Flash Tip: Changing the Behavior of Symbols

There are two different ways to change a Flash symbol’s behavior; you can either change the behavior of a specific instance of the symbol, or change the behavior of the main symbol stored in your library.

For this example, I’ve just slashed a messy scribble of my signature onto the main stage with the Brush Tool, then selected it and hit F8 to convert it to a Graphic symbol.