Your Figma Annual Report is Done. Now What? The Problem with Sharing.

You and your team have spent weeks designing a stunning annual report in Figma. The data visualizations are crisp, the branding is perfect, and the narrative is compelling. The design phase is complete. But now comes the most critical part: sharing it with stakeholders, investors, and partners. Many teams meticulously craft their reports in Figma, only to face unexpected friction during delivery. The default options—exporting to PDF or sending a direct Figma link—often undermine the quality of the work and create a poor experience for the recipient. You've done the hard work; the final step shouldn't be a compromise.

The Limitations of 'Export to PDF'

Figma is a powerful design tool, but the moment you export your work, you lose control. The problem isn't Figma; it's the limitations of the file-sharing workflow that follows.

• Loss of Interactivity: Any animations, embedded links, or interactive components you designed are lost. The report becomes a static, lifeless document.
• Version Control Chaos: A small typo is found after you've emailed the PDF to fifty people. Now you have to correct it, re-export, and resend the file, creating confusion with multiple versions.
• No Analytics: Did the investors read the financial summary? Did partners look at the future outlook? With a file, you have no idea. You send it into a black hole and hope for the best.
• Poor Mobile Experience: A large, multi-page PDF is clumsy to navigate on a smartphone. Pinching and zooming create a frustrating experience that detracts from your carefully designed layout.

The Solution: Share the Experience, Not the File

Instead of exporting a static file, what if you could share the report as a secure, interactive web link? This approach separates the creation of the document from its delivery, solving the core problems of the post-design workflow. With link-based sharing, your recipients get an experience that's as polished as your Figma design, on any device, without needing to download a file or have a Figma account. For teams looking to perfect their document delivery, a service that implements this link-based sharing is the natural next step after finalizing a design in Figma.

How Featpaper Solves the Figma Sharing Problem

Featpaper is a service designed to change how you deliver documents. Instead of exporting your Figma annual report to a PDF, you share it through a single, intelligent link. This fundamentally changes the experience for both you and your stakeholders. Imagine this: you upload your exported report to Featpaper and send the generated link. Now, you can see who has opened it, which pages they focused on, and how long they spent reading. If you need to make an update, you simply replace the file in Featpaper, and the same link automatically points to the new version. No more resending files.

Keep your Figma workflow—just change the sharing method. Featpaper ensures the final delivery is as professional as your design. Learn how to share what you made in Figma more effectively.

A Realistic Scenario: Delivering Your Annual Report

Let's walk through a common workflow. Before (File-Sharing):

1. The design team exports the 50-page annual report from Figma as a 30MB PDF.
2. The marketing manager attaches this large file to an email and sends it to the board of directors.
3. One director tries to open it on their phone but gives up after struggling to zoom in on the financial charts.
4. The CEO asks who has reviewed the report, and the manager can only reply, "I'm not sure, I haven't heard back."
5. An error is spotted on page 35. The team scrambles to fix, re-export, and resend the PDF, telling everyone to delete the old version.

After (with Featpaper):

1. The design team exports the report and uploads it to Featpaper.
2. The marketing manager shares a single, clean link (e.g., featpaper.io/view/annual-report).
3. Directors open the link on their desktop or mobile, enjoying a smooth, optimized viewing experience.
4. The manager checks the Featpaper dashboard and sees that 8 out of 10 recipients have viewed the report, with most time spent on the 'Future Growth' section. They can now follow up with relevant talking points.
5. An error is spotted. The team uploads the corrected version, and the exact same link now shows the updated report. No one even needs to be notified.

This workflow respects the effort put into the design and provides the intelligence needed for effective communication. > Don't stop at sending—verify and follow up on your reports. Deliver them with a Featpaper link.