macromedia fireworks

Course Title:

Fireworks

Duration:

2 days

Prerequisites:

Mac or PC skills as necessary, but no previous web or image editing experience is required
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Our two-day Fast Track to Macromedia Fireworks course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to Fireworks enabling you to create rich web graphics. The course covers how to create and edit web graphics with both vector and bitmap images, work with layers, build buttons, add rollovers, slice images, and optimise and export graphics

This course also covers basic Macromedia Fireworks integration with both Dreamweaver and Flash. This Macromedia Authorised course is recommended for anyone new to Fireworks who needs to be able to create professional graphics for the web

 

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LEARNING THE BASICS

Introduction to Fireworks
Digital image types
Fireworks editing modes
The Fireworks interface
The Menu bar
The Toolbars
The Tools panel
The Property Inspector
Opening an existing document
Gamma settings

WORKING WITH BITMAP GRAPHICS

Creating new images
Importing images
Using the Selection Tools
Using the Marquee tool
Using the Lasso tool
Using the Magic Wand
Adjusting bitmap selections
Magnifying an image
Using the Filters menu
Using the Select menu
Modifying bitmap images
Using the Eraser tool
Using the Rubber Stamp tool
Working with additional bitmap tools
Painting and drawing tools

CREATING A LOGO WITH VECTORS

Adding Vector Objects
Using the Line and Knife tools
Changing the appearance of shapes and text
Using layers
Using the Layers Panel
Drawing freeform paths
Using the Pen tool
Using the Vector Path tool
Using strokes and fills
Using Effects and Styles
Combining simple paths
Using masks
Using transparency and blending

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HOTSPOTS AND SLICING

Image Maps
Assigning URLs to hotspots
Slice tools
Creating slices

CREATING NAVIGATION ELEMENTS

Fireworks and JavaScript
About behaviours
The Behaviours Panel
About rollovers
About frames
Creating buttons
About button symbols
The Button Editor
Disjointed Rollovers
Creating a Pop-up menu

USING FIREWORKS WITH DREAMWEAVER

Fireworks and the web
Graphics optimisation
Using the Optimise panel
Optimising GIF and JPEG files
Exporting graphics
Using the Export Wizard
Using the Export dialog box
Importing graphics and HTML into Dreamweaver
About Roundtrip HTML

USING FIREWORKS WITH FLASH

Integrating Fireworks graphics with Flash
Placing Fireworks vector graphics into Flash
Launching and editing Fireworks from Flash

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