TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

4 min

Create a symbol

Save art and make it easy to update and reuse by creating symbols.

What you learned:

  • A symbol is a reusable object that resides in the Library (Command+L, Control+L on PC)

  • Each animate file has its own library that holds all your assets

  • A symbol on the stage, is called an “Instance”

  • You can edit a symbol by double-clicking the symbol in the Library or double-click the instance on the stage to Edit in Place.

  • When you update a symbol, it updates every instance in your movie

Symbols make it easy to update and reuse your art or illustrations


2 August 2023

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