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Using and Managing
History Commands
Run a History Command
Open the Web page you want to
run (apply) a Command.
Click in the document where you
want to run the Command.
Click the Commands menu, and
then select the command from the
list at the bottom of the menu (in
this example, Copyright).
Dreamweaver applies the
command at the insertion point of
the cursor.
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The History panel is one of those tools in Dreamweaver that many
users don't take full advantage of. Most designers use it as a tool for
multiple undos. While that's a fine way to use it (I love multiple undos),
there's more to the History panel than that. The History panel's job is to
record all the actions you make in an open document, based on a user-
defined number of steps, and lets you take multiple steps backwards
with the use of the panel's slider. Its real power, however, is the ability
to record, play, save, and reuse user-defined commands. User-defined
commands are great timesaving tools when you build complex Web
sites and know that you'll do certain things over and over again. For
example, you might want to insert a copyright statement at the bottom
of each page. We're not talking about a library item, just some simple

italicized text. That's just perfect for a command. After you save steps
as a command, you can run, rename, or delete commands.
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Manage History Commands
Click the Commands menu, and
then click Edit Command List.
Select from the following options
in the Edit Command List dialog
box:
◆ Rename. Select a command
from the list, and enter a new
name, if desired.
◆ Remove. Select a command
from the list, and then click the
Delete button.
Click Close to save your changes.
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Did You Know?
You can get more commands.
Click the

Commands menu, and then click Get
More Commands. Your browser opens
the Adobe Exchange, where you can
pick up hundreds of specific com-
mands (many for free).
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If you need to quickly create a command for temporary use, such as
your current working session, you can use the Start Recording and
Stop Recording commands on the Commands menu. The actions you
take during the recording process are stored internally by
Dreamweaver and cannot be edited. Dreamweaver stores only one
recorded command at a time. This means when you record a new com-
mand, the old command is erased. However, if you like a recorded com-
mand, you can save it for future use.
Recording Commands
for Temporary Use
Record and Play a Command for
Temporary Use
Open the Web page you want to
use for recording purposes.
Click the Commands menu, and
then click Start Recording.
TIMESAVER
Ctrl+Shift+X (Win)
or
A
+Shift+X (Mac) to start
recording.

Perform the steps you want to
record ( the cursor changes to
indicate you’re recording).
When you’re done, click the
Commands menu, and then click
Stop Recording.
TIMESAVER
Ctrl+Shift+X (Win)
or
A
+Shift+X (Mac) to stop
recording.
To play back t he reco rded
command, click the Commands
menu, and then click Play
Recorded Command.
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Did You Know?
You can save a temporary recorded
command.
Click the Commands menu,

click Play Recorded Command, select
the Run Command step in the History
panel, click the Save Steps button,
enter a name for the command, and
then click OK.
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By default, the History panel is set for a maximum of 50 undos. Your first
job is to determine whether 50 undo steps is enough (or too many), and
modify the History panel by using the General category in the
Preferences dialog box. You can set the number of history steps to any
number between 2 and 9999. As the History panel records each step
taken in the active document, it consumes memory and hard disk
space. The larger the number of history steps you specify, the more
memory and hard disk space Dreamweaver consumes on your
computer.
Setting History Panel
Preferences
Define History Steps
Click the Dreamweaver (Mac) or
Edit (Win) menu, and then click
Preferences.
Click the General category.
Enter a numeric (2-9999) value into
the Maximum Number Of History
Steps box.
Click OK.
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Dreamweaver's Find and Replace is a powerful tool for searching for
and changing HTML text, tags and their attributes within the document
you are working on. Conducting a simple find/replace on text allows
you to search for a specific phrase, words or characters, and replace
them. The advanced text option allows you to search for and replace
text strings inside or outside of a target tag with the specific criteria
you want; this acts as a filter for the search.
Using Advanced Find
and Replace for Text
Conduct an Advanced Text Find
and Replace
Open Dreamweaver (it is not
necessary to open a document).
Click the Edit menu, and then click
Find And Replace.
Select the following options from
the Find and Replace dialog box:
◆ Find In. Click the list arrow to
look for the find text by the
desired area for the search.
◆ Search. Click the list arrow, and
then click Text (Advanced).

◆ Find. Enter the text to search.
◆ Replace. Enter the text to
replace.
◆ Tag. Click the list arrow, click
Inside Tag or Not Inside, and
then select a target tag to look
for text in (to the right).
◆ Criteria. Click the Plus (+)
button or the Minus (-) button
to add or remove search
criteria.
When you add a criteria, click
to select what to look for in the
tag (With Attribute, Without
Attribute, or Containing, or Not
Containing), and then specify
the criteria you want.
For example, with Attribute
chosen, the attribute is color,
and the equal sign was used to
indicate we're looking for a
specific color (990000).
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Select from the following Find and

Replace options:
◆ Match Case. Select to make the
Find text case sensitive.
◆ Match Whole Word. Select to
match whole words.
◆ Ignore Whitespace. Select to
treat all whitespace as a single
space for the purpose of
matching.
◆ Use Regular Expression. Select
to use string expressions to
help locate information.
Click Find Next, Find All, Replace,
Replace All to perform the find
and replace.
Click Close to end the Find and
Replace routine.
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Find all results
See Also
See “Finding and Replacing Text or
Code” on page 120 for information on
using the Find and Replace command.
Did You Know?
You can repeat the last search.

Dreamweaver remembers your last
search. So, if you close the Find and
Replace dialog box to do additional
editing, you can resume the prior
search. Click the Edit menu, and then
click Find Again.
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When you need to find a specific tag within the document you are
working on, you can use the advanced features in the Find and Replace
dialog box. The advanced options allow you to search for and replace
specific tags inside or outside of a target tag with the specific criteria
you want, including tag attributes. In other words, you can set condi-
tions that act as a filter for the search. Searching the source code
takes you into the code and stops at each occurrence of the search.
Using Advanced Find
and Replace for Tags
Conduct a Specific Tag Find
and Replace
Open Dreamweaver (it is not
necessary to open a document).
Click the Edit menu, and then click
Find And Replace.
Select the following options from
the Find and Replace dialog box:
◆ Find In. Click to look for the find
text by the desired area for the
search.
◆ Search. Click the list arrow, and

then click Specific Tag.
◆ Tag. Click the list arrow, and
then select the tag to look for
from the list (to the right).
◆ Tag Criteria. Click to select
what to look for in the tag (With
Attribute, Without Attribute, or
Containing, or Not Containing),
and then specify the criteria
you want.
For example, with Attribute
chosen, the attribute is color,
and the equal sign was used to
indicate we're looking for a
specific color (990000).
◆ Criteria. Click the Plus (+)
button or the Minus (-) button
to add or remove search
criteria.
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◆ Action. Click to select from the
available actions to perform,
when a match is made.
Select from the following Find and

Replace options:
◆ Match Case. Select to make the
Find text case sensitive.
◆ Match Whole Word. Select to
match whole words.
◆ Ignore Whitespace. Select to
treat all whitespace as a single
space for the purpose of
matching.
◆ Use Regular Expression. Select
to use string expressions to
help locate information.
Click Find Next, Find All, Replace,
Replace All to perform the find
and replace.
Dreamweaver looks for the
specific tag and makes the change
you specify.
Click Close to end the Find and
Replace routine.
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See Also
See “Finding and Replacing Text or
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If you create a complex search and want to use it again, you can save
it as a query, and use it over and over again. When you save a query in
the Find and Replace dialog box, Dreamweaver saves the file with the
extension DWR. After you save a query, you need to load (open) it
before you can use it. In addition to the DWR extension, some queries
from older versions of Dreamweaver may use the extension DWG.
Creating and Using a
Search Query
Create a Query
Click the Edit menu, and then click
Find And Replace.
Create a Find and Replace search
using any of the methods
described in the previous sections.
Click the Save Query button.
Select a location for the query
(default: working site folder).
Enter a descriptive name for the
query.
Click Save to record and save the
query.
Use a Query
Click the Edit menu, and then click
Find And Replace.
Click the Load Query button.
Select the folder that contains the

query, and then select the query
file you want to use.
Click the Open button to load the
query into the Find and Replace
dialog box.
Perform the Find and Replace.
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