User Guide

Chapter 10312
Importing PNG files
Portable Network Graphic (PNG) is an extensible bitmap image format that features lossless,
well-compressed storage of bitmap images. FreeHand can import and open PNG files, whether
created in Fireworks or another application.
PNGs from Fireworks import and open differently than PNGs created by other applications. If a
PNG file contains extra data appended by an application besides Fireworks, FreeHand ignores
the additional data but doesn’t delete it.
Depending on the options you select when importing or opening, FreeHand can import
Fireworks layers, frames, vectors, text, bitmaps, and some effects that are shared by both
applications. Hidden Fireworks layers are ignored and are not imported.
Whether or not the content you import or open is editable in FreeHand depends on the import
options you select. These options will be used each subsequent time you import or open a
Fireworks PNG, unless you specify otherwise while importing or opening the file.
To import or open a Fireworks PNG:
1 In FreeHand, do one of the following:
• Select File > Import.
• Select File > Open.
2 Locate and select the Fireworks PNG file on your hard disk, then click Open.
The Fireworks PNG Import dialog box appears.
3 Select a File Conversion option:
Open Frames as Pages imports Fireworks frames onto separate FreeHand pages. If you want,
select Remember Layers to convert Fireworks layers to FreeHand layers. Deselecting this
option causes the content of all Fireworks layers to be combined onto a single layer.
Open Frames as Layers imports Fireworks frames as separate layers.
4 Select a frame to import from the Frame pop-up menu. To import all frames, select All.
Note: The All option is available only if you are opening frames as layers or if you are opening a PNG (rather than
importing it).
TIFF .tif X X Bitmap
Windows Bitmap .bmp X X Bitmap
Windows Enhanced
Metafile
.emf X N/A Vector and bitmap
Windows Metafile .wmf X N/A Vector and bitmap
FreeHand import
file formats
File
extension
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