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brennanm1207
brennanm1207
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May 16, 2018
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Symbol positioning??

  • May 16, 2018
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I have just discovered how to create a symbol in order to use an element on multiple artboards. In my case, I am using it for a navigation system so the symbol is multiple elements grouped together and it works great. BUT....when I drag the symbol onto a new artboard, it just lands anywhere. How do I get the symbol to copy/repeat the positioning on each artboard so I don't have to position it every time?

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    Correct answer Ilya-Kiselev

    There is no such functionality in XD. The only way you can get the same result is using Copy/Paste instead of dragging - that will preserve the coordinates of any object on the canvas. And with the recent update you can paste on the multiple artboards at the same time.

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    brennanm1207
    brennanm1207Author
    Participant
    May 16, 2018

    Thanks ilyak43958808​ I thought that might be the case. How do I paste to multiple artboards at once? That sounds like it could help. Ill try some things today and if all else fails then I will create a 'master' artboard with only the nav on it, and copy paste that as I need to.

    Colin Holgate
    Colin Holgate
    Inspiring
    May 17, 2018

    Select the first artboard, and shift-click the others you're interested in, then do a paste.

    Colin Holgate
    Colin Holgate
    Inspiring
    May 17, 2018

    That didnt seem to work. All it does is add another blank artboard...


    I didn't mean that you would copy the first artboard. You would have selected and copied the symbol you want everywhere, then select the first of the other artboards you want to paste onto. Shift-select any other artboards that also need the symbol, and then do a paste. That will paste the symbol on to all of the selected artboards, it shouldn't create any new artboards.

    Ilya-Kiselev
    Ilya-KiselevCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    May 16, 2018

    There is no such functionality in XD. The only way you can get the same result is using Copy/Paste instead of dragging - that will preserve the coordinates of any object on the canvas. And with the recent update you can paste on the multiple artboards at the same time.

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