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Overview
Macromedia Fireworks is a leading design tool for creating and processing
Web ready graphics. Fireworks integrates easily with other leading graphic
design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia
Freehand. So you won't need to abandon any of your existing tools. Fireworks
is just the icing on the cake for Web graphic design and production.
We use Fireworks extensively in all our Web production.
Remember all our training
is backed up by real world production experience.
We have over 11 years training
experience so we know how to communicate complex ideas in a straight
forward manner. We also understand the commercial constraints and pressures
on your business.
We can design any course
to suit your needs.
If you're not sure simply
use or course outline below.
Course
title - Macromedia Fireworks
Duration - 2 days
Course material supplied - Fireworks Quickstart
Day 1
- Bitmaps V Vectors
- Fireworks editing modes
- The Fireworks interface
- Bitmap editing
- Vector editing
- Making selections in the vector mode
- Grouping objects
- Using the layers panel
- Using single layer editing
- Using the vector tools
- The History panel
- Applying strokes
- Applying fills
- Applying text, fills and live effects
- Adding text
- Using Web dither
- Advanced techniques
- Combining shapes
- Adjusting text on paths
- Masking images
- Exporting and optimisation
- Working with colour tables
- Creating transparency
- Saving export presets
Day 2
- Creating Animated Gifs
- Making an animation
- Exporting Gifs
- Applying tweening
- Creating symbols
- Animating symbols
- Using the Library
- Creating buttons
- Working with rollovers
- Using the button editor
- Using live effects
- Creating image maps
- Slicing images
- Creating disjointed rollovers
- Using the behavior panel
- Adding a pop up menu
- Production techniques
- Using find and replace
- Using the project log
- Batch processing
- Integrating with Dreamweaver
- Working with CSS layers
- Working with Dreamweaver Library items
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