Figma and Canva previews
Share the file the right way, add it, and leave feedback on the whole design.
Figma#
- In Figma, choose Share, then Copy link
File, prototype and FigJam board links all work. Linking to a frame keeps that frame in view.
- For clients, set the file to Anyone with the link can view
Teammates who are signed in to Figma see private files. Clients who are not in your Figma team need the link setting.
- In IdeaLine choose Add a live source, then Figma, paste the link and Save
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Add feedback. Leaves a note about the whole design and can link it to a task. See Add, link and resolve feedback pins. Open in Figma. Opens the file in a new tab for detailed comments.
Figma and Canva pan and zoom inside their own frame, so a pin on one spot would not stay on the right part of the design. That is why feedback on these sources is a note on the whole design. Keep detailed, on-canvas comments in Figma or Canva, and use IdeaLine feedback to tie a change to the task that will do it.
Canva: paste a smart embed link#
- In Canva, open the design and choose Share, then See all, then Embed
- Copy the smart embed link
The preview updates whenever the design changes.
- In IdeaLine choose Add a live source, then Canva, paste the link and Save
Canva: choose from your account#
When your IdeaLine has the Canva connection switched on, you can pick designs from a list instead of copying links.
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Paste a link instead. Skip connecting and paste a smart embed link. Connect Canva. Sign in to Canva and allow access. You come back to IdeaLine when you are done.
- Choose Add a live source, then Canva
- The first time, choose Connect Canva and approve the request in Canva
- Search your designs and choose one
IdeaLine fills in the title and link. Choose Load more for older designs.
- Pick a category and choose Save
IdeaLine asks Canva only for design titles, preview images and links. It cannot read or change your designs. Each person connects their own Canva account, and you can disconnect at any time. See Set up live media sources: Canva, Adobe Express and the pin bridge.
For a preview that clients can see, also publish the design for embedding in Canva (Share, See all, Embed). Otherwise teammates see it in Canva itself.
Related articles
- Add a live sourcePaste a link, check what IdeaLine found, pick a category and save.
- Set up live media sources: Canva, Adobe Express and the pin bridgeConnect your Canva account, check Adobe Express, and add the optional pin bridge to password-protected staging sites.
- Add, link and resolve feedback pinsPin what needs attention, tie it to a task, turn it into a subtask and mark it addressed.
- How live media handles your dataWhat IdeaLine stores, what it asks each source for, and how previews are kept safe.
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