Kicad how to do a relay or other component in parts

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I'm learning how to use Kicad and have a jpg schematic for a relay attenuator where, for clarity, relays have been split into three sections, solenoid, switch1, switch2. Neat I thought. But how do I do something like this in Kicad?

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A link to a site or tutorial would do. In part at least the problem I've had is knowing what terms to search for to find the information I want. I understand I could create the symbols myself, but don't know how I'd link them together so that for the pcb I'd have a single footprint. Or even if that's the right approach.
 
I finally worked it out. Once I found out what the name was, it was easy to find out how to do it. There's that thing in magic about people and objects having a True Name that, once you know it, you have power over them. True in real life too.

Tried it out with the relay and it was relatively straightforward like most things are when you understand them 🙂
 
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