Edit specific symbol instances
When
you double-click an instance to edit it, you're actually editing
the symbol itself. To edit only the current instance, you must break
the link between the instance and the symbol. This permanently breaks
the relationship between the two. Any future edits you make to the
symbol won't be reflected in the former instance.
Button symbols have several features that let you retain symbol-instance relationships
while assigning unique button text and URLs to each instance.
To adjust JavaScript behaviors for component symbols, edit values
in the Symbol Properties panel. To add customizable properties to
that panel, you must edit the JavaScript file associated with the
symbol.
Break symbol links
Select the instance.
Select Modify > Symbol > Break Apart.
The
selected instance becomes a group. The symbol in the Document Library panel
is no longer associated with that group. After separation from the symbol,
a former button instance loses its button symbol characteristics
and a former animation instance loses its animation symbol characteristics.
Edit an instance without breaking the symbol link
Select the instance.
Modify instance properties in the Property inspector.
These
instance properties can be modified without affecting the symbol
and other instances:
Blending mode
Opacity
Filters
Width and height
x and y coordinates
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