Lesson #12 Saving Your Work
Written By Daniel Mitchell

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 MX document. When a document contains unsaved changes, an asterisk (*) appears after the document name in the document title bar, the application title bar, and the document tab

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.

Saving Flash Documents

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 chose the Save As command, or if the document has never been saved before, enter the filename and location.

3. Click Save.

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 in the 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 (up to 255 characters). The description is displayed when the template is selected in the New Document dialog box.

5. Click OK.

1. Select File > Exit (Windows) or Flash > Quit Flash (Macintosh).

2. If you have documents open with unsaved changes, Flash prompts you to save or discard the changes for each document.

3. Click Yes to save the changes and close the document.

4. Click No to close the document without saving the changes.