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Specify launch-and-edit preferences for Fireworks source files

When you use Fireworks to edit images, the images in your web pages are normally exported by Fireworks from a source PNG file. When you open an image file in Dreamweaver to edit it, Fireworks automatically opens the source PNG file, prompting you to locate the PNG file if it cannot be found. If you prefer, you can set preferences in Fireworks to have Dreamweaver open the inserted image, or you can have Fireworks give you the option of using the inserted image file or the Fireworks source file every time you open an image in Dreamweaver.

Note: Dreamweaver recognizes the Fireworks launch-and-edit preferences only in certain cases. Specifically, you must be opening and optimizing an image that is not part of a Fireworks table and contains a correct Design Notes path to a source PNG file.
  1. In Fireworks, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Fireworks > Preferences (Macintosh) and then click the Launch And Edit tab (Windows) or select Launch And Edit from the pop‑up menu (Macintosh).
  2. Specify the preference options to use when editing or optimizing Fireworks images placed in an external application:
    Always Use Source PNG
    Automatically opens the Fireworks PNG file that is defined in the Design Note as the source of the placed image. Updates are made to the source PNG file and its corresponding placed image.

    Never Use Source PNG
    Automatically opens the placed Fireworks image, whether or not a source PNG file exists. Updates are made to the placed image only.

    Ask When Launching
    Displays a message asking whether to open the source PNG file. You can also specify global launch-and-edit preferences from this message.