Working with symbols

CorelDRAW lets you create objects and save them as symbols. Symbols are defined once and can be referenced many times in a drawing. Each time you insert a symbol into a drawing, you create an instance of the symbol. Symbol definitions, as well as information about instances, are stored in a symbol manager, which is part of the CorelDRAW (CDR) file. Using symbols for objects that appear many times in a drawing helps to reduce file size.

In this section, you’ll learn about

 
 
 

For information about modifying symbol instances and about unsupported object types, see Reference: Working with symbols.

For information about working with special characters in text, see Embedding graphics and adding special characters.


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