Create and use commands from history steps, Record and save commands – Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 User Manual
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Create and use commands from history steps
Save a set of history steps as a named command, which then becomes available in the Commands menu. Create and
save a new command if you might use a set of steps again, especially the next time you start Dreamweaver.
Create a command
1
Select a step or set of steps in the History panel.
2
Click the Save As Command button, or select Save As Command from the History panel’s context menu.
3
Enter a name for the command and click OK.
The command appears in the Commands menu.
Note: The command is saved as a JavaScript file (or sometimes an HTML file) in your Dreamweaver/Configu-
ration/Commands folder. If you are using Dreamweaver on a multiuser operating system, the file is saved in the specific
user’s Commands folder.
Use a saved command
1
Select an object to apply the command to, or place the insertion point where you want to apply the command.
2
Select the command from the Commands menu.
Edit a command name
1
Select Commands > Edit Command List.
2
Select a command to rename, enter a new name for it, and then click Close.
Delete a name from the Commands menu
1
Select Commands > Edit Command List.
2
Select a command.
3
Click Delete, and then click Close.
Record and save commands
Record a temporary command for short-term use, or record and save a command to use later. Dreamweaver retains
only one recorded command at a time; as soon as you start recording a new command, the old command is lost,
unless you save it before recording the new command.
Temporarily record a series of steps
1
Select Commands > Start Recording, or press Control+Shift+X (Windows) or Command+Shift+X (Macintosh).
The pointer changes to indicate that you’re recording a command.
2
When you finish recording, select Commands > Stop Recording, or press Control+Shift+X (Windows) or
Command+Shift+X (Macintosh).
Play back a recorded command
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Select Commands > Play Recorded Command, or press Control+Shift+R (Windows) or Command+Shift+R
(Macintosh).
Save a recorded command
1
Select Commands > Play Recorded Command.
2
Select the Run Command step that appears in the History panel’s step list, and then click the Save As Command
button.
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