MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS - Chapter 17: Preferences and Keyboard Shortcuts; Setting Preferences

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CHAPTER 17
Preferences and Keyboard
Shortcuts
Macromedia Fireworks 8 preference settings let you control the general appearance of the user
interface, as well as editing and folder aspects. In addition, Fireworks allows you to customize
your keyboard shortcuts. This means that you can customize your shortcuts and standardize
them among your favorite software programs.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Changing keyboard shortcut sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Working with configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
About reinstalling Fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453
Viewing package contents (Macintosh only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453
Setting preferences
Fireworks has preference settings that control the general appearance of the user interface as
well as options related to specific features such as default colors, tool options, folder locations,
and file conversions.
To set preferences:
1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Fireworks > Preferences (Macintosh).
2. Select the preferences group you wish to modify: General, Editing, Launch and Edit,
Folders, or Import.
3. Make your changes and click OK.