Fireworks

Benefits Of Attendance:

• In this course, you'll use Macromedia Fireworks to create vector graphics, edit bitmap graphics, optimise images, and create and assign rollover effects for the Web.
• Understand the differences between bitmap and vector graphics
• Use Fireworks to create and manipulate complex vector graphics and apply effects, textures, and patterns
• Understand the GIF, JPEG, and PNG file formats to choose the right one for each kind of image
• Import bitmap (raster) graphics and modify them in Bitmap Mode
• Understand image resolution as it pertains to Web based graphics
• Show and edit rulers, grids, and guides in order to help position items with precision on a Web page
• Create hotspots to which you will assign links, alt text, and link targets
• Slice complex images into sections and use the Optimise panel and Fireworks' Preview modes to optimise the images individually
• Create simple and customized rollover and disjoint rollover effects using effects, patterns, and textures.
• Export a multi-frame Fireworks file with rollover effects as an HTML document

Content

The Fireworks Environment

• Previewing a Web Page in Fireworks
• Vector and Bitmap Graphics
• Fireworks Environment Elements
• Exploring a Fireworks Document
• Accessing and Arranging Fireworks Panels

Creating Vector Graphics

• Drawing Tools
• Drawing with the Pencil Tool
• Drawing Straight Segments with the Pencil Tool
• Drawing Line Segments with the Line Tool
• Object Drawing Tools
• Rectangle Tool
• The Ellipse Tool
• Polygon Tool
• Modifying Vector Graphics
• Using the Stroke Panel
• Editing Fills
• Gradient Fills
• Applying Pattern Fills

Transforming Vector Images and Effects

• Combining Shapes
• Combining Vector Shapes
• Expanding Strokes
• Arranging and Transforming
• Aligning Objects
• Adjusting the Stacking Order
• Using Layers
• Scaling Objects
• Skewing and Distorting Objects
• Knife Tool
• Grouping
• Using Rulers, Grids, and Guides
• Applying Effects, Glow, Shadow
• Applying a Shadow
• Bitmap Images
• Importing Bitmaps
• Enlarging, Cropping & Editing
• Bitmap Mode
• Creating Selections
• Painting Bitmap Images
• Effects with Bitmap Images
• Applying Effects to Bitmap Images
• Effects with Bitmap Images
• Vector and Bitmap Graphics

Using Text

• Creating Text
• Applying Effects to Text
• Merging Text and Graphics
• Combining Text with Vectors
• Converting Text to Paths
• Merging Text and Graphics
• Adding Text

Optimising Graphics for the Web

• Web Graphic File Formats
• Optimising Images & Photographic Images
• Optimising Flat Colour Graphics

Hotspot Links

• Creating Hotspots
• Assigning Links to Hotspots

Slicing and Rollovers

• Slicing and Optimising
• Rollovers
• Creating Drag and Rollovers
• Using Live Effects in Rollovers
• Creating Disjoint Rollovers
• Exporting
• Using Fireworks Files in Dreamweaver