Best PracticesSaving and Versioning Your PNG Files


One of the most important practices that you can develop when creating graphics in Fireworks (or any other program for that matter) is the saving and versioning of your native files (the PNG files you want to go back and edit later). I speak from experience when I tell you that it is immensely frustrating to go back and edit a graphic that you created only to find that you never saved the PNG file. Remember that when you export a file to the GIF or JPEG, your ability to edit those graphics down the road is extremely limited. That's why saving the native PNG file is so important.

You might not save the PNG file for a number of reasons, ranging from computer crashes to just thinking that you'll never have a need for the file again. Trust me when I say that the 30 seconds you take to save files along the way and save when you are finished with them is well worth it.

Just as with any complex document, your Fireworks creations usually involve a lot of steps, and Fireworks stores only so many undo actions along the way. For this reason, as you work on a project, take advantage of the Save As command and save progressive versions of your work. That way, you can always revert back to a previous version if something should go wrong.

Then when the project is complete, and you have that final version and are asked whether you want to save the changes when you close Fireworks, choose to save them.



Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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