# Instance name

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/185768>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 16, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/185768 "2006-04-16T08:54:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![isvaljek](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/isvaljek/32/2364_2.png) [@isvaljek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/isvaljek)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/185768/1 "2006-04-16T08:54:06Z")

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How can I set an instance name of a symbol that is dragged to the scene from the library panel (or created by convert to symbol)?

In my case they’re all named instance1, instance2…

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**Author:** ![mathew\_er](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@mathew\_er](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mathew_er)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name/185768/2 "2006-04-16T09:07:45Z")

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Click on the symbol on the stage (it has to be either movieclip, button or textfield) then, in the properties panel, fill in the instance name field.