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mike-lo
mike-lo
Participant
Dec 17, 2019 12:28 PM UTC
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Is there option to disable auto-select in Adobe XD?

Hello! This is annoying behavior of XD when I try to move e.g. small icon I have to zoom in and click exactly on its path to move it. Otherwise, it is a 100% chance that I'll move layer which is under that icon. Is there any option to prevent that? Like auto-select in PS? Tell me please how to tackle with that 🙂

    Harshika Verma
    Harshika VermaCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    Dec 17, 2019 1:42 PM UTC

    Hi Mike,

     

    We are sorry for the annoyance. We have seen a similar request has been raised here: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/19160395-option-to-turn-auto-select-off we would request you to please submit your feedback and upvote the request to add your voice.

     

    Thanks,

    Harshika

     

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    Alejandro305543950qeb
    Participant
    Jun 16, 2023 11:45 PM UTC

    It is June 2023 and that auto-select in XD is the thing that still annoys me the most. Why Adobe hasnt fix that? they know is bad UX in their software... Or they want us to use Figma instead... maybe...

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      ligiam61918284
      ligiam61918284
      Participant
      Dec 1, 2023 12:19 PM UTC

      i am here searching for the same answer. it is Dec/2023

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        Kenneth Kawamoto
        Community Expert
        Kenneth KawamotoCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        Dec 1, 2023 12:56 PM UTC

        May be this is irrelevant but you can use Cmd key (on Mac) to select a specific object

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        Harshika Verma
        Community Manager
        Harshika VermaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
        Community Manager
        Dec 17, 2019 1:42 PM UTC

        Hi Mike,

         

        We are sorry for the annoyance. We have seen a similar request has been raised here: https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/19160395-option-to-turn-auto-select-off we would request you to please submit your feedback and upvote the request to add your voice.

         

        Thanks,

        Harshika

         

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          Mdentonetc
          Known Participant
          Jan 23, 2024 6:57 PM UTC

          Would love if you could pass this suggestion along to the devs.  There are multiple feature requests for this.  Multiple threads of people asking for it. 

           

          We are paying a lot for these Adobe tools these days.  Would be nice if Adobe would spend some of that money on common feature requests and not just more AI tools and Adobe Canva.

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