searching for symbols in the symbols panel

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May 7, 2019
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Hi

Is there a way of searching for symbols in the symbols panel?

TIA

Erika

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Myra Ferguson

Community Expert

It doesn't work with Illustrator symbols, but you can add graphics to a CC Library. Within your library, you can name the graphics, group them, and search within the current library or all of your libraries.

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

I was surprised when I added a Symbol to a CC library, it was named Artwork 1.

When I Placed the Artwork as a Copy (or Alt drag it to the artboard) in a new document, it still was a Symbol and had the original Symbol name.

Myra Ferguson

Community Expert

Oooh... the Alt+drag does the trick! When I just drag it out from the library, I only get the artwork. Nice!

meganchi

Legend

You could go to list view, then choose "sort by name". However if you have a document with several symbols, then there is no palette to search and jump directly to a symbol. That would be an interesting feature to request.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Search how exactly?

List View and Sort by Name may be your best option.

rikkiwAuthor

Participant

Hi there,

Yes that’s great sorry I wasnt thinking same concept for searching list of colours etc.

Thank you

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

I’m not sure I understand your intention.

Could you post a screenshot or sketch to clarify?

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