MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 163

To import a symbol by dragging and dropping or copying and pasting, do one of the
following:
•
Drag a symbol instance from the document containing the symbol into the
destination document.
•
Copy a symbol instance in the document containing the symbol, then paste it into the
destination document.
The symbol is imported into the Library panel of the destination document and retains a
relationship to the symbol in the original document. For more information, see
exported symbols and instances in multiple documents" on page
Exporting symbols
If you have created or imported symbols in a Fireworks document and want to save them to reuse
in other documents or share with others, you can use the Library panel Options menu to export
them in a PNG file. You can then import the symbols by navigating to the PNG file that contains
the symbols using the Edit > Libraries submenu. For more information, see
on page 162.
To export symbols:
Choose Export Symbols from the Library panel Options menu.
1
Select the symbols to export, and click Export.
2
Navigate to a folder, type a name for the symbol file, and click Save.
3
Fireworks saves the symbols in a single PNG file.
Updating exported symbols and instances in multiple documents
Imported symbols maintain their link to their original symbol document. You can edit the
original symbol document, and then update the target documents to reflect the edits.
To update all exported symbols and instances:
In the original document, double-click an instance or select an instance and choose
1
Modify > Symbol > Edit Symbol to open the appropriate symbol editor.
Modify the symbol, and close the editor.
2
Save the file.
3
In the document into which the symbol was imported, select the symbol in the Library panel.
4
Choose Update from the Library panel Options menu.
5
Note: To update all imported symbols, select all the symbols in the Library panel and
choose Update.
"Updating
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"Importing symbols"
Using symbols 163