Using the Symbols palette
You use the Symbols palette to manage the symbols for a document. By default, the Symbols palette contains a variety of preset symbols. However, you can create new symbol, modify existing symbols, and delete the symbols you don't use. Symbols that you create and store in the Symbols palette are associated only with the current file. Each Illustrator file can have a different set of symbols in its Symbols palette. Displaying the Symbols palette Choose Window > Symbols. Using the palette menu Click the triangle Selecting symbols Do any of the following: Changing the view of symbols Choose a view option from the palette menu: Thumbnail View, Small List View, or Large List View. Changing the order of symbols Drag a symbol to a new location in the Symbols palette. To arrange the symbols alphabetically, choose Sort by Name from the Symbols palette menu. |