Symbols may contain text. There's no need to convert text to outlines to use it as part of a symbol.

If you create artwork that you like, the Symbols panel is a great place to store it.

Symbols can be dragged from the panel and dropped on the artboard.

To use a symbol, you must first select it in the panel, then click the Place Symbol Instance icon on the panel.

To create a floating panel of all of the symbolism tools, press and hold the current Symbol tool until you see all of the Symbol tools, and then click the Tearoff tab at the end of the row of tools.

When you use a modified symbol instance to replace a symbol in the panel, all the linked symbol instances on the artboard are updated to reflect the modified instance.

If a symbol set is selected and you click and drag the Symbol Sprayer tool, the new instances will be added to the set only if you are using the same symbol. If you have changed symbols, a new set will be created.

A mixed symbol instance set is itself a single object.

If you select a mixed symbol instance set and then apply a reflection with the Reflect tool, the only symbol instances that will be reflected are those that are linked to the selected symbol in the Symbols panel.

When using the Symbol Sprayer tool, a higher Intensity setting creates symbols with greater saturation levels.

With all the options available, it is easy to use the Symbol Sprayer tool to position symbol instances exactly where you want them.

It's best to think of the Symbol Sprayer tool as a means to quickly disperse symbol instances, but not as a tool to position symbols precisely.

With the Symbol Shifter tool, a smaller brush will affect the stacking order of surrounding instances.

Using the Symbol Stainer tool may tax your computer's performance.

Pressing [Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac) while using the Symbol Stainer tool gradually removes color from the affected symbol instances.

Which of the following types of Illustrator objects cannot be used as part of a symbol?

Which of the following types of Illustrator objects cannot be used as part of a symbol?

When you drag a symbol from the Symbols panel onto the artboard, what is the proper name of that artwork on the artboard?

Symbol instances created with the Symbol Sprayer tool are called what?

It is usually a good idea to enter a small ____ setting when you want to affect the stacking order of instances in a set.

Illustrator offers ____ as a solution for creating complex files while maintaining a relatively low file size.

When you expand a symbol set, which of the following can you do?

How many symbolism tools are available for modifying symbols (not including the Symbol Sprayer tool)?

The ____ setting determines the number of instances of the symbol that will be sprayed.

The ____ tool increases or decreases the transparency of symbol instances.