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MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS - User Manual

MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS
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Using Fireworks

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Summary

Selecting and Transforming Objects

Selecting objects

Learn how to select vector and bitmap objects, text, slices, and hotspots on the canvas.

Selecting pixels

Understand how to select specific pixel areas in bitmap images using various selection tools.

Transforming and distorting objects

Explore methods for scaling, skewing, and distorting selected objects using transform tools.

Organizing objects

Discover techniques for organizing multiple objects through grouping, stacking, and aligning.

Working with Bitmaps

Working with bitmaps

Explore the tools and concepts for manipulating bitmap images in Fireworks.

Drawing, painting, and editing bitmap objects

Learn to create and modify bitmap graphics using pencil, brush, and paint bucket tools.

Adjusting bitmap color and tone

Enhance bitmap images by adjusting color, tone, brightness, contrast, levels, and curves.

Retouching bitmaps

Discover tools for image retouching, including cloning, blurring, sharpening, and color replacement.

Working with Vector Objects

Drawing vector objects

Learn to create vector graphics using basic shapes, freeform paths, and Auto Shapes.

Editing paths

Master techniques for modifying vector paths, including bending, reshaping, and combining segments.

Drawing Auto Shapes

Utilize intelligent vector object groups with predefined rules for creating common visual elements.

Using Text

Entering text

Learn to input and format text blocks using the Text tool and Property inspector.

Editing text

Modify text attributes like font, size, spacing, leading, and alignment.

Attaching text to a path

Explore how to make text follow the shape of a drawn path for creative effects.

Applying Color, Strokes, and Fills

Using the Colors section of the Tools panel

Master controls for activating stroke and fill color boxes and managing color defaults.

Working with strokes

Learn to apply and customize stroke attributes, including color, brush options, and textures.

Working with fills

Explore options for applying solid, gradient, and pattern fills to objects and text.

Using Live Effects

Applying Live Effects

Discover how to apply non-destructive enhancements like bevels, glows, shadows, and color corrections.

Editing Live Effects

Learn to modify the settings of applied Live Effects to achieve desired visual outcomes.

Layers, Masking, and Blending

Working with layers

Understand how layers divide a document into discrete planes for organizing objects and managing complexity.

Masking images

Explore techniques for masking images to hide or show parts of objects or images for creative effects.

Blending and transparency

Learn to create composite images and unique effects by blending colors and adjusting the opacity of overlapping objects.

Using Styles, Symbols, and URLs

Using Styles

Learn to save and reuse combinations of fill, stroke, effect, and text attributes.

Using Symbols

Discover how to create and manage reusable graphic, animation, and button elements.

Using URLs

Learn to assign web links to objects for navigation and organize them in URL libraries.

Slices, Rollovers, and Hotspots

Creating and editing slices

Learn how to cut up a document into smaller pieces for web export and create HTML slices.

Making slices interactive

Discover how to add interactivity to slices using drag-and-drop rollovers and the Behaviors panel.

Working with hotspots and image maps

Learn to create interactive areas on graphics by assigning URLs and behaviors to hotspots.

Creating Buttons and Pop-up Menus

Creating button symbols

Learn to create navigation elements with multiple states and interactive properties.

Creating pop-up menus

Master the creation of vertical or horizontal pop-up menus with customizable content and appearance.

Creating Animation

Building animation

Understand how to create animated graphics by assigning properties to animation symbols across frames.

Working with animation symbols

Learn to create, edit, and manage animation symbols for reusable animated elements.

Working with frames

Master the creation and organization of frames, setting frame delays, and managing object visibility.

Optimizing and Exporting

About optimizing

Understand file formats, format-specific options, and color adjustments for efficient graphic optimization.

Optimizing in the workspace

Utilize the Optimize panel and preview buttons for direct control over graphic optimization settings.

Exporting from Fireworks

Learn various methods for exporting documents, graphics, frames, and layers in different formats.

Automating Repetitive Tasks

Finding and replacing

Learn to search for and replace elements such as text, URLs, fonts, and colors across documents.

Batch processing

Master the conversion and manipulation of multiple files through automated batch processes.

Preferences and Keyboard Shortcuts

Setting preferences

Control the general appearance and behavior of the Fireworks user interface and application settings.

Changing keyboard shortcut sets

Customize keyboard shortcuts for menu commands, tools, and actions to improve productivity.

MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Specifications

General IconGeneral
VersionMX 2004
LicenseProprietary
TypeVector and raster graphics editor
PlatformWindows, Mac OS
DeveloperMacromedia
Operating SystemWindows 98/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later

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