Symbols balsamiq for desktop documentation balsamiq. Other software sometimes refers to this feature as templates, master pages, custom components, or widgets. Balsamiq for desktop docs introduction to balsamiq mockups 3. If you want to share icons between your projects, set up your account assets folder first. Why we switched to font awesome for balsamiq mockups 3 the. A combo box with no text no longer collapses a website bug. Move the icons from the unzipped icons folder to your asset folder created in step 1. Balsamiq wireframes has a dedicated area of the user interface for managing images, icons and other assets called the assets view. They are also searchable through their official material design names.
Why we switched to font awesome for balsamiq mockups 3. Weve had a lot of people request a custom icons feature in the past. To add them to your project, click the import into project button. A symbol is a group of controls that represents a single piece of functionality. It was with mixed feelings that we switched to the font awesome icon.
I would really like what we have already discussed further up this thread. I did this on my mac by downloading the free 32x32px doodlekit icons. How to import wireframes and images into your balsamiq for desktop projects. Using images and assets balsamiq for desktop documentation. Introduction to balsamiq mockups 3 balsamiq for desktop. Test the custom icons feature the balsamiq blog balsamiq. It was with mixed feelings that we switched to the font awesome icon set with balsamiq mockups 3 our original icons were handdrawn by peldis wife mariah so they had special meaning to us but creating new ones and keeping them updated as logos changed our twitter icon was three generations old, for example was time consuming and didnt provide as much value to our customers. Symbols and assetsimages are also transferred during this process so no. This software also has the number of features which may help you for different designs units use of demonstration, analysis, education and. It is often used for parts of the user interface that show up on several screens. If you used some site assets, you should download them and install them locally separately. Its a free update for existing customers, you wont even need to reregister. The balsamiq examples shown above are available to import or download from wireframes to. If you have a project created in another balsamiq product using the.
Adding font icon to font awesome icons in balsamiq mockups 3. The assets view shows all images and custom icons that have been added to your project. The wireframes are designed to work in your wireframes project symbols. Balsamiq mockups 3 for desktop will run sidebyside with balsamiq mockups 2 for desktop as a separate application so no need to uninstall your current version to use it. Balsamiq wireframes supports the concept of symbols. The icon and label control now lays itself out properly at xs icon size thanks michael. I use balsamiq mockups for creating wireframe screens. If we were able to import from balsamiq to figma, the import woudnt have this functionality making it only half as useful. Both methods include the transfer of symbols and assetsimages during. When i maximized the size of that calendar icon, the clear view of calendar disappeared and it doesnt fit my requirements. The bmpr file format is the same, so your old projects will continue to work fine.
Icons are everywhere, both in software and outside of it. You can add images in the assets view by dragging and dropping from your computer or by. Importing balsamiq for desktop documentation balsamiq. How to import wireframes and images into your balsamiq cloud projects. Navigate to the unzipped icons folder and select all icon files for import. There are two ways to add custom icons to balsamiq mockups. Download from project pages from a projects main page grid, story, or list view you can select the drop down menu next to the edit button and select download bmpr or download zip. Updating from balsamiq mockups 3 for desktop or earlier whats new. You wont have to reregister and your old projects will continue to work. Starting with todays version, you can now add your own icons to use in your wireframes. After you restart balsamiq, the icons will be available under account assets when you want to select an icon in the icon library. Simply download the latest version and install it on top of the old one.