Auto layout tutorial for beginners (2024)

Use Figma Auto layout to help you design faster and more efficiently. I break down in simple terms what Auto Layout is and how it can help you save time when designing. I also explain how to fix Auto Layout issues that may occur when designing.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Auto Layout Example
02:14 Basics
03:00 Wrap (New Feature)
03:18 Padding / Dynamic button
04:00 Align
04:25 Advanced settings
04:50 Text baseline
05:33 Hug & Fixed width/ Height
05:58 Text - grow and shrink
06:28 Fix Auto Layout issues
06:53 Absolute Position
07:20 Design
09:12 Responsive design
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[@nikoma_]

My fav UX/UI/Figma KZbinr. Wish I would have discovered you sooner.

[@uxtshili]

Thanks for watching

[@mochithemameshiba]

OMG love! I've watched over 10 videos on auto layout and yours was by far the clearest! You were the only one that said you can do multiple auto-layouts within auto-layouts and that helped me a lot!! My brain thanks you so much!! xx

[@uxtshili]

Thank you so much, Glad it was helpful!

[@ezehsophia4975]

Best auto layout video I’ve seen. You explained it so well ❤❤

[@uxtshili]

Thank you so much. Glad it was useful

[@user-1836-jdk]

I like that you didn't edit out the last part where you forgot to add the minimum width to the middle card. It shows the possible ways we can go wrong and makes troubleshooting easier. Great video 👏

[@uxtshili]

Yes, things go wrong all the time, its part of the process. Thanks for watching 😊

[@TwoLeggedTriceratops]

I feel like the juxtaposition of having "Master X in Y minutes" in the title against your calm pacing and chill background music somehow warped space-time and you managed to end up fitting what feels like 30 minutes of quality content into 10. Please keep making videos :)

[@uxtshili]

Yes I work really hard to simplify every thing. Glad you found it useful 😊

[@aneeshaaw]

Best tutorial yet!

[@uxtshili]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sjc406]

Thank you for making the video! You have a really calm and clear way of explaining auto layout. Thank you for doing it in real time...some of the sped up and too chop edited video is anxiety inducing ...like they all had too much caffeine. Showing what can go wrong with auto-layout was also very helpful because it happens to me all the time and I can't figure out what I did wrong. Thanks again!

[@uxtshili]

Im so glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching 😊

[@Quizkittens]

Please keep your videos like this, straight to the point and engaging.

[@uxtshili]

Thank you so much

[@megadeveloper4808]

Very informative, thank you.

[@uxtshili]

Thanks for watching!

[@adebolaaderohunmu4710]

This is so well detailed. I love it and definitely watching again. I highly recommend

[@uxtshili]

Thank you! Glad you found it useful😊

[@user-uy6ze8vx4e]

I love your tutorials. I've been looking for 2 weeks, and this is great. So clear and step by step. Thank goodness! Please make more classes!!

[@uxtshili]

Yes more videos coming soon!

[@etherealhacking9284]

Thank you for making the video.

[@uxtshili]

Glad it was helpful!

[@temitopeolowe6191]

Thank you tshili, so detailed

[@uxtshili]

Glad you found it useful😊

[@yarosonelizabeth53]

You literally just explained auto layout in 10 minutes and I understood everything! I love how this video was simple and straight to the point! Thank you so so much, this was incredibly helpful!

[@uxtshili]

Thank you for watching. I'm glad it was helpful 😊

[@shierly9132]

I really stressed how to use auto layout & your explanation really help me a lot. Your video is really easy to understand. Thank you so much

[@uxtshili]

Glad it helped! 😊

[@saramapat]

thank you.🥰

[@uxtshili]

You’re welcome 😊

[@ThierryC-te3rx]

Thanks Tshili

[@uxtshili]

Thanks for watching

[@izuwapraise3328]

Great video. Please I skipped the part where u grouped elements. How do I group elements?

[@uxtshili]

Press CMD +A on a Mac, or if you right click there is "Add autolayout" in the list

[@izuwapraise3328]

@@uxtshili thank u😘

[@YasserShaaf]

At 7:30 , did you use group feature or auto layout?

[@uxtshili]

Auto layout :)