How to create a Section in Figma

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A flower that represents Figma with the text “Create a Section” beneath it.

A step by step guide on creating a new section or converting an existing frame into a section.

What are Sections ?

How to Create Sections

There are three ways to create a section

Option A | Create a new Section

A screenshot of Figma showing you the Frame tool dropdown. Highlighted is the section tab, which can also be accessed by selecting the Figma canvas and pressing Shift + S.

Open the Frame Tool dropdown and select Section.

This can also be accessed by clicking the Figma canvas and pressing Shift + S on your keyboard.

Once you have done this, draw your section on the Figma Canvas.

Option B | Convert a Frame

A screenshot of Figma that shows you how to open the Frame preset menu. It is found on the top right of the right side bar in the design inspector.

Select an existing frame and open the Frame dropdown on the right menu side bar.

In the menu that appears (shown below), select Section.

A screenshot of Figma showing the frame dropdown that appears. Select "Section" to convert the frame to a section.

C | Wrap in new Section

A screenshot of Figma showing all the frames selected. Highlighted on the top navigation bar is the sections icon. Press this to wrap the selected objects or frames in a section. Alternatively, on a Mac, press Command + S.

Select the frames or objects that you wish to wrap in a frame and click the Section icon on the top menu bar.

Alternatively, after selecting the chosen frames or objects, press Command + S to wrap the items in a section.

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