Opening and importing files



Note: When you import a file from Adobe Dreamweaver®, Fireworks preserves many, but not all JavaScript behaviors. If Fireworks supports a particular behavior, it recognizes that behavior and maintains it when you move a file back to Dreamweaver.

    Open a Fireworks document

     Select File > Open and select the file.

    To open a file without overwriting the previous version, select Open As Untitled, and then save the file using a different name.

    Open a recently closed file

    1. Select File > Open Recent.

    2. Select a file from the submenu.

    Open a recently closed file when no files are open

     Click the file name on the Start page.

    Open graphics created in other applications

    You can open files created in other applications or file formats, including Photoshop®, Adobe FreeHand®, Adobe Illustrator®, WBMP, EPS, JPEG, GIF, and animated GIF files.

    When you open a file format other than PNG using File > Open, you create a new Fireworks PNG document based on the file you open. You can use all of the features of Fireworks to edit the image. You can then either select Save As to save your work as a new Fireworks PNG file or as another file format.

    In some cases, you can save the file in its original format. If you do this, the image flattens to a single layer, and you will be unable to edit the Fireworks-specific features you added to the image.

    The following file formats can be saved directly from Fireworks: Fireworks PNG, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIFF, SWF, AI, PSD, and PICT (Mac only).

    Note: Fireworks saves 16-bit TIFF images at 24-bit color depth.

    Animated GIFs

    • Import an animated GIF as an animation symbol and then edit and move all the elements of the animation as a single unit. Use the Document Library panel to create new instances of the symbol.

      Note: When you import an animated GIF, the state delay setting defaults to 0.07 seconds. If necessary, use the States panel to restore the original timing.

    • Open an animated GIF as you would open a normal GIF file. Each element of the GIF is placed as a separate image in its own Fireworks state. You can convert the graphic to an animation symbol in Fireworks.

    EPS files

    Fireworks opens most EPS files as flattened bitmap images in which all objects are combined on a single layer. Some EPS files exported from Adobe Illustrator retain their vector information.

    PSD files

    Fireworks can open PSD files created in Photoshop and preserve most PSD features, including hierarchical layers, layer effects, and commonly used blend modes.

    WBMP files

    Fireworks can open WBMP files, which are 1-bit (monochrome) files optimized for mobile computing devices. This format is for use on Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) pages.
    You can use the Import Multiple Files extension to import multiple selected files into new pages of a Fireworks PNG file. This utility helps you aggregate your project files created in earlier versions of Fireworks. You can also import flattened PNG file, PSD, AI, BMP, Freehand, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, PICT, and TIFF formats. You can download this extension from http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1581018.