Using the Symbol Editor

About This Document
	What is in This Document
	Related Documentation
Getting Started with the Symbol Editor
	Running the Symbol Editor
	Default Palettes
	Understanding Symbols
		Planning a Project for the Symbol Editor
	Working with Symbols
		Making a New Symbol
		Understanding the Styling Customizer
		Adding an Object
		Selecting Objects
		Basic Object Customization
		Deleting an Object
	The Undo and Redo Facilities
	Using Palettes and Categories
		Creating a New Palette
		Creating a New Category
		Understanding the Symbol Palettes Pane
	Saving a Symbol
	Closing and Opening Symbols and Palettes
		Closing a Palette
		Closing a Symbol
		Opening a Symbol and Palette
	Reorganizing Palettes
		Moving a Symbol inside the Same Palette
		Moving or Copying Objects to a Different Palette
	Transforming Symbols using Parameters
		Creating a New Parameter
		Transforming an Object
		Adding Flexibility using Parameters
	Working in Different Modes
	Testing your Symbol
	Transforming Symbols using Conditions
	Link-In and Link-Out Ports
		Creating a Link Port
		Changing the Link Port Type
		Removing a Link Port
	Generating Symbol Reports
		Generating a Report for All Symbols
		Filtering a Report to Show Specific Symbols
		Navigating Through Different Palettes in a Report
		Searching for a Symbol in the Open Palettes
		Refreshing a Palette Report
		Saving a Report
	The BAM Dashboard Example
		Defining the Dashboard
		Defining the Dashboard Symbols
		Making the Dashboard Symbols
		Creating the Dashboard
Using More Features of the Symbol Editor
	Exploiting Advanced Graphics Features
		Importing a Vector Graphic
		Converting SVG Images to Symbols
		Controlling Group Layout
		Adding Intelligence to an Advanced Graphic
	Additional Transformation Techniques
		Transforming Object Position
		Rotating an Object
	Customizing Text Style and Contents
	Revisiting The BAM Dashboard
		Making A Simple Status Indicator
		Creating the SVG Region Symbol
	Understanding Interactors
	Working with Interactors
		Creating a Rotation Interactor
		Creating a Push Interactor
		Creating a Horizontal Interactor
		Applying Interactors to Multiple Objects
	Expressions
	Designing for Performance
		Creating a Light Alarm Symbol using the Image List Creation Wizard
Next Steps After the Symbol Editor
	Integrating a Symbol Into ILOG JViews Dashboard Editor
	Integrating a Symbol Into JViews Designer
Index