Group your selection (select Edit >Group, click the Group icon in the toolbar, or use CTRL/ ⌘+ G). The following steps assume you are creating a new group. You can create a new group or use a group you already have.

Creating Symbols in the Wireframes ViewĬreating a Symbol in the Wireframes view starts with grouping the set of controls that you want to become your Symbol. Adding controls such as sticky notes to your Symbol Libraries can be useful for making notes about them that don't need to be shown in the UI. Note: You can add controls to the Symbol Library itself, but these controls will not be shown when the Symbols are used in your wireframes. The icon at the top of the list of Symbols allows you to choose whether you want to see all Symbols in the Symbol Library or the selected Symbol only. If you have groups within your Symbol the breadcrumb bar will help you navigate back out of the groups. When viewing a Symbol, you will see a small floating bar showing a breadcrumb path to the Symbol Library. You can select the Symbol Library name to see all the Symbols it contains, or you can select the name of an individual Symbol to see only that Symbol. In Symbols view Symbols are shown as a nested list inside their Symbol Library, as shown below. If you aren't a heavy user of Symbols, you can keep them all in one Symbol Library (you can always add more later). Symbol Libraries are useful for managing and organizing Symbols if you have a lot of them. It can be used as a way of grouping Symbols with similar purposes. Read on for an explanation.Ī Symbol Library is a collection of individual Symbols.

In Symbols view it is helpful to know the difference before creating them. The Symbols view shows Symbols as well as their Symbol Library containers. You will see any existing Symbols listed in the left panel.Ĭlick the New Symbol Library icon to create a new Symbol Library. You can access it by clicking on the Edit menu and selecting Edit Project Symbols. This is the editor's dedicated view for creating and managing Symbols. You can create a Symbol from the Symbols View or from the Wireframes View. In essence, Symbols let you create reusable common elements that you can use across different wireframes. Other software sometimes refers to this feature as templates, master pages, custom components, or widgets.

It is often used for parts of the user interface that show up on several screens. A Symbol is a group of controls that represents a single piece of functionality. Balsamiq Wireframes supports the concept of Symbols.

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