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invitro01
invitro01
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October 16, 2018
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Header menu with links

  • October 16, 2018
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Hello,

I want to proptotype a website wich has a header menu (always visible). As any repetitive element, I've put the menu inside a symbol.

The problem is that the links I make inside the symbol doesn't work on the other instances of the same symbol.

Right now I have to link the menu options to diferent pages in every menu instance of the symbol.

Is there a way to link the menu options only once inside the symbol?

Thanks in advance

Cheers

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    brandondeweese
    brandondeweese
    Participant
    February 15, 2019

    Yea, this is friggin crucial, especially on large projects... This is my first project with XD and I just found this out...ugh. Figma does this seamlessly.

    Kenneth Kawamoto
    Community Expert
    Kenneth KawamotoCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 16, 2018

    It kind of works if you copy and paste a symbol with lined wires within the Prototype view

    invitro01
    invitro01Author
    Participating Frequently
    October 16, 2018

    Thanks a lot!

    It works but very "kind of works".

    It's better than nothing, but if I add a new button or change the link in one of the existing buttons, the symbol doesn't update!

    Seems the developer team of XD is very busy choosing the flavor of thei coffee instead of doing useful and basic improvements to the software.

    Kenneth Kawamoto
    Community Expert
    Kenneth KawamotoCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 16, 2018

    Yes that's why I said "kind of"

    Update interaction wires across symbols (keep in sync) – Adobe XD Feedback : Feature Requests & Bugs

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    andyt95788222
    Inspiring
    October 16, 2018

    I think it's not possible. Symbols don't contain links.

    invitro01
    invitro01Author
    Participating Frequently
    October 16, 2018

    Thank you for you answer!

    It is really bad if th XD can't do something as basic. Only solution would be with the overlay option, and in that case I can't use an always visible menu.

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