HowCurio practice
FigJam access: follow each invitation
Original fictional example. This page is a reading and copy-paste resource, not a product screenshot, native collaboration file, or account test.
The starting board
Saturday photo walk, inside the Weekend planning folder. Both file and folder audiences are Only invited people. The board has a section called Route ideas. There is no open session in this starting example.
- Morgan
- Direct Can edit invitation to Weekend planning folder. Inherited Can edit on this board; assumes a seat that includes FigJam.
- Sam
- Direct Can view invitation to this file only. View and signed-in comments; cannot add stickies.
- Alex
- Direct Can edit invitation to this file only. Edit objects; assumes a seat that includes FigJam.
- Jules
- Plan member with no direct folder or file invitation. No access when both audience settings are Only invited people.
Change one access path at a time
Folder audience opens, file audience stays restricted
With the folder audience changed to plan members Can edit, Jules can reach the folder but cannot reach this file. A direct folder invitation would have a different effect: its individual role passes down to the file.
Alex's file invitation is removed
Alex has no other access path in this example. Morgan still inherits the folder role. Changing the file's audience to Only invited people cannot remove Morgan's inherited role.
The board moves to another folder
If the destination folder excludes Morgan, Morgan's old folder role no longer supplies this board's access. The new folder may grant access to different people. Review the destination before making a real move.
An invitation someone can act on
Saturday photo walk: add one route idea in Route ideas before Friday. Use the Figma account that received your edit invitation. If you see View only, reply with that label; do not request access to the entire Weekend planning folder.
A separate open session example
A visitor without a Figma account joins a 45-minute public brainstorming session on a supported plan and adds a Riverside loop sticky. The same visitor cannot add a board comment without signing in. The documented session window is up to 24 hours, even when the planned meeting is shorter.
Figma's file and folder permissions ยท Figma's open session instructions