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The Up and Down Arrow buttons let you move the current selection in the scrolling text
area forward or backward within the code.
The Check Syntax, Auto Format, Show Code Hint, and Debug Options buttons and
menu items normally visible in the Actions panel are disabled, as they do not apply to
Script Assist mode.
The Insert Target button is disabled unless you are editing a field. Clicking Insert Target
places the resulting code in the current edit field.
To view a description of an action, do one of the following:
Click a category in the Actions toolbox to display the actions in that category, and click an
action.
Select a line of code in the Script pane.
The description appears at the upper left of the Actions panel, beginning with the Property or
Event name.
To add an action to the Script pane, do one of the following:
Click a category in the Actions toolbox to display the actions in that category, and then do
one of the following: double-click an action, drag it to the Script pane, or right-click
(Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) and select Add to Script.
Click the Add (+) button and select an action from the pop-up menu.
Press Escape and a shortcut key.
For example, Escape+st adds a
Esc Shortcut Keys in the Actions panel pop-up menu; select this option again to hide the
list.)
To delete an action:
1. Select a statement in the Script pane.
2.
Click the Delete (-) button or press the Delete key.
To move a statement up or down in the Script pane:
1.
Select a statement in the Script pane.
2. Click the Up Arrow or Down Arrow button.
To work with parameters:
1. Add an action to, or select a statement in, the Script pane.
Depending on the action you selected, parameter text boxes or radio buttons appear above
the Script pane. (Only those parameters relevant to the action you selected appear.)
2.
Enter values in the parameter text boxes above the Script pane.
action. (To view a list of shortcut keys, select View
stop
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