Hi Miro Community,
I'd like to share a frustrating behavior I've encountered when working with locked frames in Miro, especially during client workshops.
The Issue
When I lock multiple frames at the same time, even without grouping first, (a quick and efficient way to protect workshop content), there's a problematic behavior with the paste function:
- If a participant accidentally clicks on the locked group of frames before pasting, Miro pastes the content onto ALL frames in that locked group
- This can instantly create a mess across multiple frames, disrupting carefully designed workshop boards
I've recorded a demonstration of this behavior here: https://www.loom.com/share/83cb7caf31384b84a866eda12ebee3f4?sid=593f9870-a382-4ec7-b26f-dc327b0b1c55
Current Workaround (that isn't working well)
The only workaround I've found is to lock each frame individually instead of locking them as a group. However, this creates significant problems:
- It's time-consuming to lock/unlock frames individually
- For ongoing programs that require regular updates, having to unlock each frame separately is extremely inefficient
- Unlocking everything at once isn't an option as we often need certain elements to remain protected (and then I have to lock them all individually again anyway)
Requested Solution
I'd like to suggest that locked groups of frames behave differently from unlocked groups when it comes to pasting:
- Some possible solutions:
- Paste only onto the specific frame that was clicked (not seemingly possible?), not the entire group
- Allow locking to behave differently (don’t make it behave as a group when I select multiple frames to lock at one time)
- Provide a warning before pasting to all frames in a locked group
This would greatly improve the user experience for facilitators who use Miro for client workshops and need to balance protection of content with efficient board management.
Has anyone else encountered this issue or found a better solution? Any input from the Miro team would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Jake