Operation Manual

Working with symbols | 269
You can also revert a symbol instance to an object by right-clicking the symbol instance and clicking Revert to objects.
To share symbols between drawings
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To Do the following
Copy symbols to the Clipboard Open the source document. In the Symbol manager docker,
choose the symbol or symbols from the list, right-click, and click
Copy.
Paste symbols from the Clipboard Open the target document. In the Symbol manager docker, right-
click, and click Paste.
The first pasted symbol is named “Symbol1,” and an increment number is appended to the names of subsequent copies: “Symbol2,”
“Symbol3,” and so on.
To delete a symbol instance
1 Select a symbol instance.
2 Press Delete.
The symbol remains in the Symbol manager docker.
Managing collections and libraries
The symbols that you create in a drawing are saved with the CorelDRAW file. If you want to use the symbols in other drawings or share them
with other users, you can save or export them to the Corel Symbol Library (CSL) format, creating a symbol library. When you save a drawing
to the Corel Symbol Library (CSL) format, all symbol instances are saved with the document. When you export a library, only the symbols are
saved with the document.
The Symbol manager docker displays the libraries that are in the local Symbols folder. The Symbols folder is the default location for custom
symbol libraries that have been exported from CorelDRAW and imported libraries that are copied locally.
The symbols that are used within the document appear under the document filename in the Symbol manager docker.
You can add libraries and collections (groups of library files) to your drawing. You can also delete libraries and collections.
You can add symbols to an existing library.
To create a symbol library
1 Create the symbols you want.
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Click File Save.
3 Choose the drive and folder where you want to store the library.
4 Choose CSL - Corel Symbol Library from the Save as type list box.
5 Type a filename in the File name box.