Specifications

120 Basic Tasks: Create Symbols and Instances
Duplicate and modify an instance
of a symbol
After you’ve created a symbol, you can use instances of it repeatedly in your
document. You can modify the following instance properties for an
individual instance without affecting other instances or the original
symbol: color, scale, rotation, alpha transparency, brightness, tint, height,
width, and location.
If you edit the symbol later, the instance retains its modified properties in
addition to acquiring the symbol edits.
You’ll now duplicate the instance of the car, and change the tint for the
duplicate.
1. On the Stage, select the car. Press Alt and drag the car up to create
another instance.
2. With the duplicate selected, select Tint from the Color pop-up menu in
the Property inspector.
3. In the RGB area, enter 0 in the Red Color pop-up menu, 0 in the Green
Color pop-up menu, and 255 in the Blue Color pop-up menu. Then
press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
The duplicate instance turns blue, but the original instance remains
unchanged.