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USING DREAMWEAVER
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Last updated 3/28/2012
Note: The command is saved as a JavaScript file (or sometimes an HTML file) in your
Dreamweaver/Configuration/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
❖ Select Commands > Play Recorded Command.
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.
3 Enter a name for the command, and click OK.
The command appears in the Commands menu.