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OVERVIEW. Chapter Lessons. Understand the Fireworks work environment Work with new and existing documents Work with bitmap images Create shapes Create and modify text. INTRODUCTION. Understanding Fireworks. Fireworks is a graphics program for the Web Tasks are compartmentalized

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  1. OVERVIEW Chapter Lessons • Understand the Fireworks work environment • Work with new and existing documents • Work with bitmap images • Create shapes • Create and modify text Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  2. INTRODUCTION Understanding Fireworks • Fireworks is a graphics program for the Web • Tasks are compartmentalized • Can work with, import from, and export files to other formats Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  3. INTRODUCTION Understanding Fireworks • Fireworks integrates seamlessly with other Macromedia applications • Dreamweaver • Flash • FreeHand • Director Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  4. LESSON 1 Understand the Fireworks Work Environment • In this lesson, you will: • Start Fireworks • Open a file • Adjust panels in the Fireworks window Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  5. LESSON 1 Viewing the Fireworks Window • Fireworks window contains • Document window • Property inspector • Panels Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  6. LESSON 1 Viewing the Fireworks Window • Document window contains canvas and display buttons • Display buttons: Original, Preview, 2-Up, 4-Up • 2-Up & 4-Up buttons allow you to evaluate different optimization settings side by side • Panels perform specific functions Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  7. LESSON 1 Viewing the Fireworks Window • Tools panel houses tools organized into tool groups • Select, Bitmap, Vector, Web, Colors, View • Property inspector • Modifies selected objects • Sets tool properties and other options Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  8. LESSON 1 Viewing the Fireworks Window • Rearrange panels in Fireworks window based on your preference • Collapse/expand • Open/close • Regroup • Dock/undock Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  9. LESSON 1 Viewing the Fireworks Window Document window Docked panel Property inspector FIGURE 3 Newly opened document Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  10. LESSON 2 Work with New and Existing Documents • In this lesson, you will: • Set document properties • Use Index and Search tabs of Help • Add a layer to the Layers panel • Copy an object between documents Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  11. LESSON 2 Working with Files • Fireworks files are called documents • A document consists of multiple layers • A layer can contain multiple objects • Fireworks files are saved as PNG files • Files have .png extension Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  12. LESSON 2 Working with Files • Different file formats support different images • Different ways to obtain images in different file formats • Import file • Open file • Copy and paste object • Drag and drop object Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  13. LESSON 2 Accessing Help • Help command on Help menu • Can access from three tabs • Content: lists topic by subject matter • Index: enter keyword to access topics that begin with keyword • Search: enter keyword to retrieve topics with keyword in title Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  14. LESSON 2 Accessing Help • Use commands on Help menu bar to navigate Help and print topics • Other ways to obtain support online • Fireworks Support Center • Macromedia Online Forums Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  15. LESSON 2 Accessing Help Help tabs FIGURE 10 Getting help on a topic Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  16. LESSON 3 Work with Bitmap Images • In this lesson, you will: • Modify a bitmap image • Create a layer • Lock a layer Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  17. LESSON 3 Understanding the Layers Panel • Layers position objects (not pixels) • Layers panel • Arranges objects in document in logical design order and grouping • Objects on layer similar to viewing multiple objects through clear acetate sheets • Stacking order affectsvisibility Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  18. LESSON 3 Understanding the Layers Panel • Layers can be • Hidden or visible • Locked or unlocked • Rearranged and renamed • Duplicated and deleted • Collapsed or expanded Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  19. LESSON 3 Understanding the Layers Panel Collapsed layer Expanded layer Delete selection icon Show/Hide layer icon Lock/Unlock layer icon FIGURE 16 Layers panel Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  20. LESSON 3 Understanding Bitmap Images and Vector Objects • Bitmap graphics represent a picture as a matrix of pixels on a grid • Realistically depict pixel colors in a photograph • Vector graphic is a mathematically calculated object • Composed of anchor points and straight or curved line segments Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  21. LESSON 3 Understanding Bitmap Images and Vector Objects • Bitmap images lose image quality when enlarged • Resolution-dependent • Resolution: the number of pixels in an image and its clarity and fineness of detail Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  22. LESSON 3 Understanding Bitmap Images and Vector Objects • Vector objects do not lose image quality when enlarged • Resolution-independent • Will retain appearance Vector remains crisp Bitmap is jagged & blurry FIGURE 17 Comparing vector and bitmap graphics Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  23. LESSON 4 Create Shapes • In this lesson, you will: • Display rulers and guides • Create a vector object • Modify a vector object Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  24. LESSON 4 Using Rulers, Guides, and the Grid • Design aides that help you precisely align and position objects • Rulers • Ruler units are always in pixels • Guides • Do not print • Insert by dragging a guide from the ruler to the canvas Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  25. LESSON 4 Using Rulers, Guides, and the Grid • Grid • Can display squares or rectangles • Can modify grid colors Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  26. LESSON 4 Sizing and RepositioningObjects • View the position of objects and the pointer using • Info panel • Open from Window menu • Also view color values of selected pixel • Property inspector Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  27. LESSON 4 Using the Tools Panel • Fireworks automatically determines whether the tool is appropriate for the edited object • Basic shape vector tools • Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon • Auto Shape vector tools Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  28. LESSON 4 Understanding Auto Shapes • Auto Shapes • Complex vector shapes • Manipulated by dragging control points • Control point • Yellow diamond • Appears when you select an Auto Shape Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  29. LESSON 4 Applying Fills and Strokes • Fill attributes • Color • Category (solid, gradient, or pattern) • Type and amount of edge of fill • Stroke attributes • Color • Tip size • Softness • Texture Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  30. LESSON 4 Applying Fills and Strokes • Anti-Aliasing: blends the edges of a stroke or text with surrounding pixels • Edges blend into the background • Anti-alias settings • No, Crisp, Strong, or Smooth Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  31. LESSON 5 Create and Modify Text • In this lesson, you will: • Create text • Create a path • Attach the text to the path • Save your document • Exit the program Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  32. LESSON 5 Using Text in a Document • Text tool properties • Font, size, color, style, kerning leading, alignment, text flow, offset, anti-alias • Kerning adjusts the space between adjacent letters or a range of letters • Leading adjusts the amount of space between lines of text Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  33. LESSON 5 Using Text in a Document • Text blocks • Fixed-width size never changes • Auto-sizing expands the text block to accommodate the amount of text • Spell check • Can perform on one or more blocks of text at a time Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  34. LESSON 5 Attaching Text to a Path • Use the Pen tool to define points on a path • Path: an open or closed vector consisting of a series of anchor points • Anchor points join path segments • Can edit text attached to path Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  35. LESSON 5 Attaching Text to a Path FIGURE 32 Text on paths Path Text attached to a path Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  36. LESSON 5 Attaching Text to a Path • To attach text to a path • Define points on path • Use Attach to Path command on Text menu • Create text using the Text tool • Edit points on path using the Subselection tool Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  37. SUMMARY Chapter 1 Tasks • Start Fireworks • Open a file • Adjust panels, including undocking and collapsing them • Set document properties • Use the Index and Search tabs of Help Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  38. SUMMARY Chapter 1 Tasks • Add a layer • Copy an object between documents • Modify a bitmap image • Create and lock a layer • Display rulers and guides Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

  39. SUMMARY Chapter 1 Tasks • Create and modify a vector object • Create text and a path • Attach the text to the path • Save your document • Exit the program Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed

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