New Lucidchart Editor has no mechanism to enable custom shape library

Question

Today I launched a new file in Lucidchart and found that it had updated to the new editor, and one of the first issues I encountered was that I couldn’t locate a custom shape library in the “Search Shapes and Tools” menu. No custom library button/dropdown seems to exist, and searching the exact name of my custom library returns no results.

I then opened an older file which utilised a custom library, and this opened in the new editor with the custom library active and available. I could also search the custom library in the Search Shapes and Tools menu.

For the time-being I have switched back to the old editor which allows me to add the custom shape library as usual.

Ambar D · Answer

Hi ​@cschofield, thank you for posting in the next generation space of the Lucid Community! Thank you for providingthis feedback and letting us know about your experience with the new editor.If you’d like to use your custom shape libraries within the new editor, I would suggest first searching for “custom shape libraries”, then you’ll be able to open thespecific library you’ve created.To find the custom shape library in the new Lucidchart editor, you can follow these steps:Navigate to Search shapes and tools in document tools.Select Tools. Scroll down and select Custom shape libraries. (or search “custom shape libraries”)From there, you can open your shape library. You can alsocustomize your document tools, adding the button to access custom shape librariesto your document tools for quicker access.Selecting Tools > Custom shape librariesSearching “custom shape libraries”In the example GIF below, you’ll notice that I added the custom shape libraries buttonto document tools. I can then move itaround my document tools, or add it to thetoolbar to quickly open up or manage any custom shape librariesin the future.Moving custom shape libraries around document tools, adding it to the toolbar​​​​​I also wanted to mention that after opening your specific custom library, you can move it around your document tools panel, or add the library to your canvas to have the shapes readily accessible.Adding your custom library to your document tools and to your canvasI hope this helps! If you have any further questions, please let me know and I’d be happy to help further. We’d also still love to hear your feedback, so feel free to leave it here in this thread or create a new post within the next generation space.Thank you again for sharing about your experience!

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