When you first create styles, components, and variables, you can only access them in the current file. If you want to use them in other files, you need to publish them as Libraries.
Tips: Publishing libraries is only available for Professional plan and Organization plan.
If you are a Starter plan user, you can still create styles, components, and variables in files, but you cannot publish them.
There are several ways to access Libraries from a file:
Assets panel
a. Click Assets in the left sidebar.
b. Click to open Libraries.
When you publish a library, make sure the file contains at least one style, component, or variable. If the file is in your drafts, you need to move it to the team first before publishing.
You can follow the steps below to publish libraries:
In Motiff, the scopes for publishing a library determines which members are authorized to access and use the library.
If you only want to publish a single component instead of all the components in the file, you can publish them individually using the following methods:
Publish via right-click:
a. Select the component you want to publish.
b. Right-click on it.
c. Choose Publish selected component.
Publish via the right sidebar:
a. Select the component you want to publish.
b. In the component modal in the right sidebar, select Publish changes… .
If you apply changes to styles, components, or variables that are already published, you need to publish an update to the library. After publishing the updates, all files that reference these libraries will receive update notifications.
Motiff will display a blue dot on icon in the Assets panel of the left sidebar to let you know if there are updates that need to be published: