Dreamweaver CS6: The Missing Manual

Commands Menu

Use the Commands menu to apply advanced features to your Dreamweaver document. Some menu items, such as the Record commands, eliminate repetitive tasks; others, such as the Clean Up HTML command, fix common problems in a single sweep:

• Start/Stop Recording. Records a series of actions that you can apply to other parts of a document with a click of your mouse. When you select the Start Recording command, Dreamweaver records each of your actions until you choose Stop Recording. Note that Dreamweaver retains only one recorded command at a time.

• Play Recorded Command. Reapplies the most recently recorded command.

• Edit Command List. Opens a list of all saved commands. You can rename the commands, or delete them permanently.

• Get More Commands. Opens the Adobe Exchange for Dreamweaver website in a new browser window so you can search for and download new Dreamweaver extensions and commands. Dreamweaver downloads extensions to your Extension Manager (see Create a Shortcut Cheat Sheet).

• Get AIR Extension. Takes you to Adobe’s website, where you can download a Dreamweaver extension that lets you use Dreamweaver to create Adobe AIR applications—desktop-based programs that work (without a web browser) using common Web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, and Flash.

• Manage Extensions. Opens the Extension Manager, a program that lets you manage extensions you download from the Adobe Exchange website (Browse the Exchange). The Extension Manager helps you install, delete, and selectively ...