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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, Drop Shadow  Applying a Drop 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 Drop Rollovers  Using Live Effects in Rollovers  Creating Disjoint Rollovers  Exporting  Using Fireworks Files in Dreamweaver