Using Imported Artwork > Editing bitmaps

If you have Fireworks 3 or later or another image-editing application installed on your system, you can launch the application from within Flash to edit an imported bitmap.

If you are editing a Fireworks PNG file imported as a flattened image, you can choose to edit the PNG source file for the bitmap, when available.

Note: You cannot edit bitmaps from Fireworks PNG files imported as editable objects in an external image editor.

To edit a bitmap with Fireworks 3 or later:

1	In the Library window, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the bitmap's icon.
2	In the bitmap's context menu, select Edit with Fireworks 3.
3	In the Edit Image dialog box, specify whether the PNG source file or the bitmap file is to be opened.
4	Perform the desired modifications to the file in Fireworks.
5	Select File > Update.
	The file is automatically updated in Flash.

To edit a bitmap with another external editing application:

1	In the Library window, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the bitmap's icon.
2	In the bitmap's context menu, select Edit With.
3	Choose an image-editing application to open the bitmap file, and click OK.
4	Perform the desired modifications to the file in the image-editing application.
5	In Flash, do one of the following:
	Select the bitmap's icon in the Library window and choose Update from the Library Options menu.
	Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the bitmap's icon in the Library window and choose Update from the context menu.
	The file is automatically updated in Flash.