MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual page 26

You can save a document as a template, which lets you use the document as the starting point
for a new Flash document (this is similar to how you would use templates in word-processing
or web page–editing applications). For information on using templates to create new
documents, see "Creating or opening a document and setting properties" on page
When you save a document using the Save command, Flash performs a quick save, which
appends new information to the existing file. When you save using the Save As command,
Flash arranges the new information into the file, creating a smaller file on disk.
If you quit Flash while one or more documents with unsaved changes are open, Flash prompts
you to save the document or documents with the changes.
When you delete items from a document by undoing commands, you can permanently
remove the items from the document and reduce the document file size, using the
File > Save and Compact command. See
on page 58.
To save a Flash document:
1.
Do one of the following:
To overwrite the current version on the disk, select File > Save.
To save the document in a different location and/or with a different name, or to
compress the document, select File > Save As.
2. If you selected the Save As command, or if the document has never been saved before, enter
the filename and location.
3. Click Save.
To revert to the last saved version of a document:
Select File > Revert.
To save a document as a template:
1. Select File > Save As Template.
2. In the Save As Template dialog box, enter a name for the template in the Name text box.
3. Select a category from the Category pop-up menu, or enter a name to create a new category.
4.
Enter a description of the template in the Description text box (as many as 255 characters).
The description appears when the template is selected in the New Document dialog box.
5.
Click OK.
To save a document as a Flash MX 2004 document:
1. Select File > Save As.
2. Enter the filename and location.
26 Working with Flash Documents
"Saving documents when you undo steps"
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