Quick links to procedures on this page:
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| Modifying symbol instances | |
The following object properties can be modified for symbol instances. If a symbol contains multiple objects, all objects in the symbol instance are treated collectively as a single object, just as if they were grouped.
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Position
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Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see Positioning objects.
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Size
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Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see Sizing and scaling objects.
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Scale
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Percentage is relative to the symbol definition. Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see Sizing and scaling objects.
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Skew
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For more information, see Skewing and stretching objects.
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Rotation angle
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Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see Rotating and mirroring objects.
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Transparency
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Uniform transparency only.
Click the Symbol tab in the Object properties docker. For more information, see Applying transparencies.
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Mirroring
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Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see Rotating and mirroring objects.
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Wrap text
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Click the General tab in the Object properties docker. Can also be modified on the property bar. For more information, see Wrapping paragraph text around objects, artistic text, and text frames.
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Order
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Can be modified on the property bar. For more information, see Changing the order of objects.
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Name
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The name of an instance is displayed in the Symbol manager docker. Click twice to change it.
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| Unsupported object types | |
Most objects in CorelDRAW can be converted to symbols, with the following exceptions.
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