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Specifying launch-and-edit preferences for Fireworks source files

The Fireworks launch-and-edit preferences let you specify how to handle source PNG files when launching Fireworks files from another application, such as Macromedia Director or Dreamweaver.

Dreamweaver recognizes the Fireworks launch-and-edit preferences only in certain cases where you launch and optimize a Fireworks image. Specifically, you must be launching 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 launches 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, and click the Launch and Edit tab (Windows) or choose Launch and Edit from the pop-up menu (Macintosh).
2	Specify the preference options to use when editing or optimizing Fireworks images placed in an external application:
	Always Use Source PNG automatically launches 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 launches 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 launch 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 message.