Opening graphics created in other applications

With Fireworks, you can open files created in other applications or file formats, including Photoshop, Adobe FreeHand, Illustrator, uncompressed CorelDRAW, WBMP, EPS, JPEG, GIF, and animated GIF files.

When you open a file format other than PNG using File > Open, you create a new Fireworks PNG document based on the file you open. You can use all of the features of Fireworks to edit the image. You can then either select Save As to save your work as a new Fireworks PNG file or as another file format; or with some image types, you can select Save to save the document in its original format. Saving in the document's original format flattens the image to a single layer and eliminates your ability to edit the Fireworks-specific features you added to the image.

Using Fireworks, you can save the following file formats directly: Fireworks PNG, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIF, SWF, AI, PSD, and PICT (Mac only).