Import text from Fireworks into Flash

When you import text from Fireworks into Flash 8 or later, the text is imported with the default anti-alias setting of the current document.

If you import the PNG file as a flattened image, you can start Fireworks from Flash and edit the original PNG file (with vector data).

When you import multiple PNG files in a batch, you select import settings one time. Flash uses the same settings for all files in the batch.

Note: To edit bitmap images in Flash convert the bitmap images to vector artwork or break apart the bitmap images.

For a video tutorial about the Flash and Fireworks workflow, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0194.

  1. Select File > Import > Import To Stage or Import To Library.
  2. Select PNG Image from the Files Of Type (Windows) or Show (Macintosh) pop-up menu.
  3. Navigate to a Fireworks PNG image and select it.
  4. Click Open.
  5. Select one of the following for Location:
    Import All Page(s) into New Scence(s)

    Imports all pages in the PNG file as scenes within a movie clip, with all of its frames and layers intact inside the movie clip symbol. A new layer is created that uses the name of the Fireworks PNG file name. The first frame (page) of the PNG document is placed on a keyframe that starts at the last keyframe; all other frames (pages) follow.

    Import One Page into Current Layer

    Imports the selected page (idenified in the Page Name pop-up menu) of the PNG file into the current Flash document in a single new layer as a movie clip. The contents of the selected page is imported as a movie clip, with all of its original layer and frame structure intact. If the page movieclip has frames inside it, each frame is a movieclip in itself.
    Page Name

    Specifies the Fireworks page you want to import into the current scene.

  6. Select one of the following for File Structure:
    Import As Movie Clip And Retain Layers

    Imports the PNG file as a movie clip, with all of its frames and layers intact inside the movie clip symbol.
    Import Page(s) as New Layer(s)

    Imports the PNG file into the current Flash document in a single new layer at the top of the stacking order. The Fireworks layers are flattened into the single layer. The Fireworks frames are contained in the new layer.
  7. For Objects, select one of the following:
    Rasterize If Necessary To Maintain Appearance

    Preserves Fireworks fills, strokes, and effects in Flash.
    Keep All Paths Editable

    Keeps all objects as editable vector paths. Some Fireworks fills, strokes, and effects are lost on import.
  8. For Text, select one of the following:
    Rasterize If Necessary To Maintain Appearance

    Preserves Fireworks fills, strokes, and effects in text imported into Flash.
    Keep All Paths Editable

    Keeps all text editable. Some Fireworks fills, strokes, and effects are lost on import.
  9. To flatten the PNG file into a single bitmap image, select Import As A Single Flattened Bitmap. When this option is selected, all other options are dimmed.
  10. Click OK.
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