Working With Urls - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Working with URLs

Assigning a URL to a web object creates a link to a file such as a web page. You can assign URLs
to hotspots, buttons, and slice objects. When you intend to use the same URLs several times, you
can create a URL library in the URL panel and store the URLs in the library. You use the URL
panel to add, edit, and organize your URLs.
For example, if your website contains several navigation buttons to return to your home page, you
can add the URL for your home page to the URL panel. Then you assign this URL to each
navigation button by selecting it in the URL library. You can use the Find and Replace feature to
change a URL across multiple documents (see
URL libraries are available for all Fireworks documents and are saved between sessions.
URL panel
Assigning a URL to a web object
To assign a URL to a web object:
Enter the URL in the Link text box.
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Click the Plus (+) button to add the URL.
2
Select a web object.
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Select the URL from the URL preview pane.
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Creating a URL library
You can group URLs in libraries. This keeps related URLs together, making them easier to
access. You can save URLs in the default URL library, URLs.htm, or in new URL libraries that
you create. You can also import an existing HTML document's URLs and then create a library
of them.
URLs.htm and any new libraries you create are stored in the URL Libraries folder in the
Macromedia/Fireworks MX 2004 folder in your user-specific Application Data (Windows) or
Application Support (Macintosh) folder. For information on locating this folder, see
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