Graphic Symbols

Importance of Libraries

Now hit F11 and you will see Library Panel appear. The grBall symbol you have worked with becomes included in the Library of this Flash file. You may drag it on the stage directly from the library – it will be presented with it’s default properties – as you created it – but you may change it’s size, color, etc. later. And even if you delete all your balls from the stage – the parent Symbol is still in the Library.

However if you deleted symbol from the Library – it will not be restored. And… all instances from the stage will disappear. Keep it in mind – there are a lot of accidents when designers delete symbols from library by mistake and ruin their movies.

Now open a new file with the Menu-New File. Don’t close your library with the ball. You will see that it stays on the screen (maybe minimized) even though it doesn’t belong to the current blank file. Amazingly you may simply drag your ball symbol to the new file.

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