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Testing As You Go
As in all programming, it very important to test your work as you go.
This will ensure that each event will execute the way that you want. Frequently, you will decide to change the format or even the choice of instruments used. Also, when you test the protocol frequently as you compose it you will ensure that events execute in the order that you wish.
There are two ways to test as you go. The first is to run only the event that you just constructed. This is the "Preview Event" option at the top of the Instrument Construction Area in the "Events" Page of the Composer. The second option executes the protocol from beginning to end (where you left off) and returns to where you were in the Composer. This is the regular Execute (run) option in the top menu bar of every page in the Composer.
When you are creating an event, you will generally want to test only the current event to see if it does what you want. However, there will be times when you want to see the progression of the protocol from one event to another, in which case, you should use the Execute option.
Naturally, after you have completed a protocol, you will need to run it repeatedly to make sure that it is working as it should. At any intermediate point in development, it can take a long time to run the whole protocol, so you will frequently use the "Preview Event" option.