Photoshop CS4, Fireworks CS4, States, & Master Pages

I am opening a Photoshop PSD file that my client sent to me, I believe it is Photoshop CS3, in Fireworks. I see all the layers as individual states and was wondering is there any way to combine select states into one state so I can make it into a Master Page? Or just to combine two or more states into one to make it easier to deal with?
Also, whenever I open a state I am not seeing my Master Page, just what is in that state. I thought I was supposed to see all the Master Page attributes on all the states once I've set it?
Some of the Photoshop files he sent me have up to 95 states!!
Thanks,
Robin

Ideally, yes, unless it's going to take you forever to make the conversion. If it is, do it the Photoshop way by turning layers on and off and exporting the visible elements (now that's a smooth workflow :-P) Web Designs as PS files is one of the reasons I dread opening them. I once received a file that had 8 layers for a single form check box. UGH. HTH

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ID de l’événement :1000
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This is a user-to-user forum. If you want to reach Adobe, you need to contact them directly.
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