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Saving and reverting layout changes

As you design a layout in Layout mode, save your work early and often. Don’t wait until you finish working. If you want to throw away the changes you’ve made and start again, you can easily revert to the last-saved version of a layout.

 

To	In Layout mode, do this
Save changes made to the current layout	Click Save Layout in the layout bar, or choose Layouts menu > Save Layout.
Revert to the last-saved version of a layout	Click Revert in the layout bar, or choose Layouts menu > Revert Layout.
Revert the last change to a layout	Choose Edit menu > Undo.
Restore the last change to a layout	Choose Edit menu > Redo.

Notes

•	You can use the undo and redo features to incrementally remove or replace changes on layouts (such as changes to field labels) and changes to objects (such as moving or resizing), up to the last 1,000 changes.

•	The history of changes to a layout is cleared whenever you save that layout.

•	You can set an application preference to save your layout changes automatically when you leave Layout mode. For more information, see Setting layout preferences.

•	It’s a good idea to duplicate a layout before you make extensive changes.

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