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| Course | Macromedia Fireworks Introduction | |
| Duration | 2 Days | |
| Overview | In a very short period of time Macromedia's Fireworks has become an important tool for creating all sorts of Web graphics. Fireworks combines features found in image editing, Web optimising and vector drawing programs. This 1 day course gives students a solid introduction to Fireworks and the role it plays in developing dynamic interactive web graphics. | |
| Content | Introducing Fireworks | The Fireworks Workspace Understanding and using Floating Panels Building an Image with the Toolbox Vector and Bitmap Image Mode |
| Editing Images | Tools for Drawing Lines & Shapes Editing Points & Curves The Object Info Panel Working with Groups of Objects Aligning & Merging Shapes Changing the Order, Transparency, Pattern and Texture of Objects |
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| Colour Techniques | Understanding and using Colours Pallets, Swatches and Colour Tables Setting and Editing Colour Gradients Creating Fills and Strokes Including Variable Transparency Radial, Linear & Custom Gradients |
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| Layers & Frames | Drawing on Different Layers Distributing Images to Frames for Animation |
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| Using the History Palette | Undo, Redo and Repeating several
steps Recording & Reusing Events |
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| Editing Text | Creating Text Areas Changing Text Properties Including Kerning & Spacing Text Along Curves |
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| Exporting Images | Choosing an Image Format GIF Palette & Transparency Compression & Quality Export Preview Choosing the right File Type Export Wizard & Export Slices Exporting to a Target File Size |
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| Animated GIF's | Symbols, Instances, Buttons &
Graphics Setting Frame Disposal Methods Onion-Skinning & Tweening to Aid Design |
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| Rollovers, Image Maps & Slices |
Creating Interactive Buttons in the Web Layer |
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| Managing Files | Options when Saving Images &
HTML Using Find & Replace Project Logs and Batch Processing |
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| Libraries & Styles | Creating Library Objects & Sharing
with Dreamweaver Creating Styles for Graphics and for Text |
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