The Fireworks launch-and-edit preferences let you specify how to handle source PNG files when opening Fireworks files from another application.

Dreamweaver recognizes the Fireworks launch-and-edit preferences only in certain cases in which you open and optimize a Fireworks image. Specifically, you must be opening and optimizing an image that is not part of a Fireworks table and that does not contain a correct Design Note path to a source PNG file. In all other cases, including all launch-and-edit cases of Fireworks images, Dreamweaver automatically opens the source PNG file, prompting you to locate the source file if it cannot be found.

To specify launch-and-edit preferences for Fireworks:

  1. In Fireworks, choose Edit > Preferences.

    NOTE

    On Mac OS X, choose Fireworks > Preferences.

  2. Click the Launch and Edit tab (Windows) or choose Launch and Edit from the pop-up menu (Macintosh).
  3. Specify the options to use when editing or optimizing Fireworks images placed in an external application:

    Always Use Source PNG automatically opens the Fireworks PNG file that is defined in the Design Note as the source for the placed image. Updates are made to both the source PNG and its corresponding placed image.

    Never Use Source PNG automatically opens the placed Fireworks image, whether or not a source PNG file exists. Updates are made to the placed image only.

    Ask When Launching lets you specify each time whether or not to open the source PNG file. When you edit or optimize a placed image, Fireworks displays a message prompting you to make a launch-and-edit decision. You can also specify global launch-and-edit preferences from this prompt.