Creating An Instance; Modifying A Symbol; Modifying An Instance; Working With Symbols And Instances - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Creating an instance

Create an instance using any of these methods:
Copy and paste a symbol.
Duplicate a symbol.
Clone a symbol.
Choose a symbol and select Copy to Frames from
the Frames panel.
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) after
you begin dragging a symbol.
An arrow icon represents
an instance object.

Modifying a symbol

Modify a symbol to automatically modify all associated
instances. Symbols behave as groups when modified or
transformed. For example, apply different opacities to
components within a symbol by subselecting objects
and using the Object inspector. For more information
on modifying opacity within grouped objects, see
"Object inspector" on page 20 and "Using the Object
inspector" on page 81.

Modifying an instance

Instance object modifications are limited to
transformations, opacity, blending modes, and Live
Effects. When applied to an instance, transformations
and Live Effects do not affect an instance' s symbol
object. Changes to an instance are automatically
reapplied when its symbol is modified.

Working with symbols and instances

To Do this
Create a symbol Select an object or group of
objects and choose Insert >
Symbol.
Add items to an Select the symbol and the
existing symbol items and choose Insert >
Symbol Options > Add to
Symbol.
Create an instance Copy and paste, duplicate, or
clone a symbol or instance
or
Select a symbol and choose
Copy to Frames from the
Frames panel
or
Press Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh) after you begin
dragging a symbol.
Delete all instances Select the symbol and choose
while retaining a Insert > Symbol Options >
symbol Delete Instances.
Delete a symbol and Delete the symbol and confirm
all associated in the resulting dialog box to
instances delete all Instances.
Break the link Select the symbol, choose
between a symbol Insert > Symbol Options >
and its instances Break Link, and then click
Group from the resulting
dialog box. The Instances are
retained as unlinked groups.
Find a symbol for a Select an instance and choose
particular Instance Insert > Symbol Options >
Find Symbol.
Move a symbol and Select the symbol, choose
its instances Edit > Subselect, and move
simultaneously the contents of the symbol.
Note: Symbol and instance functions are available only
in object mode.
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