This week I have finally
completed lesson 14 in the Ai ‘Classroom in a book.’ I wonder if I could have
completed my e-card for bumblebee conservation before Christmas much more
quickly if I’d done this sooner. Creating a symbol allows you to place an
object repeatedly with a single click instead of copy>paste>move.
However, I also realised from this lesson that it is possible to drag an object
with the Alt key to copy and paste it to your chosen position. So easy! So,
having discovered this, is there any benefit for creating symbols? Well there
are two I can think of: 1) spraying symbols all over the place with a flick of
the index finger over the mouse-pad (great for a quick immune infiltrate perhaps?)
2) creating a library of diagram components frequently used in cell biology that
can be used between documents and between lab members. So here is a diagram showing
some of my symbol library, so far. It never ceases to amaze me how busy the
cell membrane must get with all those receptors! It is also possible to make a
brush stroke library which is also useful to transfer between documents.
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