Course Title: Macromedia Fireworks 4



Macromedia Fireworks 4 brings efficiency to Web graphics production! Let Virtual Training Company author Rick Martin show you how to create, edit, and animate Web graphics using a complete set of bitmap and vector tools. In this tutorial, he will teach you to use export controls to optimize your images, give them advanced interactivity, and export them into Macromedia Dreamweaver and other HTML editors. You will even learn how to launch and edit Fireworks graphics from inside Dreamweaver or Macromedia Flash. Get busy learning now by clicking on one of the below topics.


Course Author/Expert: Rick Martin

Language: english

Full Online Training Available: Yes

Number of Course Movies: 90

Course Duration: 7 hours



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Introduction and Setting Up


About Fireworks 4 and This Course

Whats New in Fireworks 4

The Fireworks Workspace

Setting Preferences pt1

Setting Preferences pt2


About Web Pages


The Internet and World Wide Web

Internet Architecture and Web Delivery

Web Page Architecture

Web Graphics

Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics

RGB and Hexadecimal Color Modes

Other Color Modes

Color Depth

The Web Safe Color Palette

Graphic Formats pt1

Graphic Formats pt2

Monitor Resolution

Download Time


Fireworks Workflow


Creating New PNG Documents

Opening / Importing and Pasting

Navigating and Modifying the Canvas

Vector and Bitmap Modes

Layers and Frames

Arranging and Aligning Objects

Grouping / Hiding and Combining Objects

Masking pt1

Masking pt2

Compositing and Blending Modes

Symbols and Instances

Commands

Batch Processing

Keyboard Shortcuts


The Toolbox


Pointer and Subselect Tools

Marquee and Oval Marquee Tools

Lasso and Magic Wand Tools

Line and Pen Tools

Shape / Pencil and Brush Tools

Text Tool

Scale / Skew and Distort Tools

Reshaping Tools

Eyedropper and Paint Bucket Tools

Eraser and Rubber Stamp Tools

Hotspot and Slice Tools


Panels


Stroke and Fill

Effect and Info

Mixer / Swatches / Table and Options

Optimize / Object and Behaviors

Layers / Frames and History

Styles / Liary and URL

Find/Replace and Project Log


Working With Text


Creating Text

Importing Text

Attaching Text To a Path

Transforming Text


Retouching


About Retouching In Fireworks

Levels

Curves

Brightness and Contrast / Hue and Saturation

Blurring / Sharpening and Finding Edges


Optimizing


Optimizing Overview

Optimizing GIFs In The Workspace

Optimizing JPEGs In The Workspace

Optimizing While Exporting

Matte and Transparency


Creating Simple Buttons


Creating a New Button

Button Graphics and Behavior

Previewing and Exporting


Creating A Simple Navigation Bar


Overview and Setup

Modifying and Duplicating Buttons

Adding Behavior and Exporting


Creating A Navigation Bar With Pop Up Menus


Overview and Setup

Modifying and Testing


Creating An Image Map Web Interface With Image Swap


Overview and Setting Up

Button Text

Center Text

Center Highlight and Slice

Button Hotspots and Frames

Assigning Image Swap Behaviors

Optimizing / Exporting and Testing

Compromising and Modifying


Sliced Web Interface With Image Swap and Rollovers


Overview and Setting Up

Drawing Slices

Assigning Behaviors and Exporting

Method Comparison


Animation


Overview

Opening and Importing Existing Files

Creating and Editing Animation Symbols

Working With Frames

Animation Controls and Export

Final Thoughts and Contacts









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