Modifying and redefining symbols and symbol instancesYou 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. 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. To modify and redefine a symbol:
To modify one symbol instance: Select the symbol instance on the artboard, and edit it. Associating a new symbol with an instance:
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