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Edit an image in an external application

You can use Contribute to start an external image-editing application. You can make simple edits directly in Contribute, using the image editing toolbar (see Edit an image in Contribute).

Note: When you edit an image in Contribute, Contribute creates a copy of the image you are editing, so edits affect only this instance of the image. When you use Contribute to edit an image in an external application, you edit the original image source file, so these edits affect all instances of that image on your website.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In the Contribute browser, click Choose in the toolbar, select the image you want to edit, and then click OK. When the image opens, click Edit in the toolbar.

    • In the Contribute editor, select an image, and then select Format > Edit Image in External Application or right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the image, and then select Edit Image in External Application.

    Note: The image you select should be on a published page on your website or in one of your website folders. If you add a new image to a draft, you cannot edit that image in an external editor until it has been published to the website.

    Contribute starts an application for you to edit the image.

    To change your default external image editor, see Setting file editor preferences.

  2. If you are editing an image in Fireworks, click No in the Find Source dialog box to indicate that you do not want to edit the source file for this image.

    By clicking No, you edit the image for the website only.

  3. In the external application, make changes as necessary, and then save your changes and close the application.

    Important: Editing an image in an external application permanently changes the original image saved on the server and affects other occurrences of this image throughout your website.

  4. If you are editing in Fireworks, click Done in the editing window, and then close the application.

    To make additional changes to the image before you publish, click Launch in Contribute to open the content in the external editor again.

  5. In Contribute, click Publish to publish your changes to the website.

    Note: Depending on the role the Contribute administrator assigned you, you might not be able to publish.

    The updated image appears in Contribute.