{"id":44760,"date":"2018-05-23T21:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T13:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=44760"},"modified":"2020-06-26T01:21:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T17:21:09","slug":"adobe-xd-webapp-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Adobe XD For Free with This Web Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re planning to learn <strong>Adobe\u2019s newest UI\/UX software<\/strong> then be aware that you\u2019ll be in for quite a learning curve because <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/xd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Adobe XD<\/a> is a really complex design tool. However, if you wanna fast track the learning process have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xdguru.com\/adobe-xd-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this guide<\/a> published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/xdguru-resource-site-adobe-xd-users\/\">XD Guru<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the largest and <strong>most comprehensive guide to the Adobe XD software<\/strong> that you\u2019ll find online. It teaches the interface, the tools, and even some basic workflows for designers, all free of charge!<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read Also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/xdguru-resource-site-adobe-xd-users\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">XD Guru is The #1 Resource Site All Adobe XD Users Should Know<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xdguru.com\/adobe-xd-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\/01-learn-adobe-xd-guide.jpg\" alt=\"adobexd beginner guide\" width=\"1000\" height=\"549\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The nice thing about this guide is that you can get started without any experience. It\u2019ll guide you through a step-by-step process for learning how Adobe XD works and how it fits into a typical workflow.<\/p>\n<p>Along the left-hand side of the page, you\u2019ll find a table of contents. Use these links to <strong>jump around to topics you want to learn about<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Beginners may jump ahead to topics like typography or customizing shapes in Adobe XD. But complete newbies will appreciate the step-by-step chapters and how easy they are to read through.<\/p>\n<p>Also, note that these <strong>chapters read like tutorials<\/strong> where you\u2019re working through practice lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Each chapter includes plenty of screenshots with arrows and boxes to explain certain interface features. These mini-guides are incredibly valuable to anyone who wants to learn Adobe XD. Especially for people who have <strong>never<\/strong> used any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/11-free-alternatives-softwares-to-adobe-photoshop\/\">design software<\/a> before.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xdguru.com\/adobe-xd-guide\/layers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\/02-example-guide-adobexd.jpg\" alt=\"guided adobexd tut\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Each chapter uses <strong>screenshots from MacOS<\/strong> but the interface is mostly the same for Windows. However, some of the keyboard shortcuts and menu items will be different so keep that in mind.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve used XD Guru for a while and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/xdguru-resource-site-adobe-xd-users\/\">wrote about it<\/a> recently. This site is truly the ultimate resource for anyone serious about learning Adobe XD.<\/p>\n<p>And with this intro guide at your fingertips, you can blow through the basics fast to start designing your own projects\u2014Adobe XD style.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re planning to learn Adobe\u2019s newest UI\/UX software then be aware that you\u2019ll be in for quite a learning curve because Adobe XD is a really complex design tool. However, if you wanna fast track the learning process have a look at this guide published by XD Guru. It\u2019s the largest and most comprehensive&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3393],"tags":[4492],"topic":[],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Learn Adobe XD For Free with This Web Guide - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you&#039;re planning to learn Adobe&#039;s newest UI\/UX software then be aware that you&#039;ll be in for quite a learning curve because Adobe XD is a really complex\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Learn Adobe XD For Free with This Web Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you&#039;re planning to learn Adobe&#039;s newest UI\/UX software then be aware that you&#039;ll be in for quite a learning curve because Adobe XD is a really complex\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hongkiat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hongkiatcom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-23T13:01:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-06-25T17:21:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\/01-learn-adobe-xd-guide.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jake Rocheleau\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@hongkiat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hongkiat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jake Rocheleau\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jake Rocheleau\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/966b2daea15283b4145e71aa98a82c2a\"},\"headline\":\"Learn Adobe XD For Free with This Web Guide\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-23T13:01:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-06-25T17:21:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":344,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/assets.hongkiat.com\\\/uploads\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/01-learn-adobe-xd-guide.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Adobe\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Toolkit\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hongkiat.com\\\/blog\\\/adobe-xd-webapp-guide\\\/\",\"name\":\"Learn Adobe XD For Free with This Web Guide - 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