Highlight related symbol when an instance is selected
As a designer (working in a complex document) when I select an item on an artboard, if it happens to be a symbol (if Symbol Library panel is open), I would like the corresponding symbol in the Symbol Library to be highlighted. This will help me to locate it so I can name or delete it from the library. Then, if I selected every artboard on a document it would highlight all of the used symbols in the Symbol Library. This would help me to identify any unused symbols - for deletion/cleanup.
You can now right click an instance and select “Reveal Symbol in Assets,” and the symbol will highlight in the Asset Panel.
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Manon commented
It should automatically highlight, there is no reason why not! This is very annoying..
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Brice Tuttle commented
Agree with others here — right clicking to "reveal symbol in assets" or "highlight on canvas" seems like an unecessary extra click. Selecting a symbol on the artboard should automatically highlight it in the assets library, and vice versa!
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Cyrill Studer commented
I totally agree with @Souheil here.
Why can't symbols/text styles/colors/etc. in the assets panel always be highlighted when an instance of it is selected on the artboard?? Would be so much easer and faster.
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Thomas Hallgren commented
Thank you!!!
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Souheil commented
Thank you
Why can't it always highlight without right-clicking and selecting "Reveal Symbol in Assets"? -
Jan commented
Yet another Mac only function? I can't see any reveal symbol in assets in my right click context menu.
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John commented
Hi,
Its just one thing that would be really cool to add into XD. When you have so many symbols or paragraphs or anything in your design. It would be cool to be able to just click on a symbol or whatever is in the design section and it goes to it without looking for it. Unless this is a thing. Then I must be doing it wrong.
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Yaron E. commented
it would be very helpful to have an indication in the assets panel, when you select an item from the art board.
that way you can easily see which asset is assigned to which object
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Anonymous commented
I'd also like to add that organization or categorization for ALL assets.. including character type and colours.. let them collapse or appear in tabs as well.
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Andrew commented
This could be a cool feature, as long as proper symbol organization has been implemented. Right now, it feels like a mess.
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Thomas Hallgren commented
I would also like a search function in the symbol library to find named symbols.