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Create animations using the Timeline
Last updated 6/15/2014
For a lesson on animating with symbols:
1 Select Window > Lessons in Edge Animate.
2 Click Reuse.
Create a symbol
1 In the Elements panel, select one or more elements. Selecting multiple elements creates a single symbol from them.
Note: You can also select symbols to create nested symbols.
2 Right-click and select Convert To Symbol from the context menu.
3 In the Create Symbol dialog box, set the Symbol Name, and click OK.
Animate the elements of a symbol
1 In the Elements panel, right-click the symbol and select Edit Symbol.
You can also right-click the symbol on the Stage.
2 Animate one or more of the elements making up the symbol.
3 To exit symbol editing mode, click the word Stage at the top of the preview window.
4 Preview the animation by clicking the Play button in the Timeline panel or by pressing the Spacebar on the
keyboard.
Export a symbol
You can copy and paste a symbol from one project to another.
1 Right-click the symbol in the Elements panel and select Copy.
2 Switch to another project.
3 Right-click the Stage element in the elements Panel and select Paste.
You can also export symbols and their properties as a single file (.easym) that can be shared and imported into another
comp
osition.
1 Select the symbols to export on the Stage or in the Library panel.
2 Right-click and select Export Symbol.
Import a symbol
1 Click the Plus (+) button next to the Symbols tab in the Library.
2 Browse and select the symbol file (.easym) to import.
Control symbols with JavaScript
You can use JavaScript to control symbols. For more information, see:
• Add interactivity with JavaScript
• "Working with symbols" in the Edge Animate API guide
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