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Working with symbols
A symbol is an art object that you store in the Symbols palette and reuse in a document. For example, if you create a symbol from a flower, you can then add instances of that symbol multiple times to your artwork without actually adding the complex art multiple times. Each symbol instance is linked to the symbol in the palette. If you use the same artwork multiple times within a document, symbols can save time and greatly reduce file size. Symbols also provide excellent support for SWF and SVG export.
After you create a symbol, you can edit the symbol's instances on the artboard and, if you want, redefine the original symbol with the edits. Symbolism tools let you add and manipulate multiple symbol instances at once. (See Using symbolism tools.)
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