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  1. Adobe XD User Guide
  2. Introduction
    1. What's new in Adobe XD
    2. Common questions
    3. Design, prototype, and share with Adobe XD
    4. System requirements
      1. Hardware and software requirements
      2. Adobe XD, Big Sur, and Apple silicon | macOS 11
    5. Workspace basics
    6. Change app language in Adobe XD
    7. Access UI design kits
    8. Accessibility in Adobe XD
    9. Keyboard shortcuts
    10. Tips and tricks
    11. Adobe XD subscription options
    12. Changes to XD Starter Plan
  3. Design
    1. Artboards, guides, and layers
      1. Get started with artboards
      2. Use guides and grids
      3. Create scrollable artboards
      4. Work with layers
      5. Create scroll groups
    2. Shapes, objects, and path
      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
    3. Text and fonts
      1. Work with drawing and text tools
      2. Fonts in Adobe XD
    4. Components and states
      1. Work with components
      2. Work with nested components
      3. Add multiple states to components
    5. Masking and effects
      1. Create a mask with shapes
      2. Work with blur effects
      3. Create and modify gradients
      4. Apply blend effects
    6. Layout
      1. Responsive resize and constraints
      2. Set fixed padding for components and groups
      3. Create dynamic designs with stacks
    7. Videos and Lottie animations
      1. Work with videos
      2. Create prototypes using videos
      3. Work with Lottie animations
  4. Prototype
    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
  5. Share, export, and review
    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
  6. Design systems
    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
  7. Cloud documents
    1. Cloud documents in Adobe XD
    2. Collaborate and coedit designs
    3. Coedit documents shared with you
  8. Integrations and plugins
    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
  9. XD for iOS and Android
    1. Preview on mobile devices
    2. Adobe XD on mobile FAQ
  10. Troubleshooting
    1. Known and fixed issues
      1. Known issues
      2. Fixed issues
    2. Installation and updates
      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
    3. Launch and crash
      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
    4. Cloud documents and Creative Cloud Libraries
      1. Issues with XD cloud documents
      2. Issues with linked components
      3. Issues with libraries and links
    5. Prototype, publish, and review
      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
    6. Import, export, and working with other apps
      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

Find the latest XD known issues common to macOS and Windows, and specific to macOS, Windows, iOS, and the web.

macOS and Windows

Find the issues common to macOS and Windows:

Performance

Workaround: Force quit XD and reopen it.

Share and Coedit

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: Close the document, reopen it, and then publish the link.

Workaround: Save a copy of the document so that you don't lose any data. Then, upload the image again in the original document.

Video and Lottie

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Document Assets and Creative Cloud Libraries

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Design

Workaround: Though not a workaround, XD uses a visual indicator to notify when you select a color stop.

Workaround: Opacity is not supported as a main property. Set the opacity value for each instance individually.

Workaround: Make text changes to specific instances after applying main-level overrides.

Audio

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

macOS only

Find the issues specific to macOS:

Video and Lottie

Workaround: Close the document and reopen it, and check if the video plays in Desktop Preview. If the issue persists, delete the video and add it back to the document.

Workaround: No workaround. Running XD on VMWare is not supported.

Workaround: Use Chrome or Firefox.

Prototyping

Workaround:

Enable screen recording for XD:

  1. From the Apple menu, go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy tab.
  2. Select Screen Recording in the left pane, and then enable screen recording for Adobe XD. 

For details, see Unable to record prototype interactions.

Workaround: 

  1. In the Safari app on your Mac, click Safari > Preferences, and click Websites.
  2. In the General sidebar on the left, select Auto-Play.
  3. To enable auto-play for XD, click Allow All Auto-Play from the pop-up menu next to xd.adobe.com.

Alternatively, if you are already in XD, click Safari > Settings for this website. In the pop-up menu, click Auto-Play > Allow All Auto-Play.

Workaround: Connect the XBox One controller via Bluetooth.

Performance

Workaround: Upgrade to macOS 11.3.1.

Workaround: Upgrade to macOS 11.3.1.

Windows only

Find the issues specific to Windows:

Video and Lottie

Workaround: When importing video into XD, if you get the error that Windows is missing some critical media frameworks, install Media Feature Pack: 

Navigate to Settings > Apps > Apps and features > Optional features > Add a feature, and then locate Media Feature Pack in the list of available optional features. For more information, see Media Feature Pack list for Windows N editions.

Document Assets and Creative Cloud Libraries

Workaround: Dragging the component to the canvas more slowly might avoid the issue. 

Workaround: No workaround for this issue currently. 

Workaround: Reinstall Adobe XD.

Coediting

Workaround: Close the pop-up and open it again to add coeditors.

iOS only

Workaround: Use other fonts in XD Desktop or use Point Text option.

Web

Workaround: Export the assets locally and share them with developers. 

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