Chapter 15: Using Fireworks With Other Applications - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

CHAPTER 15
Using Fireworks with Other
Applications
Whether you're creating web content or multimedia content, Macromedia Fireworks 8 is an
essential component of any designer's toolbox. Fireworks works well with other applications,
offering a variety of integration features that streamline the design process.
You can export Fireworks graphics to many applications, including other Macromedia
products. When used with other Macromedia applications, Fireworks offers powerful
integration features:
Fireworks can be opened to edit selected graphics from inside many Macromedia
applications, such as Dreamweaver, Flash, HomeSite, FreeHand, and Director.
Fireworks behaviors are preserved when they are exported to Dreamweaver and Director,
allowing you to export interactive elements such as buttons and rollovers.
Dreamweaver and Fireworks share a tight integration known as Roundtrip HTML.
Roundtrip HTML allows you to make changes in one application and have those changes
seamlessly reflected in the other.
Dreamweaver and Fireworks share a file-management feature that allows users to check
files into and out of a Dreamweaver website.
Flash and Fireworks also share a tight integration. You can import Fireworks PNG source
files directly into Flash without having to export to any other graphics format. Flash offers
a variety of options that allow you to control how Fireworks objects and layers are
imported.
Fireworks also simplifies the task of working with non-Macromedia applications such as
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe GoLive. For example, you can easily import and export
Photoshop graphics as fully editable files, or create and edit HTML using Fireworks and
GoLive.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Working with Macromedia Dreamweaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Working with Macromedia Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392
Working with Macromedia FreeHand MX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
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