Glossary term
What is Auto layout?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Auto layout" means: A Figma setting that lines up the items inside a frame and lets the frame grow or shrink with its content. It is taught in UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love. Related terms include Style (Figma), Component, Contrast ratio and Instance.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Auto layout?
A Figma setting that lines up the items inside a frame and lets the frame grow or shrink with its content.
Where is Auto layout taught?
Auto layout is defined in UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love.
Which lessons cover Auto layout?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love, lesson 5.2: Auto layout: boxes that grow with their content
Which terms are related to Auto layout?
Next to Auto layout in the course glossaries: Style (Figma), Component, Contrast ratio, Instance, Type scale, Variant, Touch target (tap area) and Prototype.
Style (Figma)ComponentContrast ratioInstanceType scaleVariantTouch target (tap area)Prototype
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Auto layout?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- UX Design With Figma: Design Apps People Love: No design or coding experience.