Managing Symbol Folders

Creating a New Symbol Folder

Create symbol folders to organize symbols within the Resource Browser.

To create a new symbol folder:

1.	From the Resources menu, click New Resource to display the New Resource menu.

2.	Select Symbol Folder.

The Assign Name dialog box opens.

3.	Enter the name to assign to the new symbol folder.

4.

Click OK.

The new folder is added to the Resource Browser.

Moving a Symbol into a Folder

Group symbols according to topic or placement by moving them into folders within the Resource Browser.

To move a symbol into a folder:

1.	Select the symbol in the Resource Browser.

2.	Select Move from the Resources menu.

The Move Symbol dialog box opens.

3.	Select the folder for the symbol.

Click Open to access sub-folders within the selected folder.

4.

Click OK.

VectorWorks moves the symbol to the new folder.

Importing a Symbol Folder

To import a symbol folder from another VectorWorks file:

1.	Select Window > Palettes > Resource Browser.

The Resource Browser opens.

2.	Locate the symbol folder to be imported.

For information using the Resource Browser to locate resources in other VectorWorks files, see Accessing Existing Resources.

3.	Select the symbol folder to be imported, and then select Import from the Resources menu. (Alternatively, drag the symbol folder resource into the desired VectorWorks file.)

The symbol folder and any symbols it contains are imported into the active VectorWorks file.