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Fireworks 3.0 / 4.0 Level 1
prerequisites
- introduction to Windows 9x/2000/NT or Macintosh OS 6-9/X
- very comfortable with windows, mouse, keyboard
- comfortable editing text in documents (including Cut, Copy, Paste)
- introduction to the internet, using a web browser, searching
- familiar with web site design
nice-to-know experience
durations
This course is taught over a full-day.
objectives
This course is for people with little or no previous experience with Fireworks but who
wish to effectively create and edit images for their web sites.
Participants learn how Fireworks can work with vector and bitmap (raster) images so to
manipulate logos, icons, buttons, and photos. Emphasis is placed on creating graphics that
are good quality but at the same time are compact.
This course is very helpful to content developers of internet and intranet pages. It is
useful in conjunction with our Dreamweaver courses.
specific topics
- Starting Fireworks
- Acclimating to the Workspace
- Creating a New Image File
- Opening an Image File
- Comparing Vector and Bitmap Images
- Using Vector Drawing Tools
- Drawing Lines, Rectangles, Ellipses, Polygons
- Drawing a Straight or Curved Path
- Selecting an Object
- Formatting a Line or Border
- Filling an Object with a Pattern
- Making an Object Transparent
- Applying a Shadow or Glow
- Grouping or Ungrouping Objects
- Copying, Rotating, Scaling an Object
- Adding and Editing Text
- Aligning Objects
- Insert an Image
- Working with Bitmap Images
- Cropping a Photo
- Scaling or Sizing an Image
- Changing Saturation, Hue, Brightness
- Optimizing Images
- Understanding Image Formats
- Previewing Images
- Setting Transparency
- Displaying an Image Progressively
- Saving to the Appropriate Format
- Creating Buttons
- Creating a Simple Button
- Creating Rollovers Images
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