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Saving Flash documents

You can save a Flash FLA document using its current name and location, or save the document using a different name or location. You can revert to the last saved version of a document. You can also save Flash MX content as a Flash 5 document.

You can save a document as a template, in order to 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 a new document and opening a new window.

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.

To save a Flash document:

1 | Do one of the following:
| To overwrite the current version on the disk, choose File > Save.
| To save the document in a different location and/or with a different name, or to compress the document, choose File > Save As.
2 | If you chose the Save As command, or if the document has never been saved before, enter the file name and location.
3 | To save the document in Flash MX format, choose Flash MX Document from the Format pop-up menu. If an alert message indicates that content will be deleted if you save in Flash MX format, click Save As Flash MX if you wish to continue.
4 | Click Save.

To revert to the last saved version of a document:

Choose File > Revert.

To save a document as a template:

1 | Choose File > Save As Template.
2 | In the Save As Template dialog box, enter a name for the template in the Name text box.
3 | Choose 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 (up to 255 characters). The description will be displayed when the template is selected in the New Document dialog box (see Previewing and testing movies).
5 | Click OK.

To save as a Flash 5 document:

1 | Choose File > Save As.
2 | Enter the file name and location.
3 | Choose Flash 5 Document from the Format pop-up menu. If an alert message indicates that content will be deleted if you save in Flash 5 format, click Save As Flash 5 to continue.
4 | Click Save.