Optimizing In The Workspace - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Optimizing in the workspace

Exporting graphics for use on the web is a two-step process: optimizing, then exporting (or in
some cases, simply saving). Optimizing graphics ensures they possess the right mix of color,
compression, and quality. After you finalize a graphic's optimization settings, the graphic is ready
for export.
You don't have to use the Export Wizard and Export Preview in Fireworks if you're comfortable
optimizing and exporting graphics. Fireworks has optimization and export features in the
workspace that give you greater control over how files are exported:
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The Optimize panel contains the key controls for optimizing. For 8-bit file formats, it also
contains a color table that displays the colors in the current export color palette.
Note: When a slice is selected, the Optimize panel displays optimize settings for the selected
slice. Likewise, when the whole document is selected, the Optimize panel displays optimize
settings for the whole document. In other words, the active selection determines what is displayed
in the Optimize panel.
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When a slice is selected, the Property inspector has a Slice Export Settings pop-up menu from
which you can choose preset or saved optimization settings.
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The preview buttons in the Document window show how the exported graphic would appear
with the current optimization settings.
You can optimize the whole document the same way, or select individual slices or selected areas of
a JPEG and assign different optimization settings for each.
Using optimization settings
You can choose from common optimization settings in the Property inspector or the Optimize
panel to quickly set a file format and apply several format-specific settings. When you choose an
option from the Default export options pop-up menu in the Property inspector, the rest of the
options in the Optimize panel are automatically set for you. You can further adjust each option
individually if desired.
If you need more custom optimization control than the preset options offer, you can create
custom optimization settings in the Optimize panel. You can also modify a graphic's color palette
using the color table in the Optimize panel.
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