Importing Freehand, Illustrator, Or Coreldraw Files - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Importing FreeHand, Illustrator, or
CorelDRAW files
Import objects or files from Macromedia FreeHand,
Adobe Illustrator, or CorelDRAW using any four of
the import methods. When opening or importing a
vector-based file, use the Vector File Options dialog box
to define specific settings. Vector File Options do not
apply when pasting or dragging.
Specify the scale percentage for the imported file.
Scale—
Specify in pixels the width and
Width and Height—
height of the imported file.
Specify the resolution of the imported file.
Resolution—
Specify how multipage documents
File Conversion—
are handled when imported.
Import only the specified page.
Open a page—
Open pages as frames—
from the document, and place each on a separate
frame in Fireworks.
Import all the pages
Maintain the layer structure
Remember layers—
of the imported file.
Convert layers to frames—
the imported document onto a separate frame in
Fireworks.
Include Invisible Layers—
that have been turned off. Otherwise, invisible layers
are ignored.
Include Background Layers—
the document' s background layer. Otherwise, the
background layer is ignored.
Rasterize complex groups, blends,
Render as images—
or Tiled fills and place them as a single image object in a
Fireworks document. Enter a number in the field to
determine how many objects a group, blend, or Tiled fill
can contain before it is rasterized during import.
Anti-alias imported objects.
Anti-Aliased—
Note: Use Modify > Edge after importing to change
selected objects to Anti-Alias or Hard Edge.
Importing Illustrator files
These vector file import options are not available when
importing Illustrator files:
File Conversion > Page options.
File Conversion > Include Background layers.
Render as images > Blends over <number> steps.
Importing CorelDRAW files
Fireworks can import uncompressed CDR files that
have been created with CorelDRAW 7 or 8 for
Windows. These vector file import options are not
available when importing CDR files:
File Conversion > Include Background layers.
Render as images > Blends over <number> steps.
Render as images > Tiled Fills over <number> objects.
Note: Fireworks cannot open or import CMX files or
compressed CDR files.
Importing and Exporting
Place each layer of
Import objects on layers
Import objects from
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