Fireworks Level 2
Course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Inhouse
Fireworks Level 2 is a hands-on course that teaches you powerful techniques for creating and editing Web graphics and pages. You will learn advanced skills for working with vector graphics, photographic images and effects, slicing and rollovers, symbols and animation, and exporting to HTML.
About this course
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the Fireworks Level 1 course or have relevant experience
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Course programme
Fireworks Level 2 is a hands-on course that teaches you powerful techniques for creating and editing Web graphics and pages. You will learn advanced skills for working with vector graphics, photographic images and effects, slicing and rollovers, symbols and animation, and exporting to HTML.
Prerequisites
- To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the Fireworks Level 1 course or have relevant experience
Objectives
- Delegates will be able to :
- Create and edit vector paths precisely and efficiently using the Pen and Sub selection tools.
- Wrap text on a path and convert text to paths.
- Sharpen images and improve their contrast precisely.
- Create image effects such as cloning, masking, and patterns.
- Create and edit complex rollover behaviours, including multi-state navigation bars and drop-down lists.
- Use instances of symbols throughout a Website, and modify the original symbol to update all instances.
- Create animation and buttons using symbols.
- Modify HTML export settings to create files that match the format of the HTML editor application you use.
- Fireworks Level 1 ()
- Bespoke course (a course written to your specific needs) at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at our training room or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Scheduled public course at one of our training venues
- Comprehensive colour course manual and exercises
- 12 Months telephone and email support
- Use of a Modern Training suite with 19 inch flat screen monitors
- 1 delegate per computer
- Lunch (When at our training venue)
- Refreshments (When at our training venue)
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training room
Vector Paths
- Vector path concepts
- Drawing and editing rough paths
- Using the pencil tool
- Simplifying and reshaping paths
- Creating paths precisely with the pen tool
- Creating straight, curved and multi segment paths
- Creating sharp corners
- Combining straight and curved segments
- Editing paths
- Adding and editing anchor points
- Text and paths
- Wrapping text on a path
- Converting text to paths
- Improving sharpness and contrast
- Unsharp masking
- Using levels and curves to adjust contrast
- Editing images
- Using the rubber stamp tool
- Cropping image areas
- Using patterns
- Masking - creating mask groups
- Saving effects and styles
- Saving and applying multiple effects
- Creating and applying styles
- Triggering rollovers from polygonal areas
- Preparing slices for rollover effects
- Creating and preparing frames
- Creating rollover behaviours for hotspots
- Creating pop-up menus
- Creating and editing behaviours
- Creating a multi-state nav bar
- Custom-naming slices and assigning urls
- Creating a down state button
- Button symbols
- Creating button symbols
- Editing button symbols
- Graphic symbols
- Creating graphic symbols
- Updating instances in multiple files
- Creating animation
- Creating an animation symbol
- Tweening instances of graphic symbols
- Preparing animation for export
- Text slices
- Creating HTML text slices
- HTML export options
- Exporting to HTML and images
Fireworks Level 2