Figma shorts: 5 useful auto layout shortcuts

Here are 5 useful auto layout shortcuts that help speed up your design workflow:
1. Click the alignment box and press X to toggle between spacing mode
2. Hold CMD on Mac or CTRL on Win and click on any padding field to set paddings on all sides
3. Click on any on-canvas handle and press TAB to switch between padding inputs
4. Click on the alignment box and press the arrow keys to set alignment, or press W/A/S/D to set alignment to corners
5. Click the alignment box and press B to toggle text baseline alignment

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[troybrennan]

Even though the long format videos you all usually do have their value, I much prefer these value-concentrated shorts to get value faster and get back in the file. Kudos!

[frankjxl]

Please provide shortcuts for changing between hug content / fill container / fixed. The latest update really improved the capabilities of auto layout, but significantly slowed me down for changing resizing behaviour now that the visual grid controls are gone 😔.

[mozemsanatovysrat]

wait, i have to click on it in sidebar and use shortcut after? wtf? why? or am i missing something?

[mobya]

Are there any shortcuts for constraints?

[Rainyfeels]

Whats the shortcut to select just one spacing handle and change it?

[julianhu]

Is there a shortcut for switching between the vertical and horizontal direction in Auto Layout?