5. Work with design tokens 
    6. Use assets from Creative Cloud Libraries
    1. Cloud documents in Adobe XD
    2. Collaborate and coedit designs
    3. Coedit documents shared with you
    1. Work with external assets
    2. Work with design assets from Photoshop
    3. Copy and paste assets from Photoshop
    4. Import or open Photoshop designs
    5. Work with Illustrator assets in Adobe XD
    6. Open or import Illustrator designs
    7. Copy vectors from Illustrator to XD
    8. Plugins for Adobe XD
    9. Create and manage plugins
    10. Jira integration for XD
    11. Slack plugin for XD
    12. Zoom plug-in for XD
    13. Publish design from XD to Behance
    1. Preview on mobile devices
    2. Adobe XD on mobile FAQ
      1. Known issues
      2. Fixed issues
      1. XD appears as not compatible on Windows
      2. Error code 191
      3. Error code 183
      4. Issues installing XD plugins
      5.  Prompt to uninstall and reinstall XD on Windows 10
      6. Issues with preferences migration
      1.  XD crashes when launched on Windows 10
      2.  XD quits when you sign out of Creative Cloud
      3. Issue with subscription status on Windows
      4. Blocked-app warning when launching  XD on Windows
      5. Crash dump generation on Windows
      6. Crash log collection and sharing
      1. Issues with XD cloud documents
      2. Issues with linked components
      3. Issues with libraries and links
      1. Unable to record prototype interactions on macOS Catalina
      2. Issues with publish workflows
      3. Published  links do not appear in browsers
      4. Prototypes do not render correctly in browsers
      5. Commenting panel suddenly showing up on shared links
      6. Unable to publish libraries
      1. Import and export in XD
      2. Photoshop files in XD
      3. Illustrator files in XD
      4. Export to After Effects from XD
      5. Sketch files in XD
      6. Third-party apps not visible in Export
    1. Adobe XD User Guide
    2. Introduction
      1. Release updates
      2. Common questions
      3. Design, prototype, and share with Adobe XD
      4. Color Management
        1. Hardware and software requirements
        2. Adobe XD, Big Sur, and Apple silicon | macOS 11
      6. Workspace basics
      7. Change app language in Adobe XD
      8. Access UI design kits
      9. Accessibility in Adobe XD
      10. Keyboard shortcuts
      11. Tips and tricks
        1. Get started with artboards
        2. Use guides and grids
        3. Create scrollable artboards
        4. Work with layers
        5. Create scroll groups
        1. Select, resize, and rotate objects
        2. Move, align, distribute, and arrange objects
        3. Group, lock, duplicate, copy, and flip objects
        4. Set stroke, fill, and drop shadow for objects
        5. Create repeating elements
        6. Create perspective designs with 3D transforms
        7. Edit objects using Boolean operations
        1. Work with drawing and text tools
        2. Fonts in Adobe XD
        1. Work with components
        2. Work with nested components
        3. Add multiple states to components
        1. Create a mask with shapes
        2. Work with blur effects
        3. Create and modify gradients
        4. Apply blend effects
        1. Responsive resize and constraints
        2. Set fixed padding for components and groups
        3. Create dynamic designs with stacks
        1. Work with videos
        2. Create prototypes using videos
        3. Work with Lottie animations
      1. Create interactive prototypes
      2. Animate prototypes
      3. Object properties supported for auto-animate
      4. Create prototypes with keyboard and gamepad
      5. Create prototypes using voice commands and playback
      6. Create timed transitions
      7. Add overlays
      8. Design voice prototypes
      9. Create anchor links
      10. Create hyperlinks
      11. Preview designs and prototypes
      1. Share selected artboards
      2. Share designs and prototypes
      3. Set access permissions for links
      4. Work with prototypes
      5. Review prototypes
      6. Work with design specs
      7. Share design specs
      8. Inspect design specs
      9. Navigate design specs
      10. Review and comment design specs
      11. Export design assets
      12. Export and download assets from design specs
      13. Group sharing for enterprise
      14. Back up or transfer XD assets
      1. Design systems with Creative Cloud Libraries
      2. Work with document assets in Adobe XD
      3. Work with Creative Cloud Libraries in Adobe XD
      4. Migrate from linked assets to Creative Cloud Libraries
      5. Work with design tokens 
      6. Use assets from Creative Cloud Libraries
      1. Cloud documents in Adobe XD
      2. Collaborate and coedit designs
      3. Coedit documents shared with you
      1. Work with external assets
      2. Work with design assets from Photoshop
      3. Copy and paste assets from Photoshop
      4. Import or open Photoshop designs
      5. Work with Illustrator assets in Adobe XD
      6. Open or import Illustrator designs
      7. Copy vectors from Illustrator to XD
      8. Plugins for Adobe XD
      9. Create and manage plugins
      10. Jira integration for XD
      11. Slack plugin for XD
      12. Zoom plug-in for XD
      13. Publish design from XD to Behance
      1. Preview on mobile devices
      2. Adobe XD on mobile FAQ
        1. Known issues
        2. Fixed issues
        1. XD appears as not compatible on Windows
        2. Error code 191
        3. Error code 183
        4. Issues installing XD plugins
        5.  Prompt to uninstall and reinstall XD on Windows 10
        6. Issues with preferences migration
        1.  XD crashes when launched on Windows 10
        2.  XD quits when you sign out of Creative Cloud
        3. Issue with subscription status on Windows
        4. Blocked-app warning when launching  XD on Windows
        5. Crash dump generation on Windows
        6. Crash log collection and sharing
        1. Issues with XD cloud documents
        2. Issues with linked components
        3. Issues with libraries and links
        1. Unable to record prototype interactions on macOS Catalina
        2. Issues with publish workflows
        3. Published  links do not appear in browsers
        4. Prototypes do not render correctly in browsers
        5. Commenting panel suddenly showing up on shared links
        6. Unable to publish libraries
        1. Import and export in XD
        2. Photoshop files in XD
        3. Illustrator files in XD
        4. Export to After Effects from XD
        5. Sketch files in XD
        6. Third-party apps not visible in Export

    Learn about some minor fixes and improvements released with XD.

    December 2025 (version 60) 

    This update includes bug fixes and minor workflow improvements.

    July 2025 (version 59) 

    This update includes bug fixes and minor workflow improvements.

    February 2025 (version 58) 

    This update includes bug fixes and minor workflow improvements.

    June 2023 (version 57) 

    Collapse or expand items in the Layers and Libraries panels

    You can now collapse or expand all items at once within the Layers and Libraries panels.

    Learn how to work with Layers >

    Edit padding in Character styles in the Document Assets panel

    You can now edit Character styles directly from the Edit menu in the Document Assets panel rather than manually selecting the text and canvas and editing in the Property Inspector.

    Learn how to work with the document assets >

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