Manage Shared Symbols and Styles with a Sketch Library
Use one Sketch document as a Library so multiple product files consume the same Symbols, Text Styles, and Layer Styles without copying components by hand.
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Use one Sketch document as a Library so multiple product files consume the same Symbols, Text Styles, and Layer Styles without copying components by hand.
Use Sketch Libraries to share Symbols, Text Styles, Layer Styles, and color variables across multiple .sketch files without copying and pasting.
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