Copying library assets between documents

You can copy library assets from a source document into a destination document in a variety of ways: by copying and pasting the asset, by dragging and dropping the asset, or by opening the library of the source document in the destination document and dragging the source document assets into the destination document.

You can also share symbols between documents as shared library assets during authoring or at runtime. See Using shared library assets.

If you attempt to copy assets that have the same name as existing assets in the destination document, the Resolve Library Conflicts dialog box lets you choose whether to overwrite the existing assets or to preserve the existing assets and add the new assets with modified names. See Resolving conflicts between library assets. You can organize library assets in folders to minimize name conflicts when copying assets between documents. See Working with folders in the Library panel.

To copy a library asset by copying and pasting:

Select the asset on the Stage in the source document.
Select Edit > Copy.
Make the destination document the active document.
Place the pointer on the Stage and select Edit > Paste in Center to paste the asset in the center of the visible work area. Select Edit > Paste in Place to place the asset in the same location as in the source document.

To copy a library asset by dragging:

With the destination document open in Flash, select the asset in the Library panel in the source document.
Drag the asset into the Library panel in the destination document.

To copy a library asset by opening the source document library in the destination document:

With the destination document active in Flash, select File > Import > Open External Library.
Select the source document in the Open As Library dialog box and click Open.
Drag an asset from the source document library onto the Stage or into the library of the destination document.