Master Wireframe Changes reproduced in other Wireframes

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Hi,
I’m working on a project that has a master header template that should be available in all other wireframes. My question is: Is there a way that when I make a change to the master header, all other wireframes will change respectively?

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Hi @Mufida123

Thanks for the post and for the question. While we don’t have a template feature as such, you could achieve what you need using our Symbols feature.

In short, Symbols are grouped controls that can be added, etc. as a single element. If you make a change to the main ‘source’ Symbol, the change is reflected in all wireframes using the Symbol.

Give it a go and get back to us with any issues or questions?

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Here is a quick video to explain:

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Hi alasdair,

Thank you for the reply. Very helpful as always. I really appreciate it.

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Hi alasdair,

I just have another question regarding this. Is there a way to reproduce the symbol in other Wireframes that are already created before creating the symbol?

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Hi @Mufida123

If you have controls in existing wireframes that you’d like to turn into Symbols you can do that right in your regular wireframes view. See: Creating Symbols in the Wireframes View

Or, you can switch to our Symbols view/editor and create them there: Creating Symbols in the Symbols View

Hope that makes sense.

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@alasdair I believe I have this issue as well, but I’m looking for the template feature.
I have a single ‘design system’ wireframe file that stores all the symbols.
I have individual files for each application area that represent the current screens/functionality.

When we update the symbol in the ‘design system’ I want to push/propagate the changes to the individual file(s). I’ve tried copying the symbols over before and it just seems to duplicate the symbol within the file, which isn’t what I want.

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Hi @dforward ,

It’s important to stress that we don’t have a template feature as such, but it is possible to use the Symbols feature to get close to that idea.

I can’t quite picture what you’re describing when you say “update the symbol in the ‘design system’” so I think we need to take a look at your project. Could you drop a line to support@balsamiq.com and let us know that name of the specific project in question and we’ll figure out what is going on.

We’ll stand by here until we see your email.