ptg 470 Chapter 19 You can undo or redo a single step or a series of steps quickly with the History panel. The History panel contains the Undo/Redo slider which you can drag up to undo (restore previous steps) a series of steps, or drag down to redo (restore steps you’ve undone) a series of steps. You can also undo and redo previous steps one at a time using the Undo and Redo commands on the Edit menu. When you use these com- mands, the steps in the History panel change based on the command results. The History panel and the Undo command can undo steps up to a maximum number (from 2 to 9999) set in the General tab of the Preferences dialog box. Undoing and Redoing Steps Undo Steps with the History Panel Open or expand the History panel. Drag the Undo/Redo slider up until the slider points to the last step you want to keep. TIMESAVER Position the pointer in the gray area to the left of a step, and then click the gray area to make the slider point to the step. Flash undoes and grays out each selected step, starting from the bottom. When you’re done, click the Close button on the History panel. 3 2 1 31 2 Drawn polygon shape removed with undo. Did You Know? You can undo steps using the Undo command. Click the Edit menu, and then click Undo, or press A +Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Z (Win). See Also See “Examining the History Panel” on page 466 for information on different elements in the History panel. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 19 Automating Your Work 471 Redo Steps with the History Panel Open or expand the History panel. Drag the Undo/Redo slider down until the slider points to the last step you want to redo. Flash redoes and removes the gray highlighting for each selected step. When you’re done, click the Close button on the History panel. 3 2 1 31 2 Did You Know? You can redo steps using the Redo command. Click the Edit menu, and then click Redo, or press A +Y (Mac) or Ctrl+Y (Win). You can change the number of undo levels for the Undo command. Click the Flash (Mac) or Edit (Win) menu, click Preferences, click the General tab, enter a number (from 2 to 9999) in the Undo Level box, and then click OK. Saving Documents After Using Undo When you delete an object in a document, the file size of the docu- ment doesn’t change. The document still includes the size of the object you just deleted to preserve the possibility you might want to undo the step and restore the deleted item. If you know that you don’t want the steps in the History panel, you can use the Save And Compact command on the File menu to clear the History panel, reduce the file size, and save the document. If you want to save the document and keep the steps in the History panel for the current ses- sion, use the Save command on the File menu. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 472 Chapter 19 You can replay steps from the History panel to the same object or to a different object in the document. You can replay steps only in the order in which you performed them; you can’t rearrange the order of the steps in the History panel. If a red X appears in the icon for a step, it indicates Flash cannot save or replay the step. The Repeat command on the Edit menu allows you to apply your previous step to another object. For example, if you fill a shape with a color or pattern, you can fill another shape with the same color or pattern by selecting the other shape and using the Repeat command. Replaying Steps Replay Steps to the Same Object or Another Object Open or expand the History panel. Select the steps you want: ◆ One step. Click a step. ◆ Adjacent steps. Drag from one step to another or click the first step, hold down the Shift key, and then click the last step. ◆ Nonadjacent steps. Hold down the A (Mac) or Ctrl (Win) key, and then click steps. Select the same object used in the History steps or another object. Click Replay in the History panel. The steps are replayed in order, and a new step called Replay Steps appears in the History panel. When you’re done, click the Close button on the History panel. 5 4 3 2 1 4 2 Single step selection 5 1 Replays single step Multiple step selection Replay multiple steps See Also See “Copying Steps Between Documents” on page 476 for informa- tion on replaying steps in a different document. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 19 Automating Your Work 473 Repeat the Previous Step on Another Object Select an object, and then perform a command. Select another object to which you want to perform the same previous command. Click the Edit menu, and then click Repeat. The command is performed on the selected object. 3 2 1 1 Color fill from the circle shape is repeated on the polygon shape. 2 Changing the View in the History Panel The Options menu in the History panel allows you to change the way you view steps. You can view steps in the History panel with scripting arguments or JavaScript commands. Even if you are not a program- mer, you can get a better idea about the functionality of each step by looking at the scripting argument or JavaScript commands. If you want to view scripting arguments or JavaScript commands in the History panel as you need it without having to change the view each time, you can view the information as a tooltip. To change the view, click the Options menu in the History panel, point to View, and then click a view option: Default (steps only), Arguments In Panel, JavaScript In Panel, Arguments In Tooltip, or JavaScript In Tooltip. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 474 Chapter 19 The History panel records the steps you take in the order in which you performed them in Flash. If you perform the same set of steps several times while you work on a document, you can save the steps in the History panel as a command on the Commands menu, which you can reuse again and again. Flash stores the commands you save for future use (even if you close the document). Some steps, including selecting a frame or modifying a document size, can’t be saved as commands, but they can be undone and redone. If a red X appears in the icon for a step, it indicates Flash cannot save or replay the step. After you save steps as a command, you can run, rename, or delete commands. Saving Steps and Using Commands Save Steps as a Command Open or expand the History panel. Select the steps you want to save. Click the Save As Command button in the History panel. Enter a name for the command. Click OK. The command is available on the Commands menu and saved as a JavaScript file with the extension JSFL in the Commands folder, which is located in Adobe\Flash CS5\First Run\. When you’re done, click the Close button on the History panel. 6 5 4 3 2 1 4 6 2 1 3 Did You Know? You can delete a name from the Command menu. Click the Commands menu, click Manage Saved Commands, select the command you want to remove, click Delete, click Yes, and then click OK. 5 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 19 Automating Your Work 475 Run a Command Click the Commands menu. Click a command name from the list. Edit the Names of Commands Click the Commands menu, and then click Manage Saved Commands. Select a command to rename. Click Rename. Enter a new name for the command. Click OK. Click OK. 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 6 4 2 Did You Know? You can run JavaScript or Flash JavaScript commands. Click the Commands menu, click Run Command, navigate to the script file, and then click Open. Did You Know? You can download commands from the Web. The Flash Exchange Web site contains commands developed by other users you can download (some for a fee) and use in your documents. Click the Commands menu, and then click Get More Commands to quickly access the Adobe Web site. 5 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 476 Chapter 19 Each document only tracks its own set of steps in the History panel. When you close a document, Flash clears the History panel. If you want to use a set of steps in another document, you need to copy them from one History panel and paste them to another document. You can use the Copy Steps button on the History panel or the same command on the Options menu to complete the task. When you paste steps into another document, Flash replays the steps and the History panel shows the steps as only one step called Paste Steps (Mac) or Paste (Win). Copying Steps Between Documents Copy Steps Between Documents Open a document containing the steps you want to copy. Open or expand the History panel. Select the steps in the History panel you want to copy. Click the Copy Steps button in the History panel. Open the document into which you want to paste the steps. Select the objects to which you want to apply the steps. Click the Edit menu, and then click Paste In Center. The steps play in the document as Flash pastes the steps into the History panel of the document. The steps appear in the History panel as a single step called Paste Steps (Mac) or Paste (Win). When you’re done, click the Close button on the History panel. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Steps pasted into the History panel of another document. 8 From the Library of Wow! eBook . click OK. Saving Documents After Using Undo When you delete an object in a document, the file size of the docu- ment doesn’t change. The document still includes. again. Flash stores the commands you save for future use (even if you close the document). Some steps, including selecting a frame or modifying a document