In the not-too-distant future, XHTML is expected to replace HTML as the standard for displaying web content. Not only is XHTML backward-compatible--meaning that most current web browsers can view it--but it can also be read by any device that displays XML content, such as PDAs, mobile phones, and other handheld devices.

XHTML is a combination of HTML, the current standard for formatting and displaying web pages, and XML (Extensible Markup Language). XHTML contains the elements of HTML while adhering to the more strict syntax rules of XML.

To support this standard, Fireworks allows you to export XHTML.

NOTE

Fireworks can also import XHTML. For more information, see Creating Fireworks PNG files from HTML files.

For more information on XHTML, visit the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XHTML specification at www.w3.org.

To export XHTML from Fireworks:

  1. Select File > HTML Setup, select an XHTML style from the HTML Style pop-up menu on the General tab, and click OK.
  2. Export your document using any of the methods available for exporting or copying HTML. For more information about the various ways you can export and copy HTML from Fireworks, see Exporting HTML.

    NOTE

    Fireworks uses UTF-8 encoding when exporting to XHTML. For more information about UTF-8 encoding, see Exporting files with and without UTF-8 encoding.