|| A. Get Acquainted with Fireworks || B. Modify a Picture || C. Save as PNG; Export as JPG ||
|| D. Make a Background || E. Save as PNG; Export as GIF ||

Figure 3E-1

Save as PNG:

• with your image open in Fireworks, click on File-->Save As
• save somewhere on your hard drive wherever you keep your working files

Export as a GIF:

• click on File--> Export Preview
• make certain GIF is selected in Format box
• click on Export
• save somewhere on your hard drive where you can locate it later

Notice (bottom left of Figure 3E-1) that there are only two colors in the particular background image we made. GIF only has 256 colors. We only used two of them.

Notice (top right of Figure 3E-1) that the image is only 220 bytes and will download in less than a second.

In step Four, we will go back to Dreamweaver and add images and a background to a sample page.