# Editing symbol in Illustrator cs3 sends the result miles off stage?!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-symbol-in-illustrator-cs3-sends-the-result-miles-off-stage/305401>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [February 24, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-symbol-in-illustrator-cs3-sends-the-result-miles-off-stage/305401 "2010-02-24T16:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![dragonfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dragonfly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonfly)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-symbol-in-illustrator-cs3-sends-the-result-miles-off-stage/305401/1 "2010-02-24T16:51:35Z")

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(by stage i mean artboard…)

When I enter “edit mode” of an illustrator CS3 symbol (to be used in flash), upon exiting edit mode, the symbol leaves the art board only to be found far away in the upper left corner of the document. Moreover, this cannot be undone!

Terrible.