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November 7, 2022
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XD-preview is on different scale from shared link preview

  • November 7, 2022
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Hi. I often design websites in XD with width of 1920 px. Now, when I preview my design in the 'desktop preview' mode and I compare this to the preview (shared link) in my browser, I notice that this preview in the browser shows larger than the desktop preview in XD. So, to view the right dimensions as designed in XD, I'll have to set the browser preview to ±80% (in upper right corner). How can I fix this? Or perhaps better, can Adobe fix this? Please, can anyone help me with this? Tnx! KR, Hugo

    Correct answer Spas K.

    What about the zoom in your browser? I sometimes accidentally zoom in or out a bit and forget to reset it after. On most browsers it's Ctrl / Cmd + 0 to reset it to 100%. Also try a different browser to see if the issue persists, so we can find what's causing it.

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    Spas K.
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    Spas K.Community Expert
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    November 7, 2022

    Hey. That's strange, will you be able to share the .xd file and the prototype link? (you can upload the file to Google drive or other cloud service, and send the link). You can send them via PM if you'd like.

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      November 8, 2022

      Hi Spas, thanks for your response. For now could make a quick screenshot refering to this issue. I hope it will be clear to you what I mean. In this screenshot you can see the shared link (modus 'Design Review') in Safari (A), the file view in XD (B) and the XD`s preview (C).

      As you can see I had to set the shared link view on 80%, so it looks the same as in XD. So my shared links always look larger. I can explain this to my developer, but it is a bit awkward to make it clear to my customer. 

      Another problem is that I can't see / check the size of the text in the shared link in Safari by using 'inspect element'. In XD-file the size of the bodytext is 19px.

      What do you think? I'm looking forward to your answer/tip. KR.

        Spas K.
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        Spas K.Community ExpertCorrect answer
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        November 8, 2022

        What about the zoom in your browser? I sometimes accidentally zoom in or out a bit and forget to reset it after. On most browsers it's Ctrl / Cmd + 0 to reset it to 100%. Also try a different browser to see if the issue persists, so we can find what's causing it.

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