In today’s digital age, user experience is of utmost importance, and design plays a crucial role in creating compelling and user-friendly applications. Figma has emerged as a powerful design tool for teams, making collaboration and design iteration easier than ever before. If you’re building a canvas app, integrating Figma can allow you to seamlessly bridge the gap between design and development. In this blog, we’ll explore the benefits of integrating Figma into your canvas app and provide a step-by-step guide to get you started.
Prerequisites:
Create a Figma Account: If you haven’t already, sign up for a Figma account at https://www.figma.com/. Figma offers both free and paid plans, depending on your team’s needs as shown in the image below.
Now, Start designing your Canvas App: Utilize Figma design tools to craft your user interfaces, screens, and interactions efficiently.
Integrating Figma into Power Apps: To seamlessly connect Figma designs with Power Apps, you’ll need the “Page link” and “Access token.”
To get the Page link kindly follow the below instructions:
Right-click on the page that is displayed on the left side of the plane and you will get the “Page Link” as shown in the image below.
To get the “Access Token” kindly follow the Instructions:
Personal access tokens allow users to grant access to their data through the Figma API. Certain third-party integrations and plugins require a personal access token to be authorized to access the data within Figma.
Go to Settings > Check for “Personal Access Token” > click on “Generate new token” and give the appropriate user access to your access token as shown in the image below.
Now go to Power Apps and select the highlight option in the image below:
Fill in all the details like App Name, Page link, and Access Token, and click on Create. It will import your design into canvas app components as shown in the image:
Note: If you have created the design for the Phone then select the option “Phone” or it will disorder your designs.
Integrating Figma into your canvas app development process can significantly improve the design-to-development workflow. It enhances collaboration, ensures design consistency, and accelerates the development process. With Figma, your team can create stunning, user-friendly canvas apps that are visually consistent and easy to build.
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