Working with Symbols - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 597

and in Illustrator.
• Specify a location on the Registration grid where you want to set the
symbol's anchor point. The location of the anchor point affects the position
of the symbol within the screen coordinates.
• Select Enable Guides For 9-Slice Scaling if you want to utilize 9-Slice
scaling in Flash.
—From Illustrator Help

Editing a symbol
In this next section, you will add several instances of the Food symbol to the artwork. Then,
you will edit the symbol in the Symbols panel and all instances will be updated.
1. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window.
2. Using the Selection tool ( ), drag an instance of the Food symbol (

) from the

Symbols panel to just to the right of the MARKET ST label in the middle of the
artboard.

3. Drag another instance of the Food symbol from the Symbols panel just to the right of
the EMERALD AVE label. See the figure for placement.

Next, you will learn how to add more instances of a symbol that's already on the artboard,
using a modifier key.
4. With the Selection tool ( ), press the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Mac OS) and
drag one of the Food symbol instances already on the artboard to create a copy of the
instance. Drag it to the right of the WALNUT ST label. When the new instance is in
position, release the mouse button and then release the modifier key.