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To save a recorded command:

1.

Select Commands > Play Recorded Command to play the command back.

A step named Run Command appears in the History panel’s step list.

2.

Select the Run Command step and click the Save As Command button.

3.

Enter a name for the command and click OK.

The command appears in the Commands menu.

Using JavaScript behaviors to detect 
browsers and plug-ins

You can use behaviors to determine which browser your visitors are using and whether they 
have a particular plug-in installed. For more information on behaviors, see 

Check Browser

 sends visitors to different pages depending on their browser brands and 

versions (see 

). For example, you may want visitors to go to one 

page if they have Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later, to go to another page if they have Microsoft 
Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, and to stay on the current page if they have any other kind of 
browser.

Check Plugin

 sends visitors to different pages depending on whether they have the specified 

plug-in installed (see 

). For example, you may want visitors to go 

to one page if they have Macromedia Shockwave and another page if they do not. 

Previewing and testing pages in browsers

You can preview a document in a browser at any time; you don’t have to save the document 
first or upload it to a web server. 

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