Managing media with the library

Renaming / editing, and deleting items in library

Edit a library item
1 Select the item in the Library panel.
2 Select one of the following from the Panel menu for the Library panel:

• To edit an item in Flash, select Edit.
• To edit an item in another application, select Edit With and then select an external application.

Note: When starting a supported external editor, Flash opens the original imported document.

Rename a library item
Changing the library item name of an imported file does not change the filename.
1 Do one of the following:

• Double-click the item’s name.
• Select the item and select Rename from the Panel menu for the Library panel.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the item and select Rename from the context menu.

2 Enter the new name in the box.

Delete a library item
When you delete an item from the library, all instances or occurrences of that item in the document are also deleted unless you specify that they not be.
1 Select the item and click the trash can icon at the bottom of the Library panel.
2 In the warning box that appears, select Delete Symbol Instances (the default) to delete the library item and all its instances. Deselect the option to delete only the symbol, which leaves the instances on the Stage.
3 Click Delete.

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