Symbols

Fireworks has three types of symbols: graphic, animation, and button. When you edit the original symbol object, the copied instances automatically change to reflect the edited symbol (unless you break the link between the two).

Symbols are useful whenever you want to reuse a graphic element. They are also helpful for creating buttons and animating objects across multiple frames.

• Create a symbol
• Place an instance of a symbol
• Edit a symbol and all of its instances
• Edit specific symbol instances
• Create and use component symbols
• Import and export symbols

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