MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 283

Note: Macromedia Flash is an exception. When launching and editing graphics in Flash, Fireworks
always uses the preferences you set in the Launch and Edit section of the Preferences dialog box.
When Editing from External Application
opens when you use Fireworks to edit images from within other applications.
When Optimizing from External Application
file opens when you optimize a graphic.
Note: This setting does not apply to Director, which always automatically opens and optimizes a
graphic without asking for a source PNG, even if you set this preference differently in Fireworks.
For more information on working with Fireworks graphics within Flash, see "Working with
Macromedia Flash MX 2004" in Working with Other Applications on the Fireworks Support
Center at www.macromedia.com/support/fireworks/.
For more information on working with Fireworks graphics in Director, see "Working with
Macromedia Director MX" in Working with Other Applications on the Fireworks Support
Center at www.macromedia.com/support/fireworks/.
For more information on working with Fireworks graphics within FrontPage, see "Working with
Microsoft FrontPage" in Working with Other Applications on the Fireworks Support Center at
www.macromedia.com/support/fireworks/.
Note: Macromedia Dreamweaver handles launch-and-edit settings differently. Dreamweaver always
opens the source PNG, even if you set launch-and-edit preferences differently in Fireworks. If no
Design Note exists or if the path to the source PNG is broken, Dreamweaver always prompts you to
locate the source PNG file. For more information on working with Fireworks graphics and interactive
elements within Dreamweaver, see "Working with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004" in
Working with Other Applications on the Fireworks Support Center at
support/fireworks/.
Folders preferences
The folders preferences give you access to additional Photoshop plug-ins, texture files, and pattern
files from external sources.
Additional Materials (Photoshop Plug-Ins, Textures, and Patterns)
plug-ins, textures, and patterns. The folders can be in another folder on your hard disk, on a CD-
ROM or other external drive, or on a network volume.
Photoshop plug-ins appear in the Fireworks Filters menu and the Property inspector's Add Effects
menu. Textures or patterns stored as PNG, JPEG, and GIF files appear as options in the Pattern
and Texture pop-up menus in the Property inspector.
For more information about textures and patterns, see
Photoshop Import preferences
The preferences in the Import tab let you manage Photoshop file conversions:
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You can convert layers as objects or new frames.
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You can choose between editing imported text or maintaining its appearance.
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You can import a Photoshop file as a flattened bitmap object.
For more information on the Import preferences, see "Working with Adobe Photoshop" in
Working with Other Applications on the Fireworks Support Center at
support/fireworks/.
determines whether the original Fireworks PNG file
determines whether the original Fireworks PNG
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