Some Macromedia Fireworks users wonder why they cannot find file formats other than PNG in the Save As dialog box. This tutorial explains why PNG is the only savable format that Fireworks uses, and shows you how you can easily export a JPEG, GIF, or other file format using the Optimize panel and the Export dialog box.

In this tutorial you'll explore the benefits of working with Fireworks PNGs by performing the following tasks:

	Opening an existing JPEG file, making changes to it, exporting your changes as a JPEG, and saving the source PNG file
	Slicing and optimizing a graphic that has areas best suited to be GIFs and other areas best suited to be JPEGs, and then exporting each slice to the appropriate file format

Before you begin, download the source file that you'll be working with.

Download the Windows source file export.zip (148K)
Download the Macintosh source file export.sea.hqx (204K)

When the file decompresses, a folder called Export will be created on your system.

The Fireworks file paradigm

Working with a simple graphic

Working with complex graphics

Summary

Tonya Estes Tonya Estes writes documentation and tutorials for Fireworks and FreeHand. 6/12/01 Fireworks, export, save, PNG, JPEG, GIF, slice, optimize, tutorial