# Creating Symbols

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-symbols/180962>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 5, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-symbols/180962 "2006-03-05T02:11:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![computermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@computermom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/computermom)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-symbols/180962/1 "2006-03-05T02:11:13Z")

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What is the difference between saving a symbol as a movie clip and saving a symbol as a graphic? When would I use one over the other?