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Setting basic export options
The Export palette contains the export options you need to set for your compositions. Each file format has specific choices, but the basic steps for using the Export palette are the same for whatever format you choose. For information on specific format options, see the instructions for exporting that specific export format.
To use the Export palette:
- Do one of the following to display the Export palette:
- Choose Window > Export.
- Choose File > Export Settings.
- Turn on the Preview Export Compression feature so that you can see how your export choices will affect file size:
- Choose View > Preview Export Compression.
- Click the Preview Export Compression button
in the Export palette. - Choose an export format from the menu at the top of the Export palette. For a description of the various formats, see About export formats.
- Select general export options (depending on the format you choose, not all options are available):
- Click the box next to the Export HTML Page button
to embed the exported file in an HTML page. (If you export in AutoLayout format, the HTML page contains a table that references the exported image slices.) - If you are exporting to AutoLayout or Macromedia Flash (SWF), click the box next to the Export HTML Report button
to create an export report detailing the elements in the file. (See Understanding the export report.) - Click the box next to the Trim Composition on Export button
to export the smallest area enclosing all the objects in the composition. Leave this option unselected to export the entire composition (that is, all of the canvas, including any areas that don't have objects on them). - If it isn't selected already, click the Document Export Settings button
at the bottom of the Export palette to set export options for the overall document. - Choose document-level options for the selected export format as described in Specifying per-object settings.
- If you are exporting in Macromedia Flash (SWF) format or AutoLayout format, you can specify different export settings for one or more individual objects in the composition. (See Specifying per-object settings.)
- Export the file:
- Choose File > Export. If the composition has not been exported since it was last opened, you will be prompted to choose a name and location for the exported files. If the composition has been exported since it was last opened, Export automatically replaces the previously exported files with updated copies.
- Choose File > Export As to change the name or location of an exported file for a previously exported composition.
- Choose File > Export Selection to export only the currently selected objects. LiveMotion exports the smallest rectangle that completely encloses the bounding boxes of the selected objects.
- Name the file, select a location for it, and click Save.