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Title:
Macromedia Fireworks 4 for Windows and Macintosh
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Series:
Visual quickstart guide
Publication Information:
Berkeley, CA : Peachpit Press, 2001.
Physical Description:
ix, 395 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780201731330
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Includes index.

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Summary

Summary

One of our best-selling Visual QuickStart Guides now includes the latest features of Fireworks 4, with updated coverage of animation, scripting Fireworks and Dreamweaver, writing JavaScript commands, and exporting graphics to Macromedia Director. A new chapter compares Fireworks with Adobe Photoshop as a Web graphics tool.

With Fireworks 4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide , you'll learn how to design, create, optimize, and output Web graphics from Fireworks in no time, thanks to the signature Visual QuickStart approach: clear, step-by-step instructions with plenty of helpful screenshots. The book thoroughly explores Fireworks' omnibus graphic tool set, which combines vector drawing, bitmap tools, text editing, special effects, color management, animation, and HTML linking in one interface.


Author Notes

Sandee Cohen, a former advertising creative supervisor, has been teaching and training on the Macintosh for the past seven years. She teaches at the New School for Social Research Computer Instruction Center in New York City. She is also a contributing writer for several desktop publishing magazines. Her artwork has been used for book jacket covers, interior illustrations, maps, and technical illustrations.


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School Library Journal Review

Fireworks 4, a tool for creating graphics and interactive elements for web pages, works well with other Macromedia tools like Dreamweaver and Flash. Like other authors in the "Visual QuickStart" series, Cohen does an excellent job of distilling topics. Whether discussing optimizing graphics or creating rollover effects, her book addresses the issues in a concise manner, which makes it useful for even experienced users. How To Use provides a very graphical reference for the newer user. Both of these titles are recommended, given the popularity of web animation tools, but Cohen's book will probably have a longer shelf life. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.


Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Using This Bookp. 2
Cross-Platform Issuesp. 3
Fireworks Workflow: How to Use This Bookp. 4
Continuing Your Fireworks Educationp. 7
Easter Eggp. 8
Chapter 1 Fireworks Basicsp. 9
System Requirementsp. 10
Installing and Launching Fireworksp. 12
Onscreen Panelsp. 13
Working with Panelsp. 19
Window Elementsp. 22
Using the Text Editorp. 23
Using the Windows Tool barsp. 23
Using the Interface Elementsp. 24
Using the Precision Cursorsp. 25
Tools panel and Keyboard Shortcutsp. 26
Customizing Keyboard Shortcutsp. 27
Chapter 2 Document Setupp. 31
Opening Documentsp. 32
Altering Documentsp. 34
Working with Rulersp. 37
Using Ruler Guidesp. 38
Using the Document Gridp. 40
Magnificationp. 41
Using the Display Optionsp. 43
Using the Hand Toolp. 44
Controlling Actionsp. 45
Saving Your Workp. 46
Chapter 3 Colorsp. 47
Setting the Color Modesp. 48
Using the Swatches Panelp. 52
Using the Default Colorsp. 56
Sampling Colorsp. 57
Using the Info Panelp. 58
Chapter 4 Path Toolsp. 59
Creating Basic Shapesp. 60
Working with the Pen Toolp. 64
Setting the Pen and Points Displayp. 68
Using the Brush Toolp. 69
Using the Pencil Toolp. 70
Modifying Pathsp. 73
Modifying Paths and Pointsp. 73
Chapter 5 Selecting Pathsp. 75
Selecting Entire Objectsp. 76
Selecting Pointsp. 78
Selecting Objects Behind Objectsp. 79
Controlling Selectionsp. 80
Working with Groupsp. 82
Chapter 6 Working with Objectsp. 85
Moving Objectsp. 86
Duplicating Objectsp. 86
Transforming Objectsp. 88
Controlling Transformationsp. 94
Reshaping Objectsp. 95
Combining Vector Objectsp. 99
Using the Alter Path Commandsp. 100
Aligning Objectsp. 102
Arranging Objectsp. 103
Working with Layersp. 104
Chapter 7 Fillsp. 107
Creating Basic Fillsp. 108
Creating a Web Dither Fillp. 109
Creating Gradient Fillsp. 110
Working with Patternsp. 114
Using Texturesp. 116
Modifying Fill Edgesp. 117
Chapter 8 Strokesp. 119
Setting Stroke Attributesp. 120
Saving Stroke Settingsp. 122
Using the Pencilp. 122
Creating Pressure Effectsp. 123
Editing Strokesp. 125
Modifying Stroke Positionsp. 129
Chapter 9 Effectsp. 131
Applying Effectsp. 132
Applying Bevel Effectsp. 133
Applying Shadow Effectsp. 135
Applying Emboss Effectsp. 136
Applying Glow Effectsp. 137
Applying Blur Effectsp. 138
Applying Sharpening Effectsp. 139
Applying the Find Edges Effectp. 141
Using the Convert to Alpha Effectp. 141
Applying the Adjust Color Effectsp. 142
Using the Eye Candy Filtersp. 146
Working with the Effect Panelp. 150
Chapter 10 Textp. 153
Typing Textp. 154
Setting the Text Attributesp. 155
Working with Text Blocksp. 160
Working with Text on a Pathp. 162
Font Managementp. 164
Chapter 11 Masks and Interactionsp. 165
Applying Transparencyp. 166
Creating Masksp. 167
Bitmap or Grayscale Masksp. 170
Masking Chartp. 173
Editing and Manipulating Masksp. 174
Applying and Discarding Masksp. 177
Using the Blending modesp. 178
Chapter 12 Automation Featuresp. 181
Paste Attributesp. 182
Using Stylesp. 183
Working with Find and Replacep. 187
Regular Expressionsp. 189
Using the Project Logp. 193
Scripting Commandsp. 194
Batch Processing Changesp. 197
Chapter 13 Working with Pixelsp. 201
Switching to the Bitmap Modep. 202
Importing Bitmap Imagesp. 203
Manipulating Bitmap Imagesp. 204
Selecting Pixelsp. 205
Working with Selectionsp. 211
Saving and Restoring Selectionsp. 213
Using the Pixel Toolsp. 215
Setting Bitmap Preferencesp. 219
Applying Xtrasp. 220
Chapter 14 Importingp. 221
Working with Scanned Artworkp. 222
Working with Photoshop Filesp. 223
Importing Vector Objectsp. 225
Importing EPS Filesp. 228
Importing GIF Animationsp. 229
Importing Textp. 230
Chapter 15 Optimizingp. 231
Following the Optimizing Stepsp. 232
Onscreen Previewp. 233
Optimizing GIF Filesp. 235
Adjusting the Color Tablep. 237
Revealing Imagesp. 239
Optimizing JPEG Filesp. 240
Creating Selective JPEGp. 242
Choosing GIF or JPEGp. 244
Setting Transparencyp. 245
Creating WBMP Imagesp. 247
Other Formatsp. 247
Working with Optimization Settingsp. 248
Optimizing in the Export Previewp. 249
Optimizing in Dreamweaverp. 250
Integrating with Flashp. 252
Chapter 16 Animationsp. 255
Working with Framesp. 256
Creating Frame-by-Frame Animationsp. 258
Importing onto Framesp. 260
Creating Graphic Symbolsp. 261
Tweening Instancesp. 263
Creating Animation Symbolsp. 265
Working with Symbolsp. 268
Modifying Animationsp. 270
Previewing Animationsp. 273
Frame Controlsp. 274
Optimizing Animationsp. 278
Chapter 17 Hotspots and Linksp. 279
Creating Hotspotsp. 280
Modifying Hotspotsp. 282
Assigning Hotspot Attributesp. 283
Managing Linksp. 285
Chapter 18 Slicesp. 289
Using Ruler Guides to Slicep. 290
Creating Slice Objectsp. 291
Viewing Slice Objects and Guidesp. 293
Setting the Slice Optionsp. 294
Optimizing Slicesp. 296
Chapter 19 Behaviorsp. 299
Understanding the Rollover statesp. 300
Creating a Button Symbolp. 301
Using the Link Wizardp. 303
Working with Button Symbolsp. 305
Creating a Nav Barp. 308
Sharing Symbolsp. 310
Creating a Disjointed Rolloverp. 313
Working with the Behaviors Panelp. 317
Creating Pop-up Menusp. 319
Setting Other Behaviorsp. 323
Chapter 20 Exportingp. 325
Understanding Exportingp. 326
Setting the Slices Controlsp. 327
Setting the HTML Propertiesp. 328
Setting HTML General Propertiesp. 329
Setting the HTML Table Propertiesp. 330
Setting HTML Document Propertiesp. 331
Using the Export Wizardp. 333
Cropping or Scaling Exported Imagesp. 334
Exporting a Dreamweaver Libraryp. 336
Exporting CSS Layersp. 337
Exporting to Directorp. 338
Breaking Up Filesp. 339
Exporting as Vector Artworkp. 341
Exporting as Flash SWFp. 342
Exporting as Photoshop Filesp. 344
Updating HTMLp. 346
Chapter 21 Compared to Photoshopp. 347
Working with Toolsp. 348
Working with Palettesp. 354
Working with Layersp. 360
Miscellaneous Featuresp. 362
Appendix A Keyboard Shortcutsp. 363
Windows Keyboard Shortcutsp. 364
Macintosh Keyboard Shortcutsp. 366
Indexp. 369