MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 108

To set file conversion options for a batch process:
Choose the Export Settings to apply to files
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during the batch process.
Choose Use Settings from Each File to use each
file's previous export settings during the batch
process. For example, when batch processing a
folder of GIFs and JPEGs, the resulting files
will still be GIFs and JPEGs, and the original
palette and compression settings are used when
exporting each file.
Choose Custom to open the Export Preview
and enter custom export settings for the batch
process.
Choose a preset export setting or a previously
saved user export setting to use for the batch
process. All preset settings and saved user export
settings appear in the Export Settings pop-up.
Choose naming options for batch processed files.
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Choose Original Name to leave file names
unchanged.
Choose Add Prefix and enter text in the File
Name field to add the specified text to the
beginning of the file name of each batch
processed file.
Choose Add Suffix and enter text in the File
Name field to add the specified text to the end
of the file name before the file extension. For
example, if "_thumb" is entered in the File
Name field, then the file GETCO.gif would be
renamed to GETCO_thumb.gif when it is
batch processed.
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Choose scaling options for the batch processed
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files.
To scale images so that they each fit within a
specified width and height range, choose Scale
to Fit Area and enter Max Width and Max
Height to scale batch processed files
proportionally.
Note: Choose Scale to Fit Area to convert a group of
images to thumbnail images.
To scale to an exact width and height, choose
Scale to Size, then enter a width and height.
To scale images proportionally but restrict width or
height, choose Scale to Size, then enter or choose a
value in either the Horizontal Scaling field or
Vertical Scaling field, and then select Variable in the
other.
For example, to proportionally scale images to be 50
pixels wide, type 50 in the Horizontal Scaling field
and choose Variable in the Vertical Scaling field.
Choose Scale to Percentage to scale images by
percentage.
Click OK to store Batch Export settings and return
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to the Batch Process dialog box.