Modifying a symbol

You can modify a symbol in the Symbol Editor to automatically modify all associated instances.

To open the Symbol Editor:

Double-click an instance of the symbol.
Double-click the symbol object in the Library panel's preview pane.
From the Library panel, select a symbol name and choose Edit Symbol from the Options pop-up menu.
Double-click the symbol name in the Library panel. The Symbol Properties dialog box opens. Click Edit.

To edit a symbol:

1 Double-click an instance to open the Symbol Editor.
2 Edit the symbol and close the window.
All instances of the symbol change to reflect your modifications.

To duplicate a symbol:

1 In the Library panel, select the symbol.
2 From the Options pop-up menu, choose Duplicate.

To delete a symbol:

1 In the Library panel, select the symbol.
2 Choose Delete from the Library panel Options pop-up menu.
3 Click Delete. The symbol and all of its instances are deleted.

To select all symbols in the Library that have not yet been used in the current document:

Choose Select Unused Items from the Library panel Options pop-up menu.