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.
You can also save your document symbols to the Cloud as a Corel Symbol Library (CSL) file to share them with others and link the .csl file to the document. The linked symbol library appears under Linked Symbols. Symbols from a linked symbol library are updated when the .csl file on the Cloud is updated.
The Symbols inspector 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. You can add libraries and collections (groups of library files) to your drawing. You can also delete libraries and collections, and you can add symbols to an existing library.
The collection or library is removed from the folder tree in the Symbols inspector, but files are not deleted.
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