Adobe Fireworks CS3
by James Gonzalez
Start the free chapterAdobe® Fireworks® CS3 is a versatile image editing program specifically designed for creating, editing, and optimizing web graphics. In this tutorial, author James Gonzalez provides a comprehensive review of Fireworkâs many features and includes movies on how to work with text, create and edit both bitmap and vector images, add visual effects with Live Filters, create interactive menus using button symbols, slices and behaviors, and how to optimize graphics for the web, and much, much more. Work files are included. To begin learning Adobe Fireworks CS3, simply click on one of the movie links.
Course content
Getting Started4 lessons
The Fireworks Workspace5 lessons
Creating Vector Graphics8 lessons
- Working with Vector Objects6:531 credit or ad
- Drawing Vector Objects6:391 credit or ad
- Drawing Auto Shapes pt. 16:011 credit or ad
- Drawing Auto Shapes pt. 23:551 credit or ad
- Editing Paths5:421 credit or ad
- Editing with Path Operations5:191 credit or ad
- Editing Paths Using the Path Panel pt. 15:361 credit or ad
- Editing Paths Using the Path Panel pt. 22:361 credit or ad
Creating Bitmap Graphics5 lessons
Selecting/Transforming/Organizing Objects5 lessons
Working with Text7 lessons
Using Live Filters7 lessons
- Live Filters Overview5:121 credit or ad
- Applying Bevel Filters3:321 credit or ad
- Applying Emboss Filters3:111 credit or ad
- Applying Drop Shadow & Blur Filters7:431 credit or ad
- Applying Photoshop Layer Effects6:261 credit or ad
- Working with Photoshop Filters & Plug-ins4:501 credit or ad
- Creating Custom Live Filters6:391 credit or ad
Pages/Layers/Masks9 lessons
- Working with Pages4:011 credit or ad
- Working with Master Pages6:251 credit or ad
- Exporting Pages to HTML4:011 credit or ad
- Working with Layers5:081 credit or ad
- About Image Masking2:581 credit or ad
- Working with Bitmap Masks5:571 credit or ad
- Working with Vector Masks6:081 credit or ad
- Editing Masks7:011 credit or ad
- Importing & Exporting Photoshop Masks2:041 credit or ad
Hotspots/Slices/Behaviors10 lessons
- Slices & Hotspots Overview6:341 credit or ad
- Creating Image Maps6:181 credit or ad
- Creating Rollovers with Hotspots2:501 credit or ad
- Working with Slices pt. 16:221 credit or ad
- Working with Slices pt. 24:271 credit or ad
- Making Slices Interactive6:171 credit or ad
- Working with Behaviors3:561 credit or ad
- Adding a Pop-up Menu Behavior4:211 credit or ad
- Using Hotspots on Top of Slices2:461 credit or ad
- Preparing Slices for Export4:431 credit or ad
Button Symbols8 lessons
- Creating Button Symbols7:171 credit or ad
- Using Symbols pt. 14:171 credit or ad
- Using Symbols pt. 24:291 credit or ad
- Using the Button Editor5:511 credit or ad
- Using 9 Slice Scaling3:521 credit or ad
- Creating Navigation Bars5:151 credit or ad
- Creating Pop-up Menus pt. 17:191 credit or ad
- Creating Pop-up Menus pt. 24:151 credit or ad
Creating Slideshows & Animations7 lessons
- Creating Slideshows6:071 credit or ad
- Slideshow Properties6:281 credit or ad
- Working with Animation Symbols6:101 credit or ad
- Modifying Animation Symbols5:331 credit or ad
- Creating Frame Tweening Animations4:251 credit or ad
- Exporting Animations5:191 credit or ad
- Using Fireworks Graphics in Flash6:421 credit or ad
Optimizing Images6 lessons
Exporting10 lessons
- Publishing Files7:131 credit or ad
- Setting Slice Export Controls4:311 credit or ad
- Setting HTML Export Options6:351 credit or ad
- Defining How HTML Tables Export5:251 credit or ad
- Exporting to CSS Layers1:591 credit or ad
- Working with Dreamweaver5:071 credit or ad
- Inserting Images into Dreamweaver6:541 credit or ad
- Working with Flash3:111 credit or ad
- Working with Photoshop Files3:481 credit or ad
- Working with Illustrator Files3:281 credit or ad