Figma: Changing Groups to Frames

Recently, I found a short-cut to changing groups to frames in Figma. Before I go any further, I should first differentiate between a group and a frame (click either group or frame to learn more)

Group: a way of categorizing everything within a layer, groups take on combined dimensions of their children

Frame: can function as a variety of things (masks, artboards, groups, stacks, etc.). The size of the frame is set by the designer.

So you want to quickly change a group to a frame or vice versa…

  1. Select the Frame or Group you wish to change
I have selected a group

2. Move your cursor to the top right, to change the group to a frame

3. Make your selection (in this case I chose frame).

Voila! Group to Frame in 3 easy steps.

I am curious, do you mostly work in groups or frames?

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