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Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, and Bridge Integration
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FIGURE 24-4
You can optimize images from within Dreamweaver using the Fireworks interface, with or without
Fireworks installed.
Dreamweaver enables you to choose which type of image you want to modify. When you first
execute the Optimize Image or the Edit Image command, a Find Source dialog box appears (see Fig-
ure 24-5). If you want to locate and use the source file, click Use A PNG; to use the exported image
that is inserted in Dreamweaver, click Use This File. If you opt for the source file—and the image
was created in Fireworks—Dreamweaver reads the Design Note associated with the image to find
the location of the source file and open it. If the image was created with an earlier version of Fire-
works or the image has been moved, Dreamweaver asks you to locate the file with a standard Open
File dialog box. By setting the Fireworks Source Files option, you can always open the same type of
file: source or exported. Should you change your mind about how you like to work, open Fireworks
and select Edit ➪ Preferences (Fireworks ➪ Preferences), then choose the desired option from the
Launch and Edit pane.
There’s one case in which Fireworks does not follow your Launch and Edit preferences:
If the image chosen is a sliced image, Fireworks always optimizes the exported file rather
than the source, regardless of your settings.