# Trying to update duplicated symbols

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-update-duplicated-symbols/21443>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 21, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-update-duplicated-symbols/21443 "2003-05-21T17:34:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![coyotekel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@coyotekel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coyotekel)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-update-duplicated-symbols/21443/1 "2003-05-21T17:34:40Z")

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Ok here goes. This seems so simple. What’s wrong with me???

I have a button symbol in my library. I then duplicated it a few times to create some child symbols from it. Now I thought if you change the parent button that the child symbols could be updated but when I drop the menu in the library for the child symbols the update option is greyed out.

What’s going on? Please help.

Thanks  
Kel

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-update-duplicated-symbols/21443/2 "2003-05-21T20:31:36Z")

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bump