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Last updated 11/30/2015
To show or hide highlighting in the Document window
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To show highlighting, select View > Visual Aids > Invisible Elements. To hide highlighting, deselect Invisible
Elements.
Edit the properties of a library item
You can use the Property inspector to open a library item for editing, detach a selected library item from its source file,
or overwrite an item with the currently selected library item.
1 Select a library item in a document.
2 Select one of these options in the Property inspector (Window > Properties):
Src Displays the filename and location of the source file for the library item. You can’t edit this information.
Open Opens the library item’s source file for editing. This is equivalent to selecting the item in the Assets panel and
clicking the Edit button.
Detach From Original Breaks the link between the selected library item and its source file. You can edit the detached
item in the document, but it’s no longer a library item and isn’t updated when you change the original.
Recreate Overwrites the original library item with the current selection. Use this option to re-create library items
if the original library item is missing or has been accidentally deleted.
Make library items editable in a document
If you’ve added a library item to your document and you want to edit the item specifically for that page, you must break
the link between the item in the document and the library. Once you’ve made an instance of a library item editable, that
instance isn’t updated when the library item changes.
1 Select a library item in the current document.
2 Click Detach From Original in the Property inspector (Window > Properties).
Edit a behavior in a library item
To edit a behavior in a library item, you must first insert the item in a document, then make the item editable in that
document. After you’ve made the changes, you can re-create the library item, replacing the item in the library with the
edited item from your document.
1 Open a document that contains the library item.
Note the name of the library item, as well as the exact tags it contains. You’ll need this information later.
2 Select the library item, and then click Detach From Original in the Property inspector (Window > Properties).
3 Select the element that has the behavior attached to it.
4 In the Behaviors panel (Window > Behaviors), double-click the action you want to change.
5 In the dialog box that appears, make your changes, then click OK.
6 In the Assets panel, select the Library category .
7 Record the exact name and capitalization of the original library item; select it, then click the Delete button.
8 In the Document window, select all the elements that make up the library item.
Be careful to select exactly the same elements that were in the original library item.