Working with Symbols - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 615

To learn more about working with symbols and Adobe Flash, see the PDF file in the
Lesson_extras folder, FlashSymbols.pdf.
Review questions
1 . What are three benefits of using symbols?
2 . How do you update an existing symbol?
3 . Name something that cannot be used as a symbol.
4 . Name the Symbolism tool that is used for shifting symbol instances in a symbol set.
5 . If you are using a Symbolism tool on an area that has two different symbols applied,
which one is affected?
6 . How can you access symbols from other documents?
Review answers
1 . Three benefits of using symbols are:
• You can edit one symbol, and all instances are updated.
• You can map artwork to 3D objects (see the PDF called 3DArtwork.pdf, in
Lesson_extras folder).
• Using symbols reduces file size.
2 . To update an existing symbol, double-click the symbol icon in the Symbols panel,
double-click an instance of the symbol on the artboard, or select the instance on the
artboard and then click the Edit Symbol button in the Control panel. Then, you can
make edits in Isolation mode.
3 . A linked image cannot be used as a symbol.
4 . The Symbol Shifter tool ( ) allows you to shift symbol instances in a symbol set.
5 . If you are using a Symbolism tool over an area that has two different symbol instances,
the symbol active in the Symbols panel is the only instance affected.
6 . You can access symbols from saved documents either by clicking the Symbol Libraries
Menu button ( ) at the bottom of the Symbols panel and by choosing Other Library
from the menu that appears; by choosing Open Symbol Library > Other Library from the
Symbols panel menu; or by choosing Window > Symbol Libraries > Other Library.