You can open or import a Photoshop file containing text.

When opening Photoshop files that contain text, Fireworks checks if you have the necessary fonts on your system. If you don't, Fireworks asks if you want to replace the fonts or maintain their appearance. For more information, see Fireworks Help.

If the text in your Photoshop file has effects applied to it that Fireworks supports, the effects are still applied when brought into Fireworks. However, because Fireworks and Photoshop apply effects differently, the effects may appear different in each application.

When Photoshop 6 or 7 files that contain text are opened or imported in Fireworks, with the Maintain Appearance option selected, a cached image of the text is displayed so its appearance remains the same as it was in Photoshop. Once you edit the text, the cached image is replaced with actual text that may differ in appearance from the original text. The original font data is stored in the PNG file so that if the file is on a system that does have the fonts, you can choose to use those fonts or maintain appearance.

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Fireworks cannot export text in Photoshop 6 or 7 format. If you edit a document containing Photoshop 6 or 7 text and then export the document back to Photoshop, the file is exported in Photoshop 5.5 format. However, if you don't make any change to the text, the file is exported in Photoshop 6 format. For more about exporting Photoshop files, see Placing Fireworks graphics in Photoshop.