Flash MX, Symbols, Instance

[DGA15]

Newbie taking the Symbols lesson in Flash MX.
I create the Car symbol in the library OK.
Then I drag this onto the new scene 3 times, creating three instances of the car.
However, instead of being individual instances any change made to one of the three cars is made to all of them, as well as to the picture in the library!
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for any help.
DGA15

 

[frozenpeas]

You are doing nothing wrong - that is how symbols work.

You have one "master" copy which is stored in the library. You made three instances (copies) of the master and put them on the stage.

When you edit any one of the instances, you are editing the original master copy.

If you want different cars, you can open the library, right-click on the symbol and select "Duplicate..." and go from there.