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Duplicating symbols

Duplicating a symbol lets you use an existing symbol as a starting point for creating a new symbol.

You can also use instances to create versions of the symbol with different appearances. See Creating instances.

To duplicate a symbol using the Library panel:

1 | Select a symbol in the Library panel.
2 | Do one of the following to duplicate the symbol:
| Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) and choose Duplicate from the context menu.
| Choose Duplicate from the Library options menu.

To duplicate a symbol by selecting an instance:

1 | Select an instance of the symbol on the Stage.
2 | Choose Modify > Duplicate Symbol.
| The symbol is duplicated and the instance is replaced with an instance of the duplicate symbol.