FreeHand can import vector graphics that were created in Fireworks. Depending on the options you select when importing or opening, FreeHand can import Fireworks layers, frames, vectors, text, bitmaps, and some effects that are shared by both applications. Hidden Fireworks layers are ignored and are not imported. Whether or not the content you import or open is editable in FreeHand depends on the import options you select in the Fireworks PNG Import Settings dialog box.

To import a Fireworks PNG file into FreeHand:

  1. Save the desired document in Fireworks.

    For information on saving files, see Fireworks Help.

  2. Switch to an open document in FreeHand.
  3. Select File > Import or File > Open.
  4. Locate and select the desired PNG file from the Import dialog box, and click Open.

    The Fireworks PNG Import Settings dialog box appears.

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  5. Select a File Conversion Option:

    Open Frames as Pages imports Fireworks frames onto separate FreeHand pages. If you want, select Remember Layers to convert Fireworks layers to FreeHand layers. Deselecting this option causes the content of all Fireworks layers to be combined onto a single layer.

    Open Frames as Layers imports Fireworks frames as separate layers.

  6. Select a frame to import from the Frame pop-up menu. To import all frames, select All.

    NOTE

    The All option is available only if you are opening frames as layers or if you are opening a PNG file (rather than importing it).\

  7. Select how to import objects:

    Rasterize If Necessary to Maintain Appearance converts some vector objects to uneditable bitmap images. Only objects with effects, strokes, and fills not shared by FreeHand are converted.

    Keep All Paths Editable lets you edit all imported vector objects. Some objects might appear slightly different in FreeHand than in Fireworks because of differences in the way the two applications interpret information. Also, some effects not shared by the two applications might be discarded.

  8. Select how to import text:

    Rasterize If Necessary to Maintain Appearance converts some text objects to uneditable bitmap images. Only text with effects, strokes, and fills not shared by FreeHand is rasterized.

    Keep All Text Editable enables you to edit all imported text. Some text might appear slightly different in FreeHand than in Fireworks, and some effects not shared by the two applications might be discarded.

  9. Select the Import as a Single Flattened Bitmap option if you want to preserve the look of the entire Fireworks document. When this option is selected, the rest of the options in the Fireworks PNG Import Settings dialog box are dimmed. Select this option only if editability is not important to you.
  10. Click OK.
  11. Click in the FreeHand Document window where you want the Fireworks PNG file to appear.