Adobe Fireworks CS4 short course
Learn how to design and optimize images for the Web with Fireworks CS4. LearnKey expert Deborah Berg explains the basic tools and fundamental features to create and enhance your Web images. You'll also learn how to prototype a Web page layout and publish it to CSS-based HTML. This course is a great overview of how to use Fireworks to create professional images and Web page layouts for the Web.
Session 1
Section A: Introduction
· Welcome to Fireworks
· Fireworks Start Page
· Interface Overview
· Toolbox
· Property Inspector
· Panels
· Customizing Fireworks Interface
· Opening Documents
· Rulers/Guides/Grids
Section B: Fills
· Working with Fills
· Solid Fill
· Subselection Tool
· Gradient Fill
· Pattern Fill
· Texture Fill
· Color Fill Live Filter
· Fill Edges
Section C: Strokes
· Line Tool
· Line Properties
· Pen Tool
· Curved Lines
· Converting Lines
· Freeform Tool
· Vector Path Tool
· Redraw Path Tool
· Removing Strokes
Section D: Text
· Creating Text
· Formatting Text
· Importing Photoshop Text
· Photoshop Import Options
· Attach Text In Path
· Importing Word Documents
· Attach In Path Command
Section E: Layers
· Creating Layers
· Layer Properties
· Duplicating Layers
· Duplicating Objects
· Deleting Layers
· Organizing Layers
· Exporting Layers
· Web Layers
Section F: Symbols
· Convert to Symbol
· Create Common Library Symbol
· Sharing Symbols
· Editing Symbols
· Button Symbols
· Scaling Button Symbols
· Creating Rollovers
· Defining Active Area
· Create Navigation Bar
· Animation Symbols
· Customizing State Animation
· Component Symbols
· Editing and Updating Symbols
Session 2
Section A: Bitmap Graphics
· Understanding Bitmaps
· Marquee Tool
· Oval Marquee Tool
· Lasso and Polygon Tools
· Magic Wand Tool
· Pencil Tool
· Brush Tool
· Eraser Tool
· Red Eye Removal Tools
· Photoshop Integration
· Photoshop Live Effects
Section B: Productivity Using Prototypes
· Creating a Mock-Up
· Setting a Page Tag Line
· Creating a Navigation Bar
· Setting a Master Page
· Creating Pages
· Sharing Layer Pages
· Creating CSS-Based Layouts
Section C: Optimizing Images
· Understanding Size and Quality
· GIF
· Using GIFs
· Optimizing GIFs
· JPEG
· Optimizing JPEGs
· Quality Based Optimization
· Selective JPEG Compression
· PNG
· PNG 8
· PNG 32
· PNG 24
Section E: Image Slicing
· Rectangle Slices
· Slicing and Optimizing Guides
· Gradient Slices
· Polygon Slices
· HTML Slices
· Slice Properties
· Image Optimization with Slices
Section F: Exporting
· Export Options
· Exporting Images
· Exporting HTML
· HTML Table and Naming Options
· Other HTML Save Options
· Preview HTML Export
· Exporting CSS
· Exporting for Flash
· Exporting PDFs
· Preparing PDF Links
· PDF Export Options
How long does the course take?
Enrol in the Adobe Fireworks CS4 short course today and complete the course material in your own time and at a pace that suits your lifestyle. You can work through the course information when it suits you best. Completing our Web Development courses also allows you to attain your certification much faster than sitting in a classroom.
No trainer support is provided as the CD sessions are designed to be self sustaining. This course is only able to be used on a PC, not a Mac.
Total nominal hours:6 hrs
Course delivered by CD-rom
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$234
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Additional charge for postage & handling (we do not deliver internationally)
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$10
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