Best PracticesKnowing When to Use Batch Processing

Have you ever started a process and after hours and hours of hard work, realized that you could have made your life a lot easier (and maybe gotten more sleep) if you had known about a tool or feature prior to starting? Trust me, we have all been thereor will be there at some time in our careers.

For this reason, it's a good idea for you to spend some time familiarizing yourself with the Batch Processing tools in Fireworks. Even if you're spending only a couple of hours batch processing made-up steps and applying them to sample graphics, knowing the steps to follow and how long it takes to create and apply a batch process can help you automate redundant tasks in the future.

But knowing how to use batch processing isn't enough. You need to also know when to use it. Before you begin any long project that will require hours of work, take some time to determine whether or not there are some steps that you could automate. If there are, create a batch process or custom command and save yourself some time.