Share symbols between drawings

To add the symbols of a drawing to your Local or Network Symbols
To copy and paste symbols between drawings

You can share symbols between drawings by adding the symbols of a CorelDRAW (CDR) or Corel DESIGNER (DES) drawing to your local or network symbols, by copying and pasting, or by using library files.

Copying symbols to the Clipboard leaves the originals in the library. You can also copy and paste instances of a symbol to and from the Clipboard. Pasting a symbol instance places the symbol in the library and also places an instance of the symbol in the drawing. Subsequent pasting will place another instance of the symbol in the drawing without adding it to the library. If a modified symbol instance is pasted into a drawing, the new instance maintains the properties of the original instance, and the new symbol definition in the library maintains the properties of the original symbol. Symbol instances are copied and pasted in the same way other objects are. For more information, see Copy, duplicate, and delete objects.

For information about how to use libraries to share symbols, see Symbol collections and libraries.

To add the symbols of a drawing to your Local or Network Symbols

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1 In the folder tree of the Symbols docker, click Local Symbols or Network Symbols.
2 Click the Options button , and click Import Library.
3 Locate and choose the drawing that contains the symbols you want to use.
4 Click OK.
The file name of the drawing appears under Local Symbols or Network Symbols in the Symbols docker. To show the symbols, click the file name.

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The symbols you added are linked and can’t be renamed, edited, or deleted.

If the drawing you are importing doesn’t contain symbols, its file name doesn’t appear under Local Symbols or Network Symbols.

To copy and paste symbols between drawings

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To
Do the following
Copy symbols to the Clipboard
Open the source document. In the Symbols 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 Symbols docker, right-click, and click Paste.
Tip: This method can’t be used if there are no symbols in the target document. To paste symbols in a document that has no symbols, click Edit Paste.

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The first pasted symbol is named "Symbol1," and an increment number is appended to the names of subsequent copies: "Symbol2," "Symbol3," and so on.

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