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Please add Opening Local XD files on the Home Screen

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
August 10, 2020
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Hi,

Seems like in order to push the users to save all their files in the cloud, you have removed browse local files from the home screen (Startup screen). There are still quite a few of us who still access and save XD files locally. Now there is no way I can open a file from my local machine when I open XD except for browsing through my File Explorer.

Please add a feature so that I can browse through my local file on XD startup.

Thanks,

Robert

Missing feature

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Correct answer Vertika Gupta

Hi There,

Yes you are correct, open local document is removed from welcomescreen.

You can open local documents from the Welcome Screen (and anywhere else) by using the keyboard shortcut Shift+Cmd+O(MAC) and shift+ctrl+o (Win).

Please raise for vote https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/40600444-open-local-documents-from-welcome-screen if you like to bring back local document in welcome screen.

Thanks,

Vertika Gupta

Adobe XD

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Shashikanth Akula

Participant

Please get the open from local option enabled not sure who concluded the research on removing it. Please please please get it back.

Harshika Verma

Community Manager

Hi Shashikanth,

We are sorry for the frustration. I assume you've already updated the uservoice link mentioned in this post. You will definitely see improvements in the future.

You may also check out this post: https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-xd/adobe-xd-saving-options-are-changed-after-xd-29/td-p/11146287?page=1 in order to open the local documents.

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Harshika

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GWATdesign

Inspiring

You know what I get really sick of? having to press open file twice everytime, becuase I forget that open file doesnt actual try to open a file form my computer, instead i need to close that dialogue box down, go back to the stupid hamburger menu on my windows pc and find open local document instead...you know the complete opposite workflow and logic from EVERY OTHER program you prodcue? many of us use mutliple programs daily, this is like when you tried to change the fundmental nature of photoshops zoom and undo recently. Just stick with what we are used to to and what we expect, ctrl+O, or open file should try to open a file. cloud documents should be the secondary option - not the default. we arent working over the cloud! we are workign on our local machines with a locally installed version of XD. this is really frustrating, why do you need a diffeent worflow and fundemantla ui for this one program when every other pgroam you make works fine with the standard ui?

Rishabh_Tiwari

Legend

Hi there,

We're so sorry to hear about the trouble. I found a similar discussion which you can refer here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/adobe-xd/please-add-opening-local-xd-files-on-the-home-screen/m-p/11349526?page=1#M34698

Feel free to reach out if you need any further assistance.

Regards

Rishabh

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GWATdesign

Inspiring

Somethings goign with the latest update, I cant even open a file anymore on windows, just give us a top menu bar instead of making us go through 3 sub menues to find something that should be present on screen at all times, 99.9% of users are on desktop with mouse and keyboard. Apprently I need to start a fresh document to even acess the file menu, why isnt the file menu present on the home screen?

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Vertika Gupta

Correct answer

Community Manager

Hi There,

Yes you are correct, open local document is removed from welcomescreen.

You can open local documents from the Welcome Screen (and anywhere else) by using the keyboard shortcut Shift+Cmd+O(MAC) and shift+ctrl+o (Win).

Please raise for vote https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/40600444-open-local-documents-from-welcome-screen if you like to bring back local document in welcome screen.

Thanks,

Vertika Gupta

Adobe XD