MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2, Use Manual

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Optimize the graphic upon export.
Exporting from Fireworks is a dynamic experience
offering live feedback and total control over color
depth, file format, palette selections, and animation.
View up to four simultaneous live previews as you
compare output options and see the results on
screen before exporting.
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Revise.
Diana's client loves the graphic but requests two
changes. The client wants a different color on the
Feedback paint well and wants the text’s drop
shadow to be changed to an inner bevel. No
problem! Diana opens the file in Fireworks, changes
the color of the Feedback paint well, changes the
drop shadow to an inner bevel, and exports again
using the previous export settings.
Objects created in Fireworks are always editable, all
the time.
Setting up your document
Consider your document’s design and final output
requirements. Decide in advance which settings are best.
Canvas size
Set the canvas size in the New Document dialog box to
define the size of your document. Set canvas dimensions
using pixels, inches, or centimeters. Alter the canvas size
by choosing Modify > Document > Canvas Size or by
using the Crop tool to crop the image.
Resolution
Resolution is defined in the New Document dialog box
as either pixels per inch or pixels per centimeter.
Consider the intended delivery medium when assigning
resolution. For example, web graphics are usually saved
at 72 pixels per inch.
Canvas color
The canvas is at the bottom layer of the document.
Choose a white canvas, a transparent canvas, or a color
canvas in the New Document dialog box. Change
canvas color later by choosing Modify > Document >
Canvas Color. To choose a color in the Canvas Color
dialog box, click the pop-up to the right of the color
well to access all the swatches in the current color
palette. Then click to pick a color from the pop-up set
of color swatches.