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To break apart groups or objects:
1. Select the group, bitmap, or symbol that you want to break apart.
2.
Select Modify > Break Apart.
Breaking apart animated symbols, or groups within an interpolated animation, is not
recommended and might have unpredictable results. Breaking apart complex
symbols and large blocks of text can take a long time. You might need to increase the
application's memory allocation to properly break apart complex objects.
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