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To select all unused symbols in the Symbols palette:
Choose Select All Unused in the Symbols palette menu.
Modifying and redefining symbols and symbol instances
You can move, scale, rotate, shear (or skew), or reflect a symbol instance using commands
in the Object menu or in the Transform or Align palettes. You can also perform any
operation from the Transparency, Appearance, and Styles palettes and apply any effect
from the Effect menu.
in the Object menu or in the Transform or Align palettes. You can also perform any
operation from the Transparency, Appearance, and Styles palettes and apply any effect
from the Effect menu.
After you modify an instance, you can redefine the original symbol in the Symbols palette
using the modified artwork. When you redefine a symbol, all existing symbol instances
take on the new definition. If you don’t want a symbol instance to take on the new
definition, break the link between the symbol and that particular symbol instance.
using the modified artwork. When you redefine a symbol, all existing symbol instances
take on the new definition. If you don’t want a symbol instance to take on the new
definition, break the link between the symbol and that particular symbol instance.
To modify and redefine a symbol:
1 Select an instance of the symbol on the artboard.
2 Click the Break Link button
in the Symbols palette.
3 Edit the artwork.
4 Do one of the following:
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Make sure the symbol you want to redefine is selected in the Symbols palette, and
choose Redefine from the Symbols palette menu.
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Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the modified symbol on top of the old
symbol in the Symbols palette. The symbol is replaced in the Symbols palette and is
updated in the current file.
updated in the current file.
To modify one symbol instance:
Select the symbol instance on the artboard, and edit it.
Associating a new symbol with an instance:
1 Select the symbol instance on the artboard.
2 Select a new symbol in the Symbols palette.
3 Do one of the following:
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Click the Replace Symbol button .
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Choose Replace Symbol from the Symbols palette menu.
Using symbolism tools
Symbols are art objects you create and store in the Symbols palette (see
). Use symbolism tools to create and edit symbol instances or sets of
symbol instances. Sets of instances are created using the symbol sprayer tool (see
). You can create mixed sets of symbol instances by
using the symbol sprayer tool with one symbol and then using it again with another
symbol.
symbol.