How Do I View the Toolbar in Figma?

In Figma, the toolbar is an incredibly useful feature for quickly navigating and editing projects. It’s a great way to quickly access common operations, such as selecting objects, opening the inspector, and changing view modes. The toolbar also makes it easy to find tools and settings that can be used to further customize your project.

In order to view the toolbar in Figma, you first need to open the File menu. From there, select View > Toolbar.

This will open up a new window with the toolbar at the top. Here you can see all of the available tools and settings that you can use to customize your project. You can also adjust the size of the toolbar by dragging its edges or by selecting from one of the preset sizes from the dropdown menu.

The toolbar contains several categories of tools and settings that you can use for your project. The first category is Drawing Tools, which includes selection tools like rectangle select, lasso select and pen select as well as drawing tools such as shapes and lines.

The second category is Transform Tools which includes tools for transforming objects such as Move, Scale and Rotate. The third category is Text Tools which includes text formatting options like font family, size and color along with alignment options like left align, center align and right align.

The fourth category is Color Tools which includes color palettes and color pickers for customizing colors in your project. The fifth category is Effects Tools which includes options for adding shadows, gradients and blurs to elements in your project. Finally, there is a Settings tab where you can access settings such as zoom level or canvas size.

Conclusion:

Viewing the Toolbar in Figma gives users an efficient way to access useful tools and settings that enable them to customize their projects quickly and easily. By opening the File menu then selecting View > Toolbar users are able to view all available categories of tools including Drawing Tools, Transform Tools, Text Tools Color Tools and Effects Tools along with a Settings tab for further customization.