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ILLUSTRATOR CS3

User Guide

Symbols panel overview

You can use the Symbols panel (Window > Symbols) or the Control panel to manage the symbols for a document.

The Symbols panel contains a variety of preset symbols. You can add symbols from symbol libraries or libraries that

you create.

Change the display of symbols in the panel

• Select a view option from the panel menu: Thumbnail View to display thumbnails, Small List View to display a list

of named symbols with a small thumbnail, or Large List View to display a list of named symbols along with a large

thumbnail.

• Drag the symbol to a different position. When a black line appears in the desired position, release the mouse

button.

• Select Sort By Name from the panel menu to list the symbols in alphabetical order.

Duplicate a symbol in the panel

Duplicating or copying a symbol in the Symbols panel is an easy way to create a new symbol based on an existing

symbol.

❖ Do one of the following:

• Select a symbol in the Symbols panel and choose Duplicate Symbol from the panel menu, or drag the symbol onto

the New Symbol button.

• Select a symbol instance and click Duplicate in the Control panel.

Note: If you want to duplicate a symbol instance on the artboard, for example, if you’ve scaled and rotated it and want

to add another instance with the same scale and rotation, duplicate the instance. (See “Work with symbol instances” on

page 85

Rename a symbol

To rename the symbol, select the symbol in the Symbols panel, choose Symbol Options from the panel menu, and

then type a new name in the Symbol Options dialog box.

2 To rename a symbol instance, select a symbol instance in the artwork, and then type a new name in the Instance

Name text box in the Control panel.

Place a symbol

1 Select a symbol in the Symbols panel or a symbol library.

2 Do one of the following:

• Click the Place Symbol Instance button in the Symbols panel to place the instance in the center of the

artboard.

• Drag the symbol to the artboard where you want it to appear.

• Choose Place Symbol Instance from the Symbols panel menu.

Note: A single symbol placed anywhere in your artwork (as opposed to existing only in the panel) is called an instance.

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