When you use File > Open to open a file of a format other than PNG, you can use all of the features of Fireworks to edit the image. You can then select Save As to save your work as a new Fireworks PNG file, or you can select a different format in which to save your file. For most file types, you can select Save to save the document in its original format.

NOTE

If you save a PNG file as a bitmap file such as a GIF or JPEG, the graphic objects you manipulated in the PNG will no longer be available in the bitmap file (see About vector and bitmap graphics). If you need to revise the image, edit the source PNG file and then export it again.tt

You can save to the following file formats directly: Fireworks PNG, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIF, SWF, AI, PSD, and PICT (Macintosh only). Fireworks saves 16-bit TIF images at 24-bit color depth.

Files of other types, such as PSD and HTML, open as PNG files, allowing you to use the Fireworks PNG document as your source file. Any edits you perform are applied to the PNG file and not the original.

To save in an existing GIF, JPEG, TIF, BMP, or other file format listed above:

  1. Select File > Save.
  2. If you made modifications to the document that aren't editable in the file's original format, a notification appears in the Save dialog box. Noneditable modifications include adding new objects, masks, and Live Filters, as well as adjusting opacity, applying blend modes, and saving pixel selections.

    NOTE

    If you don't select the Save as a Copy option, the file format of the document you are working on will be changed to the format in which you save it.

To export a document to another format:

  1. Select a file format in the Optimize panel.
  2. Select File > Export to export the document.

    For more information about exporting files, see Optimizing and Exporting.