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To delete symbol instances from a set:
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Select the set from which you want to delete instances.
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Select the symbol sprayer tool, and hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you
click or drag where you want to remove instances.
To expand a symbol set into individual symbol instances:
Select the set, and choose Object > Expand.
Using the symbol shifter tool
The symbol shifter tool moves symbol instances around. It can also change the relative
paint order of symbol instances in a set.
You can use one of the following Method options when using the symbol shifter tool:
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User Defined gradually pulls symbols toward or away from the cursor.
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Random modifies the density randomly in the area under the cursor.
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Average gradually smooths out the density values.
To move or shift symbol instances:
Select the symbol shifter tool and drag in the direction you want the symbol instances
to move.
To change the stacking order of symbol instances within the brush’s diameter:
Select the symbol shifter tool and do one of the following:
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To bring symbol instances forward, Shift-click the symbol instance.
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To send symbol instances backward, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and
Shift-click the symbol instance.
Using the symbol scruncher tool
The symbol scruncher tool pulls symbol instances together or apart. Use this tool to shape
the density distribution of a symbol set.
To scrunch symbols:
Select the symbol scruncher tool
and do one of the following:
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Click or drag in the area where you want to pull the symbol instances toward each
other.
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Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click or drag in the area where you
want to push symbol instances away from each other.
Using the symbol sizer tool
Use the symbol sizer tool to increase or decrease the size of symbol instances in an
existing symbol set.
When setting options for the symbol sizer, you can select Proportional Resizing if you want
to keep each symbol instance shape uniform as you resize. You can also select Resizing
Affects Density to move symbol instances away from each other when they are scaled up
and move them toward each other when they are scaled down. You can use one of the
following Method options when using the symbol sizer tool:
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User Defined gradually increases or decreases the size.
