MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING FLASH Use Manual page 71

To link a shared asset to a destination document by entering the identifier and URL:
In the destination document, select Window > Library to display the Library panel.
1.
Do one of the following:
2.
Select a movie clip, button, or graphic symbol in the Library panel and select Properties
from the Library options menu. Click the Advanced button to expand the Properties
dialog box.
Select a font symbol and select Linkage from the Library options menu.
For Linkage, select Import for Runtime Sharing to link to the asset in the source document.
3.
Enter an identifier for the symbol in the Identifier text field that is identical to the identifier
4.
used for the symbol in the source document. Do not include spaces.
Enter the URL where the SWF source file containing the shared asset is posted.
5.
Click OK.
6.
To link a shared asset to a destination document by dragging:
In the destination document, do one of the following:
1.
Select File > Open.
Select File > Import > Open External Library.
In the Open or Open as Library dialog box, select the source document and click Open.
2.
Drag the shared asset from the source document Library panel into the Library panel or onto
3.
the Stage in the destination document.
To turn off linkage for a symbol in a destination document:
In the destination document, select the linked symbol in the Library panel and do one of the
1.
following:
If the asset is a movie clip, button, or graphic symbol, select Properties from the Library
options menu.
If the asset is a font symbol, select Linkage from the Library options menu.
In the Symbol Properties dialog box or the Linkage Properties dialog box, deselect Import for
2.
Runtime Sharing.
Click OK.
3.
Updating or replacing symbols using sharing during authoring
You can update or replace a movie clip, button, or graphic symbol in a document with any other
symbol in a FLA file accessible on your local network. The original name and properties of the
symbol in the destination document are preserved, but the contents of the symbol are replaced
with the contents of the symbol you select. Any assets that the selected symbol uses are also copied
into the destination document.
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