Chapter 3. Choosing Optimization Settings and Exporting Graphics

Where Fireworks really shines is in enabling you to export graphics into many different formats quickly and easily, with fine control over every detail, including colors, transparency, and compression. In the previous hour, “Image Collection and Management,” it was pointed out that the Fireworks Save command saves your work as a Fireworks PNG source graphic. To create other kinds of graphics in many different formats, using the Export command will be discussed here.

In this hour you will

  • Learn about the different export formats

  • Preview and compare different export options

  • Change settings to optimize quality or file size

  • Save custom settings to make output more consistent

  • Create a simple ...

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