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Is there a way to use symbol libraries so that editing 1 symbol will ripple through and change several .ai files? 
 
Our office has several people, working on several .ai files which all share symbols in common.  We all know how to edit a local symbol and have it ripple through 1 document and change the artboards.  We know how to save a library of symbols to share with others in the office.  What we don't know is how to edit a symbol in that library and have it update everwhere. 
 
If we can improve our process we can turn 1 day of work into 1 minute. I wish it worked like links in InDesign.  

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