Adobe® Edge Animate on Demand

6. Working with Symbols and Elements

What You’ll Do

Create Symbols

Import Symbols

Export Symbols

Create an Instance from a Symbol

Modify an Instance from a Symbol

Edit Symbols

Nest Symbols

Copy or Duplicate Elements

Delete Elements

Display Rulers and Guides

Use Guides with Elements

Align and Distribute Elements

Stack Elements

Hide and Show Elements

Group Elements

Reparent Elements

Lock and Unlock Elements

Rename Elements

Introduction

A symbol is a special asset that allows you to group together elements with its own Timeline, which is independent from the main Timeline for your composition. A symbol is a reusable asset that is turned into an instance, which you can modify and animate, on the Stage and in the Timeline. You can use the instance ...