Grids can be used to define the main structure of a design and to measure, align or easily create pixel perfect objects. Whenever you select an artboard you get the option to enable the Grid in the Property inspector. Using the eyedropper tool you can quickly grab a color from your design and use it for the Fill. The direction of an Adobe XD gradient can be adjusted directly on the artboard using the two end points while the colors of an Adobe XD gradient can be adjusted from the color picker window. Using the drop down menu from the top side you can select one of the three Fill types: Solid Color, Linear Gradient or Radial Gradient. F is for FillĪ Fill sets the color of a design element in Adobe XD.Ĭlicking the Fill color wheel from the Property inspector will open the color picker window. To create a perfect circle, hold down the Shift key as you click and drag. Grab the Ellipse tool from your toolbar or use the E hotkey, and then click and drag to create a new ellipse in Adobe XD. When you get to letter P you’ll learn more about prototyping in Adobe XD. Note: you can only interact with your design after you prototype it. D is for Desktop PreviewĬlick the Play button in the upper right corner to open the Desktop Preview window for previewing and interacting with your design. You can add multiple instances of a component and when you edit the Main Component the rest of the instances modify simultaneously.Īll your Components are stored inside the Libraries panel which can be easily opened or closed using the icon from the lower left hand corner, or by pressing the Shift + Command + Y keyboard shortcut.Īlong with colors and characters styles, Adobe XD components are an essential part of any Adobe XD design system. The design element that you save as a component becomes the Main Component and is indicated by a green filled diamond in the upper left corner. C is for ComponentsĬomponents are design elements that can be easily reused across artboards inside Adobe XD documents. Using the eyedropper tool you can quickly grab a color from your design and use it for the Border. Once applied, you can change its color, adjust the style, set the alignment and its thickness, or you can select one of the cap and join border settings. B is for BordersĪ Border (stroke) can be applied to any type of object inside an Adobe XD document. You can select one of the preset artboards and add the artboard to your design, or you can define your own custom size artboard.Ĭlick the name of an Arboard to select it, use the bounding box to scale it or double click the name to rename it.
Selecting the Artboard tool from the toolbar or pressing the A hotkey will open a list with the most common mobile, tablet, desktop, and wearables screen sizes in the right sidebar. By default, your starting artboard will be white, and you can have multiple artboards in one document. An Artboard represents the area where a screen design will be created in Adobe XD.
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