Importing and Exporting
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Adjusting transparency
Use the Transparency tools on the Options panel to
specify which colors are transparent in exported GIFs or
PNGs. Also, make colors transparent by selecting them
in the Palette view and then clicking the Transparency
button. A gray and white checkerboard denotes
transparent areas in both the preview area and the
palette view.
Setting colors to transparent does not effect the actual
image, only the exported version of the image. However,
all colors set to transparent are retained each time
Export Preview is used.
Select any of three transparency types:
None—
No transparency is saved with this file.
Index Color—
Select a color or colors for the
transparency using the transparency eyedropper tools.
By default, this color is the document’s canvas color.
Alpha Channel—
Choose to define transparency with a
document’s alpha channel. Only PNGs support
multilevel alpha transparency.
Transparency Eyedropper tools
Use the transparency eyedropper tools to add or remove
colors from the transparent area of the exported image.
Changing transparency does not affect the original
image. It only affects the exported image.
Using a matte color
Use a matte color to redefine the background color of
the image when exporting.
When viewing transparent web graphics in a browser,
an off-colored ring of pixels often appears around the
borders of the non-transparent parts of the graphic. This
visual mistake is created when the graphic is created over
a background color that differs from the background
color of the web page on which the graphic is viewed.
Use
To
Select
Transparency tool
Select a single color for
transparency by clicking in the
preview area or the palette
display.
Add to
Transparency tool
Add colors to the transparency
by clicking in the preview area
or palette display.
Subtract from
Transparency tool
Remove colors from the
transparency by clicking in the
preview area or palette display.
Summary of Contents for FIREWORKS 2
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