When you first create styles and components, 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**. :::wk-block{.tip} Tip: Who can publish styles and components? Professional and Organization plans: Members with **Can edit** permissions on the file can publish styles and components. ::: There are several ways to access **Libraries** from a file: * **Assets** panel * Click **Assets** in the left sidebar. * Click ![https://conan-test.fbcontent.cn/atom-test/zye5wzwy1.svg](https://conan-test.fbcontent.cn/atom-test/zye5wzwy1.svg) to open **Libraries**. !['Libraries.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/nqpqqmcx1.png) * Use shortcuts * macOS: ⌥ Option + 3 * Windows: Alt + 3 # **Publish a library** Every time you publish a library, you can add a description to it. This allows you to share updates and other information with those who use your library. Motiff shows the updated description when receiving library updates. To publish the styles and components of the current file: 1. Open the **Publish library** modal from the file. 2. Select a local library that you want to publish. 3. Click **Publish**. 4. Review the list of changes to the library, which details any new, modified, or deleted styles and components. 5. Select the changes you want to publish: * Check the styles and components you want to publish. * Uncheck the styles and components you do not want to publish. 6. After making your selection, click **Publish**. Motiff will display a notification confirming that your library has been successfully published. !['Publish library.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/7p8txryt8.png) # **Publish individual styles and components** 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 ways: * Publish via right-click: 1. Select the component you want to publish. 2. Right-click on it. 3. Choose **Publish selected components**. * Publish via the right sidebar: 1. Select the component you want to publish. 2. In the component modal in the right sidebar, select **Publish changes…** . !['Publish individual components and styles.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/ajqi98u0g.png) # **Publish updates** If you want to make changes to already published styles or components, you need to publish an update to the library, and then the files that reference these styles or components will receive update notifications. Motiff will display a blue dot on ![https://conan-test.fbcontent.cn/atom-test/l5m6mh1ok.svg](https://conan-test.fbcontent.cn/atom-test/l5m6mh1ok.svg) icon in the **Assets** panel of the left sidebar to let you know if there are updates that need to be published: 1. Open the **Libraries** modal. 2. Select a local library you want to publish. 3. Click **Publish**. !['Publish updates.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/dgd7ikr8y.png) 4. Review the list of changes to the library. This details any new, modified, or deleted styles and components. 5. Select the changes you want to publish: * Check the styles and components you want to publish * Uncheck the styles and components you do not wish to publish 6. Add a description of changes. 7. After completing the styles and components, click **Publish**. Motiff will display a notification confirming that the updates have been successfully published. :::wk-block{.note} Note: If you are a user under the Organization plan, you can share the library with your organization. After publishing, members of the organization can find and use the styles and components in the library. ::: Before publishing, you can select the scope of the publication from the dropdown menu. !['Publish updates 2.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/72faqau5d.png) # **Hide styles and components** If there are styles and components you are not ready to share or are still working in progress, you can hide them from publishing. When you want to share them in the future, you can show them again to publish and share them. There are several ways to hide styles and components: ## **Add prefixes to styles or components** You can hide styles and components by adding a prefix to their names. Motiff will skip these styles and components during the publishing process and place them under the **Hidden** group in the **Assets** panel and **Publish libraries** modal. * Add . before the component name. * Add \_ before the component name. !['Publish library 3.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/hc8v3gjqn.png) :::wk-block{.note} Note: If you add the above prefixes to already published styles or components, Motiff will remove them the next time you publish an update to the library. If you want to publish these hidden styles and components later, you will need to remove the prefixes from their names before publishing an update to the library. ::: ## **Hide via the Assets panel** Hide components from the **Assets** panel. Styles cannot be hidden from the library via the style selector. 1. Click on the **Assets** in the left sidebar. 2. Right-click on the component in the list. 3. Choose **Hide when publishing**. !['Hide components.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/jqh39ws03.png) ## **Hide during the publication process** Hide styles and components from the **Publish library** modal. 1. Open the **Publish library** modal and click **Publish**. 2. Right-click on the component or style, and then select **Hide when publishing**. !['Hide when publishing.png'](https://static.motiffcontent.com/public/resource/cms/image/zupj2nw1g.png)