Fireworks MX is a flexible and powerful graphics environment in which both bitmapped and vector images may be used to generate artwork for web pages. It also allows the creation of animations, buttons and rollover effects, generating all of the HTML and JavaScript necessary to make everything work.

Suitable for users completely new to Fireworks.

Fundamentals

• Fireworks' role in web site creation
• The Fireworks interface
• Document and optimisation display
• The Fireworks tools
• Panels and inspectors
• Using context menus
• Creating a new document
• Viewing documents
• Fireworks' use of symbols

Manipulating type

• Using the text
• Applying attributes and effects
• Manipulating text blocks
• Typographic controls
• Converting text to paths
• Transforming text
• Attaching text to a path

Working with graphics

• Bitmaps and vectors compared
• Drawing lines and shapes
• Drawing curves
• Setting stroke and fill attributes
• Transforming objects
• Bitmaps and image edit mode
• Using live effects
• Using the selection tools
• Optimising and exporting
• Working with layers
• Adjusting layer opacity
• Layer blend modes

Hotspots and slices

• Creating hotspots and image maps
• Assigning URLs to hotspots
• Slicing an image
• Rectangular and polygonal
• Naming slices
• Adding interactivity to slices
• Mixing GIF and JPEG formats
• Exporting slices

Buttons

• Fireworks' button states
• Creating buttons
• Assigning URLs
• Using symbols
• Exporting buttons

Animation

• How animated GIFs work
• Organising frames
• Working with layers
• Using tweening
• Setting playback options
• Optimising and exporting

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