Share symbols between drawings

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Symbols can be stored within a drawing or in library files. 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 drawing or library file. You can also copy and paste instances of a symbol to and from the Clipboard. Pasting a symbol instance places the symbol in the active document 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 to the document. Symbol instances are copied, cut, 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 another drawing to your Local or Network Symbols

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, paste, or duplicate symbols

 

To	Do the following
Copy symbols to the Clipboard	Open the source document. In the Symbols docker, select the symbol or symbols from the Symbols 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.
Duplicate symbols	In the Symbols docker, right-click the symbol, and click Duplicate.