How Do You Use Interactive Components in Figma?

Interactive components are a great way to make your design work come alive in Figma. With the help of interactive components, you can easily create gestures, transitions, animations and other interactions that make your designs look more dynamic and alive. Here’s how to use interactive components in Figma.

Create Components
The first step to using interactive components in Figma is to create them. You can do this by selecting ‘Components’ from the left-hand menu and then clicking the ‘+’ icon to create a new component. From here you can add elements such as buttons, sliders, and other interface elements that will be used for creating your interactions.

Add Interactions
Once you have created your components, you can now add interactions between them. To do this, click the ‘Interaction’ button at the top of the canvas and then select which type of interaction you would like to apply (e.g.

tap, hover, etc.). You can then choose which element or elements should be affected when the interaction is triggered. For example, if you have a button that changes color when tapped, you would select that button as one of the elements affected by the interaction.

Create Transitions
Transitions are a great way to bring life to your designs in Figma. To create a transition, select ‘Transition’ from the left-hand menu and then click on one of the transition types (e.

fade in, slide up). You can then customize how long it should take for this transition to occur (in milliseconds) as well as what element(s) should be affected by it (e., text boxes or images).

Animate Objects
Animations are another great way to make your design work come alive in Figma. To animate an object in Figma, select it from the canvas and then click on the ‘Animate’ button at the top of the canvas.

This will bring up a menu where you can choose what type of animation you would like to apply (e., bounce or swing). You can also customize how long it should take for this animation to occur (in milliseconds).

Conclusion:

Using interactive components in Figma is an easy way to bring life into your design work with gestures, transitions, animations and other interactions that make your designs look more dynamic and alive. With just a few clicks of a mouse or taps on screen, you can quickly create engaging user interfaces that stand out from competitors!