Undoing Changes in the Dialog Editor

InstallShield 2023

Project:This information applies to the following project types:

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Basic MSI

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InstallScript

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InstallScript MSI

Project-specific differences are noted where appropriate.

The Dialog Editor remembers up to 50 actions for each dialog and allows you to restore each change starting from the most recent one. Additionally, you can undo changes even after saving the project. However, if you close a project and reopen it, the undo history is purged.

Undoing Changes

To undo a change, do any of the following:

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Press CTRL+Z.

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On the Edit menu, click Undo.

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Click the Undo button on the toolbar.

Redoing Undone Changes

To place an undone change back into effect, do one of the following:

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Press CTRL+Y.

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On the Edit menu, click Redo.

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Click the Redo button on the toolbar.

The Undo and Redo buttons and menu commands are enabled while you are using the Dialog Editor. When you undo an action, you move back through the history of actions you performed on that dialog. When you redo, you move forward.

For example, if you resized a button and then changed its Tab Index property, clicking Undo would restore the previous value of the Tab Index property. Clicking Undo a second time returns the button to its original size. Clicking Redo twice puts the changes back into effect on the button’s size and then its tab index.

Note:You cannot undo changes made to a string entry through the Dialog Editor.