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Updating or replacing symbols using author-time sharing

You can update or replace a movie clip, button, or graphic symbol in a movie with any other symbol in a FLA file accessible on your local network. The original name and properties of the symbol in the destination movie are preserved, but the contents of the symbol are replaced with the contents of the symbol you select. Any assets that the selected symbol uses are also copied into the destination movie.

To update or replace a symbol:

1 | With the movie open, select movie clip, button, or graphic symbol and choose Properties from the Library options menu.
2 | To select a new FLA file, under Source in the Symbol Properties dialog box, click Browse.
3 | In the Open dialog box, navigate to a FLA file containing the symbol that will be used to update or replace the selected symbol in the Library panel, and click Open.
4 | To select a new symbol in the FLA file, under Source, click Symbol.
5 | Navigate to a symbol and click Open.
6 | In the Symbol Properties dialog box, under Source, select Always Update Before Publishing to automatically update the asset if a new version is found at the specified source location.
7 | Click OK to close the Symbol Properties or Linkage Properties dialog box.