Hello Lucid Community!
This month we have new features releases popular conversations bug fixes and some new feature requests. Also check out our most important conversations to stay informed about the latest at Lucid and get even more value out of Lucidchart Lucidspark and Lucidscale!
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Most Popular Conversations
Here are the Lucid Community’s most popular posts from this month! Check them out and keep the conversation going by asking a question or sharing a tip of your own.
- We have some new Community spaces! Check out:
Lucid for Education for teachers and educators:- Share your examples of Lucid in the classroom
- Celebrating Student Learning at the End of the School Year
Tools for Success to learn more how people are using Lucid in their specific roles:- Lines between layers
- Calculate number of template items in a drawing
Implemented Feature Requests
We heard you! Check out the latest changes to our products that you’ve been asking for:
Formulas: A new formula editor component features syntax highlighting suggestions with autocomplete error handling and overall UI improvements. This creates a consistent formula component in the canvas Data Panel and page insights.
Templates: We have an exciting template partnership with Product School. The following six templates are now part of Product School’s 2023 Product Management Template Library:
Objectives and key results: Set actionable goals using OKRs.
Feature market analysis: Outline your product features and how they compare to competitors.
Competitor analysis: Use this competitive matrix to identify competitors.
Value proposition canvas: Developed by Dr. Alexander Osterwalder and licensed by Strategyzer the value proposition canvas is a framework used to ensure that a product or service is positioned around customer needs.
Product launch checklist: Launch your next product without skipping a beat.
Product strategy canvas: Visually communicate your product strategy with stakeholders.
New Events and Opportunities
- Learn how to see and build your team’s future from Lucid experts in our new live and on-demand Training Labs! Upcoming highlights:
- Getting Started with Lucidspark | Webinar: Join our Lucid product pros to learn how to use Lucidspark—an online collaborative whiteboarding tool—to up-level your team's collaboration to save time and ideate better solutions.
- Getting Started with Lucidchart | Webinar: Kick-start your diagramming journey by joining our Lucidchart product pros to learn how Lucidchart can help you visually communicate ideas information and processes.
Strengthening team cohesion and morale: Join Lucid for a fireside chat with three experienced leaders and learn practical frameworks strategies and techniques you can use right now to build a team of better collaborators.- Check out the new Creative Facilitation Training Lab! This experience has been designed to teach you the skills you need to guide your team from complex problems to creative solutions.
Top Feature Requests
The Lucid Community’s current most popular feature requests! If you’d like to see these in the future add your thoughts to our Lucidchart Lucidspark or Lucidscale feature request form. We’d also love to see your tips and workarounds in the threads linked below.
Product | Product Idea or Feature Request | |
1 | Lucidchart | Make it possible to link to a specific version (revision) |
2 | Lucidchart | Collapse/expand tables in ER diagram |
For more information on how these feature requests are used please refer to this “What Happens to My Feedback?” post.
New Help Center Articles + Community Posts | Lucid Support Team
Peruse the latest changes to the Help Center and tips and tricks from the Lucid Support Team to stay up to date on your favorite features!
️Bug Fixes
Our development team has been hard at work! These issues are now resolved and you should be able to use these features without issue.
Issue | Details | |
1 | Can't copy/paste dynamic matrix in Lucidspark boards | Resolved on 5/5/23 |
Known Issues
Our development team is aware of the following issues - follow the threads linked below to stay tuned for updates!
Issue | Status | Details | |
1 | Moving mouse moves entire screen (only in Safari) | Under investigation | Workaround: operates normally in Chrome browser |