When you export a file to Photoshop, you can choose customized settings for exporting objects, effects, and text.

To customize settings for export to Photoshop:

  1. In the Export dialog box, with Photoshop PSD selected as the export file type, choose Custom from the Settings pop-up menu.
  2. In the Objects pop-up menu, choose one of the following:

    Convert to Photoshop Layers converts individual Fireworks objects to Photoshop layers and Fireworks masks to Photoshop layer masks.

    Flatten Each Fireworks Layer flattens all objects on each individual Fireworks layer, and each Fireworks layer becomes a layer in Photoshop. When you choose this option, you lose the ability to edit the Fireworks objects in Photoshop. You also lose features, such as blending modes, that are associated with the Fireworks objects.

  3. In the Effects pop-up menu, choose one of the following:

    Maintain Editability converts Fireworks Live Filters to their equivalent in Photoshop. If the effects do not exist in Photoshop, they are discarded.

    Render Effects flattens effects into their objects. When you choose this option, you preserve the appearance of the effects, at expense of the ability to edit them in Photoshop.

  4. In the Text pop-up menu, choose one of the following:

    Maintain Editability converts text to an editable Photoshop layer. Text formatting that is not supported by Photoshop is lost.

    Render Text turns text into an image object. When you choose this option, you preserve the appearance of the text, at expense of the ability to edit it.