MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2 Design Software Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2 Design Software. We have 1 MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2 Design Software manual available for free PDF download: Use Manual

MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2 Use Manual

MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2 Use Manual (156 pages)

Brand: MACROMEDIA | Category: Software | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1

9
- Getting Your Bearings
  9
- What's in this Package
  10
- System Requirements
  10
  - Windows
    10
  - Macintosh
    10
- Installing and Starting Fireworks
  11
- Uninstalling Fireworks
  12
- Resources for Learning Fireworks
  12
- What's Unique about Fireworks
  13
- Welcome to Fireworks
  14
  - What Is Fireworks
    14
- Using the Document Window
  15
  - View Controls Toolbar
    21
  - Using the Toolbars
    21
- Navigating and Viewing the Document
  32
  - Setting Document Magnification
    32
  - Shortcut Menus
    33
  - Multiple Document Views
    33
  - Optimizing Document Redraw
    34
- A Case Study: with and Without Fireworks
  34
  - The Fireworks Way
    35
- Setting up Your Document
  37
- Importing and Exporting
  40
  - Importing Bitmap Images
    40
  - Importing Vector Art
    40
  - Exporting
    41
Chapter 2

43
- Creating and Editing a Graphic
  43
- Object Mode and Image Edit Mode
  44
  - Fireworks Drawing and Editing Tools
    44
- Editing Path Objects
  45
- Image Edit Mode Basics
  52
- Using Color
  55
  - Using the Color Mixer
    56
  - Using the Swatches Panel
    57
  - System Color Pickers
    58
  - Using Color Wells
    58
- Applying Strokes and Fills
  59
  - The Stroke Panel
    60
  - The Fill Panel
    61
  - Using Styles
    63
  - Adding Texture
    64
- Applying Effects to Objects
  65
  - Live Effects
    65
  - Using Xtras
    67
- Using Text
  67
  - Using the Text Editor
    68
  - Attaching Text to a Path
    69
  - Controlling Document Size and Resolution
    70
  - Resampling
    70
- Organizing Your Document
  71
  - Grouping Objects
    71
  - Arranging Objects on a Layer
    72
  - Using Layers
    72
  - Using Frames
    74
- Find and Replace
  74
- Symbols and Instances
  78
  - Creating a Symbol
    78
  - Creating an Instance
    79
  - Modifying a Symbol
    79
  - Modifying an Instance
    79
  - Working with Symbols and Instances
    79
  - Tweening
    80
- Compositing
  81
  - Using the Object Inspector
    81
  - Using Blending Modes
    81
  - Masking
    83
Chapter 3

85
- Importing and Exporting
  85
- Fireworks in the Workflow
  86
- Importing
  86
  - Import File Dialog Box
    86
  - Drag and Drop
    87
  - Copy and Paste
    87
  - Importing Text
    88
  - Importing Fireworks Files
    88
  - Importing Freehand, Illustrator, or Coreldraw Files
    89
  - Importing Animated Gifs
    90
  - Importing from a Scanner or Digital Camera
    90
- Exporting
  91
- Using Export Preview
  93
  - Preview Area
    94
  - Options Panel
    95
- Working with Color Palettes
  96
  - Using Palettes for Drawing and Creating
    96
  - Using Palettes for Exporting
    97
  - Setting the Number of Colors in the Palette
    97
  - Editing Colors in a Palette
    98
  - Saving a Palette
    100
  - Using Dithering
    100
  - Adjusting Transparency
    101
  - Optimize
    102
  - Interlacing
    102
  - File Panel
    102
  - Animation Panel
    102
- Export Area
  103
- Web Export Formats
  103
  - Gif
    103
  - Jpeg
    104
  - Png
    105
  - Web Format Comparison
    105
- Other Export Formats
  106
  - Tiff
    106
  - Pict
    106
  - Bmp
    106
  - Xres LRG
    106
- Batch Processing
  106
- Working with Dreamweaver
  110
  - Fireworks Images in Dreamweaver
    110
  - Editing Fireworks Images in Other Image Editors
    112
Chapter 4

113
- Web Design Features
  113
- Producing Web Components
  114
  - Features for Web Production
    114
- Web Objects: the Basics of Web Production
  114
  - Creating Web Objects
    115
  - Setting Web Object Properties
    115
- Creating an Image Map
  116
  - Choosing an Image Map Source Graphic
    116
  - Creating a Hotspot
    116
  - Setting Image Map Options
    116
  - Exporting Image Maps
    117
- Slicing Images When Exporting
  117
  - Slice Objects as Event Areas
    117
  - Creating a Sliced Image
    117
  - Exporting an Image in Multiple Slices
    118
  - Specifying Export Settings for Slice Objects
    119
  - Naming Slices
    119
- Javascript Rollovers
  120
  - Button Rollovers
    120
  - The down State
    121
  - Swapping Parts of the Image
    121
  - Using Irregularly Shaped Rollovers
    122
  - Creating Toggle Group Rollovers
    123
  - Exported Javascript Code
    123
- Creating Animation
  124
  - Fireworks Animation Features
    124
  - Opening an Animation
    124
  - Drawing an Animation
    125
  - Optimizing and Controlling the Animation
    127
  - Previewing an Animation
    128
  - Exporting an Animation
    129
- Transparency
  129
  - GIF Transparency
    129
  - PNG Alpha Transparency
    129
- Using Fireworks HTML
  130
  - Exporting HTML with a Fireworks File
    130
  - Some HTML Basics
    132
  - Common HTML Tags
    132
  - Copying and Pasting from a Fireworks HTML File
    133
  - Javascript
    133
  - Client-Side Image Maps
    133
  - Sliced Images
    133

Advertisement

Advertisement

Related Products

MACROMEDIA Categories

More MACROMEDIA Manuals