DPI option in Fireworks CS4?

I would like to print the logo I'm using on my website. How can I -- or rather, can I -- use Fireworks CS4 to change the image's pixels/inch to dpi? When I go to Modify -> Canvass -> Image size, I don't see a DPI option.
Thank you

For printing? Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign.
You may be able to export your FW design to Illustrator by choosing File > Export >FXG and Images. If it's all vector, it should come over fairly well.
If there are bitmaps though, you'll need to pull in the original artwork again to work at the higher resolution.
Jim Babbage

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in XP:
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I found out how to do it in Phoroshop CS4 ( preferences> interface, uncheck "open documents in tabs) but I can't find an option to turn off the "open in tabs" for Fireworks. I realize that I can open documents in tabs and then drag them apart, but it would be much preferable to have each document open in it's own window as they have in previous versions of Fireworks. I frequently need to compare documents side by side and tabbing back and forth is doesn't work for me.
Thanks!

Hi,
Are you on Windows or MacOS X?
For Windows version, not sure this can be done.
On Windows XP, see this example path:
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Adobe\Fireworks CS4\English\Fireworks CS4 Preferences.txt
Close Fireworks CS4, then open this file Fireworks CS4 Preferences.txt with Notepad and find key:
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<bool>true</bool>
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On Windows XP, I do not see any difference. But I see that once I have floated one of the files open, all the next files I open, become floated too (not opened as tabs!). So this may help you maybe?
If you are on Mac OS X, search for a similar preferences file for Fireworks CS4 and see if it helps you edit "OpenNewDocumentAsTabs" key from "true" to "false".
Not sure if this helps you much but at least I tried...
If nothing helps, this is my suggestion:
1) Open Fireworks.
2) Open a file, "float" it away from the tabs area and it will be un-docked and then, all other files you open later, will be not opened as tabs...

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Bug in fireworks CS4 when exporting 24/32bit png with transparent alpha?

Hi there,
I recently upgraded to CS4 from CS3 and am quite disappointed to find that the png export facility for 24 or 32 bit png's is next to useless on my installation of Fireworks (Vista). I have a colleage who has reported the same behanviour on his mac.
Please see this native fireworks CS4 png file and attempt to export it as 24 or 34 bit png, ensuring the canvas is transparent (it shuold be already)...
http://www.capitalh.net/demo-bug.png
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http://www.capitalh.net/demo-bug-export.png
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http://www.capitalh.net/demo-bug-export-simpleshape.png
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Exporting png's as such is something that I do daily at work, and is a basic requirement of an image editting application targetted at web design.
Am I doing something wrong? I've been using Fireworks since 2003 so I'm inclined to think that I'm not.

That's a bit, um, oh never mind. Would've been a rubbish joke anyway.
Aww...pooh. I love "rubbish" jokes!
If fireworks is unable to export a transparent png at 24bit, then why have the option?
(granted the option is acutally implied, not given)
Also, why the horrible rendering on preview and export?
Transparency for 24-bit isn't an option and isn't implied. Create a FW document with a transparent canvas. Go to File>Image Preview. If you select PNG8 as your export option, then you have drop-downs for No Transparency, Index Transparency, or Alpha Transparency. PNG32 shows the checkerboard where the document is transparent. If you select PNG24, you do not have the transparency options. Transparent areas in your document are set to white, just as they are if you select the JPEG format. Try it.
I don't know why your rendering is horrible. I'd have to see your image.
And also, why all this confusion related to Photoshop, seems Adobe really aren't helping the issue:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/152434
Possibly Adobe thought it was less confusing, as they didn't have to go into the math. However, you do see Linda Rathgeber's answer, that the Photoshop convention is...well...misleading? (I'd call it wrong, but that's just me. ) It's just one other issue to bring into alignment as Adobe works to merge the Macromedia offerings into their line.

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>
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ok.
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All my other Adobe products are working fine - it's just this one.
I operate Mac 10.6.7
Any suggestions? I'm not a graphic designer, so if you're able to assist, pretend you're explaining to an 8 year-old! :-)
Thank you kindly.
~Ben~
Process:         Adobe Fireworks CS4 [307]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe Fireworks CS4/Adobe Fireworks CS4.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Fireworks CS4
Identifier:      com.macromedia.fireworks
Version:         ??? (???)
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [110]
Date/Time:       2011-04-22 22:49:22.228 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J869)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          34494 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           2
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   2
Anonymous UUID:                      BC97E414-33E1-4359-8E55-3107A9B0E1E6
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
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Crashed Thread: 0
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Binary Images:
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8 year olds don't make a lot of dough selling lemonade!
I appreciate the reply.
~Ben~

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Thank you kindly.
~Ben~
Process:         Adobe Fireworks CS4 [307]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe Fireworks CS4/Adobe Fireworks CS4.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Fireworks CS4
Identifier:      com.macromedia.fireworks
Version:         ??? (???)
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Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          34494 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           2
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Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
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Referenced from: /Applications/Adobe Fireworks CS4/Adobe Fireworks CS4.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Fireworks CS4
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Thank you. I thought I would start here. I'll repost!
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