Fireworks Introduction

Although now discontinued by Adobe, if you are still using this excellent program, we will be happy to train you. This course assumes no previous experience of using Fireworks. Familiarity with graphics packages useful.

Fireworks' role in web site creation

The Fireworks Interface

The Fireworks tools

Panels and inspectors

Using context menus

Creating a new document

Viewing documents

Fireworks' use of symbols

Using the text editor

Applying attributes and effects

Manipulating text blocks

Typographic controls

Converting text to paths

Transforming text

Attaching text to a path

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

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

Fireworks' button states

Creating buttons

Assigning URLs

Using symbols

Exporting buttons

How animated GIFs work

Organising frames

Working with layers

Using tweening

Setting playback options

Optimising and exporting