Macromedia Fireworks 4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide

by Cohen, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780201731330
• ISBN10: 0201731339
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

Macromedia Fireworks is the Swiss Army knife of Web graphics production. With this single software application, users can create, modify, optimize, and output all the Web graphic elements, including text, photos, buttons, banners, animation, and interface elements. This then enables users to produce sophisticated, graphics-rich, interactive Web sites with great ease and speed. Fireworks offers seamless compatibility with Dreamweaver and other Web authoring tools. Fireworks 4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is designed to be easy to use. Like the other books in this popular series, it takes a visual, task-oriented approach, so readers can look up what they need to know and get straight to work. It covers all the tools and techniques for creating graphics within Fireworks and exporting them to a variety of formats. This fully updated edition includes added coverage of animation; Dreamweaver and Fireworks scripting; using JavaScript commands; and exporting Fireworks graphics to Director.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Using This Book	p. 2
Cross-Platform Issues	p. 3
Fireworks Workflow: How to Use This Book	p. 4
Continuing Your Fireworks Education	p. 7
Easter Egg	p. 8
Fireworks Basics	p. 9
System Requirements	p. 10
Installing and Launching Fireworks	p. 12
Onscreen Panels	p. 13
Working with Panels	p. 19
Window Elements	p. 22
Using the Text Editor	p. 23
Using the Windows Tool bars	p. 23
Using the Interface Elements	p. 24
Using the Precision Cursors	p. 25
Tools panel and Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 26
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 27
Document Setup	p. 31
Opening Documents	p. 32
Altering Documents	p. 34
Working with Rulers	p. 37
Using Ruler Guides	p. 38
Using the Document Grid	p. 40
Magnification	p. 41
Using the Display Options	p. 43
Using the Hand Tool	p. 44
Controlling Actions	p. 45
Saving Your Work	p. 46
Colors	p. 47
Setting the Color Modes	p. 48
Using the Swatches Panel	p. 52
Using the Default Colors	p. 56
Sampling Colors	p. 57
Using the Info Panel	p. 58
Path Tools	p. 59
Creating Basic Shapes	p. 60
Working with the Pen Tool	p. 64
Setting the Pen and Points Display	p. 68
Using the Brush Tool	p. 69
Using the Pencil Tool	p. 70
Modifying Paths	p. 73
Modifying Paths and Points	p. 73
Selecting Paths	p. 75
Selecting Entire Objects	p. 76
Selecting Points	p. 78
Selecting Objects Behind Objects	p. 79
Controlling Selections	p. 80
Working with Groups	p. 82
Working with Objects	p. 85
Moving Objects	p. 86
Duplicating Objects	p. 86
Transforming Objects	p. 88
Controlling Transformations	p. 94
Reshaping Objects	p. 95
Combining Vector Objects	p. 99
Using the Alter Path Commands	p. 100
Aligning Objects	p. 102
Arranging Objects	p. 103
Working with Layers	p. 104
Fills	p. 107
Creating Basic Fills	p. 108
Creating a Web Dither Fill	p. 109
Creating Gradient Fills	p. 110
Working with Patterns	p. 114
Using Textures	p. 116
Modifying Fill Edges	p. 117
Strokes	p. 119
Setting Stroke Attributes	p. 120
Saving Stroke Settings	p. 122
Using the Pencil	p. 122
Creating Pressure Effects	p. 123
Editing Strokes	p. 125
Modifying Stroke Positions	p. 129
Effects	p. 131
Applying Effects	p. 132
Applying Bevel Effects	p. 133
Applying Shadow Effects	p. 135
Applying Emboss Effects	p. 136
Applying Glow Effects	p. 137
Applying Blur Effects	p. 138
Applying Sharpening Effects	p. 139
Applying the Find Edges Effect	p. 141
Using the Convert to Alpha Effect	p. 141
Applying the Adjust Color Effects	p. 142
Using the Eye Candy Filters	p. 146
Working with the Effect Panel	p. 150
Text	p. 153
Typing Text	p. 154
Setting the Text Attributes	p. 155
Working with Text Blocks	p. 160
Working with Text on a Path	p. 162
Font Management	p. 164
Masks and Interactions	p. 165
Applying Transparency	p. 166
Creating Masks	p. 167
Bitmap or Grayscale Masks	p. 170
Masking Chart	p. 173
Editing and Manipulating Masks	p. 174
Applying and Discarding Masks	p. 177
Using the Blending modes	p. 178
Automation Features	p. 181
Paste Attributes	p. 182
Using Styles	p. 183
Working with Find and Replace	p. 187
Regular Expressions	p. 189
Using the Project Log	p. 193
Scripting Commands	p. 194
Batch Processing Changes	p. 197
Working with Pixels	p. 201
Switching to the Bitmap Mode	p. 202
Importing Bitmap Images	p. 203
Manipulating Bitmap Images	p. 204
Selecting Pixels	p. 205
Working with Selections	p. 211
Saving and Restoring Selections	p. 213
Using the Pixel Tools	p. 215
Setting Bitmap Preferences	p. 219
Applying Xtras	p. 220
Importing	p. 221
Working with Scanned Artwork	p. 222
Working with Photoshop Files	p. 223
Importing Vector Objects	p. 225
Importing EPS Files	p. 228
Importing GIF Animations	p. 229
Importing Text	p. 230
Optimizing	p. 231
Following the Optimizing Steps	p. 232
Onscreen Preview	p. 233
Optimizing GIF Files	p. 235
Adjusting the Color Table	p. 237
Revealing Images	p. 239
Optimizing JPEG Files	p. 240
Creating Selective JPEG	p. 242
Choosing GIF or JPEG	p. 244
Setting Transparency	p. 245
Creating WBMP Images	p. 247
Other Formats	p. 247
Working with Optimization Settings	p. 248
Optimizing in the Export Preview	p. 249
Optimizing in Dreamweaver	p. 250
Integrating with Flash	p. 252
Animations	p. 255
Working with Frames	p. 256
Creating Frame-by-Frame Animations	p. 258
Importing onto Frames	p. 260
Creating Graphic Symbols	p. 261
Tweening Instances	p. 263
Creating Animation Symbols	p. 265
Working with Symbols	p. 268
Modifying Animations	p. 270
Previewing Animations	p. 273
Frame Controls	p. 274
Optimizing Animations	p. 278
Hotspots and Links	p. 279
Creating Hotspots	p. 280
Modifying Hotspots	p. 282
Assigning Hotspot Attributes	p. 283
Managing Links	p. 285
Slices	p. 289
Using Ruler Guides to Slice	p. 290
Creating Slice Objects	p. 291
Viewing Slice Objects and Guides	p. 293
Setting the Slice Options	p. 294
Optimizing Slices	p. 296
Behaviors	p. 299
Understanding the Rollover states	p. 300
Creating a Button Symbol	p. 301
Using the Link Wizard	p. 303
Working with Button Symbols	p. 305
Creating a Nav Bar	p. 308
Sharing Symbols	p. 310
Creating a Disjointed Rollover	p. 313
Working with the Behaviors Panel	p. 317
Creating Pop-up Menus	p. 319
Setting Other Behaviors	p. 323
Exporting	p. 325
Understanding Exporting	p. 326
Setting the Slices Controls	p. 327
Setting the HTML Properties	p. 328
Setting HTML General Properties	p. 329
Setting the HTML Table Properties	p. 330
Setting HTML Document Properties	p. 331
Using the Export Wizard	p. 333
Cropping or Scaling Exported Images	p. 334
Exporting a Dreamweaver Library	p. 336
Exporting CSS Layers	p. 337
Exporting to Director	p. 338
Breaking Up Files	p. 339
Exporting as Vector Artwork	p. 341
Exporting as Flash SWF	p. 342
Exporting as Photoshop Files	p. 344
Updating HTML	p. 346
Compared to Photoshop	p. 347
Working with Tools	p. 348
Working with Palettes	p. 354
Working with Layers	p. 360
Miscellaneous Features	p. 362
Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 363
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 364
Macintosh Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 366
Index	p. 369
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