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Preview and compare optimization settings



Use the document preview buttons to display the graphic as it would appear in a web browser, based on optimization settings. You can preview rollover and navigation behaviors, as well as animation.

The Original button and the document preview buttons

The preview displays the total size, estimated download time, and file format of a document. The estimated download time is the average amount of time it would take to download all the slices and states on a 56K modem. The 2-Up and 4-Up views display additional information that varies depending on the file type selected.

You can optimize an entire document or only selected slices while viewing a preview. The slice overlay helps you differentiate the slices currently being optimized from the rest of the document.

View full size graphic
When slice overlay is on, the slices not being optimized are dimmed.

Preview a graphic based on the current optimization settings

 Click the Preview button in the upper left of the document window.

Note: Click Hide Slices  in the Tools panel to hide slices and slice guides while previewing.

Compare views with different optimization settings

  1. Click the 2-Up or 4-Up button in the upper left of the document window.

  2. Click one of the split-view previews.

  3. Enter settings in the Optimize panel.

  4. Select the other previews and specify different optimization settings for each preview.

    When you select 2-Up or 4-Up view, the first split-view displays the original Fireworks PNG document so that you can compare it with optimized versions. You can switch this view with another optimized version.

Switch any optimized view to the original view in 2-Up or 4-Up mode

  1. Select an optimized view.

  2. From the Preview pop-up menu at the bottom of the preview window, select Original (No Preview).

Switch the original view to an optimized view in 2-Up or 4-Up mode

  1. Select the view containing the original.

  2. From the Preview pop-up menu, select Image Preview.

Hide or show the slice overlay

 Select View > Slice Overlay.