Macromedia Fireworks 8
by Michael Thomas Green
Start the free chapterMacromedia® Fireworks 8® is a mature, robust, full-featured image-editing application particularly geared toward the Web. It allows designers and programmers to create engaging, attractive and functional websites quickly. It supports importing, creating and exporting a wide range of file formats. Although created for Web development, Fireworks can be used for creating CD-ROMs, kiosks, and other applications. Virtual Training Company author Michael Thomas Green shows users how to create, edit, and animate graphics and text using Fireworks 8®.
Course content
Introduction and Setting Up5 lessons
The Fireworks Interface3 lessons
Creating Graphics: Foundations7 lessons
Working With Text10 lessons
- Creating Text Pt.13:001 credit or ad
- Creating Text Pt.26:081 credit or ad
- Anti-Aliasing2:281 credit or ad
- Getting Text from Outside Fireworks4:061 credit or ad
- Attaching Text to a Path1:381 credit or ad
- Reshaping Text on a Path1:171 credit or ad
- Transforming Text (or Any Object)4:591 credit or ad
- Inserting Special Characters1:401 credit or ad
- The Text Editor2:221 credit or ad
- Pasting an Image Inside Text3:031 credit or ad
File and Edit Menus16 lessons
- File Menu Pt.15:361 credit or ad
- File Menu Pt.24:441 credit or ad
- Edit Menu: Undo and Redo1:161 credit or ad
- Edit Menu: Insert New Button5:591 credit or ad
- Add Swap Image to Button2:421 credit or ad
- Add Status Bar Message to Button2:111 credit or ad
- Add Pop-Up Menu to Button3:231 credit or ad
- Edit Menu: Symbols and Libraries4:561 credit or ad
- Built-In Symbols and Libraries4:071 credit or ad
- Intro to Hotspots and Slices4:471 credit or ad
- Insert Polygon Slice1:081 credit or ad
- Empty Bitmap2:211 credit or ad
- Insert Layers1:261 credit or ad
- Insert Frames/ Animation2:201 credit or ad
- Find and Replace3:361 credit or ad
- Copy / Clone / Copy as Vector3:551 credit or ad
Other Menus16 lessons
- The View Menu Pt.13:541 credit or ad
- The View Menu Pt.24:371 credit or ad
- Select: Super / Sub / Similar / Feather5:531 credit or ad
- Select: Expand / Border / Smooth Marquee4:141 credit or ad
- Select: Marquee to Path and Vice Versa2:551 credit or ad
- Modify > Canvas > Image Size3:241 credit or ad
- Modify > Canvas > Canvas Size / Color2:311 credit or ad
- Modify > Canvas > Trim / Fit1:581 credit or ad
- Modify > Canvas > Rotations0:441 credit or ad
- Modify > Alter Path > Expand and Inset3:591 credit or ad
- Modify > Combine Paths > Join3:351 credit or ad
- The Text Menu3:391 credit or ad
- The Commands Menu3:421 credit or ad
- The Filters Menu2:391 credit or ad
- The Window Menu4:151 credit or ad
- The Help Menu2:151 credit or ad
The Tools Panel (Toolbox)21 lessons
- Pointer and Subselect Tools6:551 credit or ad
- Marquee and Oval Marquee Tools4:521 credit or ad
- Lasso and Magic Wand Tools3:321 credit or ad
- Add / Subtract / Multiply Selection2:491 credit or ad
- Line Tool4:131 credit or ad
- Pen Tool3:331 credit or ad
- Redraw Path Tool1:511 credit or ad
- Vector Path Tool1:291 credit or ad
- Pencil: Auto Erase / Anti-alias2:011 credit or ad
- Pencil / Brush: Preserve Transparency1:381 credit or ad
- Scale / Skew and Distort Tools5:091 credit or ad
- Reshaping Paths with the Pen Tool2:191 credit or ad
- Freeform and Reshape Tools2:221 credit or ad
- Path Scrubber Tools5:301 credit or ad
- Paint Bucket and Eyedropper Tools5:361 credit or ad
- Rubber Stamp Tool3:581 credit or ad
- Replace Color Tool2:521 credit or ad
- Red Eye Removal Tool1:061 credit or ad
- Blur and Smudge6:461 credit or ad
- Dodge and Burn1:391 credit or ad
- The Image Editing Panel2:271 credit or ad
Working with Color and Tone11 lessons
- Color Palettes3:081 credit or ad
- RGB and Hexadecimal Color Models4:021 credit or ad
- CMY / HSB and Grayscale Color Models3:161 credit or ad
- HSL Color Model6:001 credit or ad
- 3D Effect w/ Gradient and HSL Luminance6:141 credit or ad
- Color Bit Depth and Transparency4:491 credit or ad
- Web Safe Windows and Mac Color Palettes4:041 credit or ad
- Custom Color Palette / GIF Adaptive3:441 credit or ad
- Levels5:521 credit or ad
- Curves2:331 credit or ad
- Levels and Curves: Auto and Eyedropper2:361 credit or ad
Using Filters12 lessons
- Intro: Paths / Strokes / Fills and Filters2:371 credit or ad
- Adjust Color6:411 credit or ad
- Blur5:121 credit or ad
- Noise1:501 credit or ad
- Bevel and Emboss4:171 credit or ad
- Convert to Alpha4:191 credit or ad
- Find Edges1:131 credit or ad
- Shadow and Glow4:041 credit or ad
- Sharpen3:571 credit or ad
- Eye Candy6:201 credit or ad
- Alien Skin3:111 credit or ad
- Styles4:421 credit or ad
Layers / Masks and Blend Modes9 lessons
- Layers Pt.12:151 credit or ad
- Layers Pt.24:461 credit or ad
- Vector Masks5:501 credit or ad
- Bitmap Masks3:541 credit or ad
- Alpha Masks3:511 credit or ad
- Blend Modes Intro5:421 credit or ad
- Blend Modes / Opacity and Filters4:001 credit or ad
- Blend Modes and Masks2:331 credit or ad
- Combining Blend Modes Using Color Fill2:131 credit or ad
Fireworks Workflow6 lessons
Creating Animation and Interactivity14 lessons
- Tweening and Using Frames Pt.16:181 credit or ad
- Tweening and Using Frames Pt.26:391 credit or ad
- Animation Symbols5:011 credit or ad
- Flash vs. Animated GIF Export Pt.15:271 credit or ad
- Flash vs. Animated GIF Export Pt.24:591 credit or ad
- Slices and Hotspots Pt.1: Hotspots6:151 credit or ad
- Slices and Hotspots Pt.2: Slices5:541 credit or ad
- HTML Setup2:181 credit or ad
- Slices with Rollover / Single Image Pt.15:121 credit or ad
- Slices with Rollover / Single Image Pt.24:291 credit or ad
- Slices / Nav Bar / No HTML Frameset Pt.14:261 credit or ad
- Slices / Nav Bar / No HTML Frameset Pt.23:011 credit or ad
- Slices / Nav Bar / HTML Frameset Pt.14:411 credit or ad
- Slices / Nav Bar / HTML Frameset Pt.23:561 credit or ad
Optimizing and Exporting11 lessons
- Optimizing: Creating Slices3:001 credit or ad
- Optimizing GIFs4:101 credit or ad
- Optimizing JPEGs5:491 credit or ad
- Index Transparency / Matte4:361 credit or ad
- Multiple Index Colors1:441 credit or ad
- HTML Slices4:301 credit or ad
- CSS HTML Rollovers5:241 credit or ad
- Integrating with Dreamweaver5:001 credit or ad
- Flash Integration for Exported Files4:011 credit or ad
- Import PNGs to Flash: with Editablity3:151 credit or ad
- Import PNGs to Flash: Maintain Appearance2:341 credit or ad