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## Installing the {plugin} Figma Plugin

1. Open any Figma file.
2. Click on the **Actions** icon in the bottom Figma toolbar.
3. Click the **Plugins & Widgets** tab to filter results to Figma plugins.
4. Search for **{plugin}** in the search bar.
5. Click on the **{plugin}** search result.
6. Click the **Save** button to install the {plugin} plugin.

> **Note:** Figma users in a **Figma Organization** may only be able to install approved plugins. Please contact your Figma Org admin at your company to [approve the {plugin} plugin](https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404228724759-Manage-plugins-and-widgets-in-an-organization) if you're unable to install certain Figma plugins.

## Running the {plugin} Figma Plugin

Once you've [installed](#installing-the-figma-plugin) the **{plugin}** Figma plugin, to run the plugin in your Figma file:

  1. **Right-click** anywhere on your Figma file's page canvas
  2. Hover your mouse over the **Plugins** ▶ menu item
  3. Hover your mouse over the **Saved plugins** ▶ menu item
  4. Click on the **{plugin}** plugin menu item

> **Tip:** After you've run the **{plugin}** plugin once in a Figma file, you'll be able to quickly re-launch it by clicking the **{plugin}** icon in the right-hand side Figma column (under the **Plugin** subheading).

> **Warning:** Only Figma users with **Edit** access to a Figma file can run a Figma plugin in that Figma file; if you only have **View** permissions, you won't be able to run any Figma plugins in that file.