If you have been Adobe products for a little while now you are probably used to a certain set of tools and where to find them across almost all of their applications. Adobe XD pairs down tools to the basics and forces you to rely on your design skills instead of the advanced tools you are used to.
Adobe XD works differently from most other Adobe products, it has a far simpler interface and tool set but that doesn’t mean it drastically limits what you can create. It’s got nine tools, though each one has many settings you can play around with to get the results you are looking for. This can be a huge learning curve. I found myself constantly looking for tools and settings that weren’t available, but it made me think of other ways to accomplish the design I was trying to create.
One thing it’s got that I believe is a huge advantage over other Adobe products: AutoSave. You never have to worry about losing power or accidentally closing without saving because XD does it for you! I don’t know why this isn’t a more common feature in their other products.
Check out this article for some tips and tricks I wish I would’ve found earlier.