Launch and Edit preferences

Launch-and-edit preferences control how external applications launch and edit graphics in Fireworks.

1. Choose either of the following pop-up menus:

   When Editing From External Application

   Determines whether the original Fireworks PNG file opens when you use Fireworks to edit images from within other applications.

   When Optimizing From External Application

   Determines whether the original Fireworks PNG file opens when you optimize a graphic. This setting does not apply to Director, which always automatically opens and optimizes a graphic without asking for a source PNG, even if you set this preference differently in Fireworks.

2. Specify how to edit Fireworks images placed in external applications:

   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, regardless of whether a source PNG file exists. Updates are made only to the placed image.

   Ask When Launching

   Lets you specify each time whether to open the source PNG file. When you edit or optimize a placed image, Fireworks prompts you to make a launch-and-edit decision. You can also specify global launch-and-edit preferences from this prompt.

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