Fireworks 8 training course is designed for beginning to intermediate Fireworks users who need to design and export static, animated, and interactive graphics for the Web. The course starts with an over view of Fireworks 8 interface, then advances to cover topics such as working with vector tools, manipulating bitmap images, image optimizations and exporting methods, as well as integration with Dreamweaver 8 and Flash 8
Course Outline
Fireworks Interface
The default workspace (Windows)
Panel management
Essential preferences
Selecting tools with the keyboard
Customizing the keyboard shortcuts
Vector Drawing Tools
Vectors vs. bitmaps
Combining shapes
Using auto shapes
Drawing with the Pen tools
Rulers, guides, and grid
Fills and Strokes
Fill types
Gradients
Stroke settings
Creating custom strokes
Bitmap Painting Tools
Pencil, Brush, and Eraser tools
Tracing art
Combining bitmap and vector art
Image Editing
Selecting pixels
More about selecting pixels
Saving selections
Red-eye removal
Tonal correction with Levels
Adjusting colours with
Hue/Saturation
The Colour Replace tool
Sharpening an image with
Un sharp Mask
Text
Intro to fonts/installing fonts
Importing text
Spell-checking
Text on a path
Converting text to paths
Layer Essentials
Layer basics
Managing layers
Transparency and Blend Modes
Symbol Essentials
Using graphic symbols
Aligning and Transforming Objects
Aligning and distributing objects
Scaling, skewing, and distorting
Masking
Using vector masks
Using bitmap masks
Using hide and reveal
Masking with text
Optimizations and Exporting
GIFs
GIFs with transparency
JPEGs
Selective JPEG optimizations
Using the Export Wizard
The History panel
Batch processing
Slicing Essentials
Image slicing
HTML slicing
Exporting a single slice
The Polygon Slice tool
Dreamweaver Integration
Quick Export
Roundtrip essentials
Building a simple site
Summary
who should do this course
This course is ideal for the keen designer who wishes to develop their skills to a new level using Fireworks and its outstanding features
