Managing media with the library
Work with library items
When you select an item in the Library panel, a thumbnail preview of the item appears at the top of the Library panel. If the selected item is animated or is a sound file, you can use the Play button in the library preview window or the Controller to preview the item.
Use a library item in the current document- drag the item from the Library panel onto the Stage. The item is added to the current layer.
Convert an object on the Stage to a symbol in the library- drag the item from the Stage onto the current Library panel.
Use a library item from the current document in another document- drag the item from the Library panel or Stage into the Library panel or Stage of another document.
Copy library items from a different document- Select the document that contains the library items.
- Select the library items in the Library panel.
- Select Edit > Copy.
- Select the document that you want to copy the library items to.
- Select that document’s Library panel.
- Select Edit > Paste.
