Background
Macromedia Fireworks
is an immensely popular tool for creating and editing graphics for the web. 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 who needs to be able to
create professional graphics for the web.
Course Outline
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 setting
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
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
Macromedia
Fireworks MX 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
