How to change text in multiple layers at once?

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November 20, 2022
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Is there is a way in illustrator to change text on duplicated layers at once?

In photoshop, I can create a smart object and it will auto populate edited text acoss my lable template where I placed the smart objects. I am trying to find away to achive the same thing in illustrator.

How to

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Monika Gause

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Try symbols. Or maybe variables? Try and describe the overall task. Why you want to do it.

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macs805Author

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The task is to change the text of a specifc field of a lable accoss all labels at once. The template has 16 identical labels + a cut path. Duplicating the lable 16 times in illustrator and making sure they fall excatly in line of the cut put is difficult. I have employes who arnt familiar with the software so I am trying to make it as fool proof as possible.

Here is a video of how I use a smart objects to complete this task in photoshop. I'd like to find a way in illustrator todo the same if possible.

Screen_Recording_2022-11-20_at_10-42-42_PM.zip

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macs805Author

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They are arranged in a regular grid?

two options: Symbols or transform effects. See a sample file: https://shared-assets.adobe.com/link/f992a80d-6ef3-4d37-4ad9-06188ab50141

Thanks for uploading that. That is the idea but the text is not arranged in a regular grid. The text fields are very specific to the layout to the label design. Here is another template I need to accomplish the same thing. This one needs more specific placement. [Moderator: Personal file removed.]

Can I use transform to place text in a place that isnt in a regular grid?

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