Creating command scripts using the History panel

The History panel records a list of the steps you perform while working in Fireworks. Each step is stored on a separate line of the History panel, from top to bottom. By default, the panel remembers 20 steps.

Save groups of steps in the History panel as a command that you can reuse. Saved commands are stored as JSF files in theFireworks 3\Settings\Commands folder.

You can execute saved commands in any Fireworks document; they are not document-specific.

To undo steps using the History panel:

	Drag the Undo Marker up the panel until you reach the last step you want to undo.
	Click along the Undo Marker track.
	Undone steps remain in the History panel highlighted in gray.

To redo undone steps:

	Drag the Undo Marker up the panel until you reach the last step you want to restore.
	Click along the Undo Marker track.

To change the number of steps recorded by the History panel:

1	Choose File > Preferences.
2	Change the number of Undo Steps to the number of steps you want the History panel to record.

Note: Additional steps require more RAM.

To clear all steps from the History panel:

Choose Clear History from the History panel Options pop-up menu in order to free memory and disk space.

Clearing steps from the History panel removes your ability to Undo edits.

To save steps as a command:

1	Choose the steps to save as a command:
	Click a step, then Shift-click another step to select a range of steps to save as a command.
	Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Macintosh) to select discontiguous steps.
2	Save the command:
	Click the Save button at the bottom of the History panel.
	Choose Save as Command from the History panel Options pop-up menu.
3	Enter a name for the command and click OK.
	The command appears on the Commands menu.