Finding and replacing
Find and replace symbols
When you find and replace symbols, search for a symbol by name. Replace a symbol with another symbol of any type—movie clip, button, or graphic.
1 Select Edit > Find And Replace.
2 Select Symbol from the For pop-up menu.
3 For Name, select a name from the pop-up menu.
4 Under Replace With, for Name select a name from the pop-up menu.
5 To select the next occurrence of the specified symbol on the Stage and edit it in place, select Live Edit.
Note: Only the next occurrence is selected for editing, even if you select Find All in the next step.
6 To find a symbol, do one of the following:
- To find the next occurrence of the specified symbol, click Find Next.
- To find all occurrences of the specified symbol, click Find All.
7 To replace a symbol, do one of the following:
- To replace the currently selected occurrence of the specified symbol, click Replace.
- To replace all occurrences of the specified symbol, click Replace All.
