Learn the few Figma controls you need to get started.
What you will learn.
Open the Academy file, find a page and frame, select a frame, then reopen the file.
Before you begin.
Optional guide. Use this guide if opening C27 Academy — [your name], finding pages, selecting a frame, or reopening the file is still difficult. If you need access to Figma, use its current account setup; a welcome tour may not appear.
Learn the concept.
Figma Design files appear in your file browser. Inside a file, pages group work; the canvas shows the selected page, and the Layers panel lists its frames and other items. Selecting a frame shows its settings. Menus can change, so use current Figma help when a control is elsewhere.
Words to know.
File browser
The place in Figma where you find and reopen design files.
Find and reopen design files
Page
A named area inside one file.
One page inside a file
Frame
A container you can select to see its settings.
A boundary for content
Layers
The list of items on the current page, including frames and text.
Items in the current page
The idea in practice
See a worked example.
Start in the file browser.
For exampleFrom Figma’s file browser, open the existing C27 Academy file.
Find Assignments and select a frame.
For exampleChoose Assignments and select a named frame in Layers. The frame’s settings appear. A welcome tour is not needed.
Leave and reopen that same frame.
For exampleReturn to the file browser and reopen the same frame. If the control moved, use current Figma help.
