Going from Illustrator into Flash

I tried asking in the Flash forum, though I received no response.
When copying-and-pasting symbols from Illustrator into Flash CS5:
1. Does it make a difference if you paste on the main stage in Flash or create
a new symbol first and paste it there?
2. After pasting on the stage two separate symbols, I get two separate
folders called FlashAICB with a subfolder called Illustrator Symbols
containing my copied symbol. Can I move the two symbols together into
the same folder? Can I change the name of the FlashAICB folder?
Will this cause any problems?
Thanks!

1)If you copy/paste an object from illustrator to flash as is, it will be an object in flash and certain operations require the object to be a symbol which can be done by hitting F8. This is the same thing as creating a symbol in illustrator first.
2)Right clicking on the symbols will let you move the symbols to the root or another folder or even a new folder. Think of the folders as organizers.

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