Adobe Fireworks CS4: Introduction and Intermediate

Surrey

Leatherhead

06/04/10

£

500

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04/05/10

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02/06/10

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Course Overview

Our Adobe Fireworks Introduction/Intermediate training course, you'll use Adobe Fireworks to create vector graphics, edit bitmap graphics, optimise images, and create and assign rollover effects for the Web.

Skills Gained

On completion of this course delegates will be able to :

• Understand the differences between bitmap and vector graphics.
• Use the Info panel to precisely scale objects.
• Use Fireworks to create and manipulate complex vector graphics and apply effects, textures, and patterns.
• Understand the GIF, JPEG, and PNG file formats to choose the right one for each kind of image.
• Import bitmap (raster) graphics and modify them in Bitmap Mode.
• Create selections within bitmap images using the Lasso, Marquee, and Magic Wand tools.
• Import and modify text objects, and merge them with vector graphics.
• Understand image resolution as it pertains to Web based graphics.
• Show and edit rulers, grids, and guides in order to help position items with precision on a Web page.
• Create hotspots to which you will assign links, alt text, and link targets.
• Slice complex images into sections and use the Optimise panel and Fireworks' Preview modes to optimise the images individually.
• Create simple and customized rollover and disjoint rollover effects using effects, patterns, and textures.
• Export a multi-frame Fireworks file with rollover effects as an HTML document

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Outline

The Fireworks Environment

• Previewing a web page in Fireworks
• Vector and bitmap graphics
• Fireworks environment elements
• Exploring a Fireworks document
• Accessing and arranging Fireworks panels
• Navigating in Fireworks
• Zooming and navigating
• Resizing the Fireworks window
• Navigating using shortcuts

Creating Vector Graphics

• Drawing tools
• Drawing with the pencil tool
• Drawing straight segments with the pencil
• Drawing line segments with the line tool
• Object drawing tools
• Rectangle tool
• The ellipse tool
• Polygon tool
• Modifying vector graphics
• Using the stroke panel
• Editing fills
• Gradient fills
• Applying pattern fills

Transforming Vector Images and Effects

• Combining shapes
• Combining vector shapes
• Expanding strokes
• Arranging and transforming
• Aligning objects
• Adjusting the stacking order
• Using layers
• Scaling objects
• Skewing and distorting objects
• Knife tool
• Grouping
• Using rulers, grids, and guides
• Applying effects
• Applying glow and drop shadow

Bitmap Images

• Bitmap basics
• Importing bitmaps
• Enlarging bitmap images
• Cropping bitmap images
• Editing bitmap images
• Bitmap mode
• Creating selections
• Painting bitmap images
• Effects with bitmap images
• Applying effects to bitmap images
• Effects with bitmap images
• Vector and bitmap graphics

Using Text

• Creating text
• Adding text
• Applying effects to text
• Merging text and graphics
• Combining text with vectors
• Converting text to paths
• Merging text and graphics
• Adding text

Optimising Graphics for the Web

• Web graphic file formats
• Optimising images
• Optimising photographic images
• Optimising flat colour graphics

Hotspot Links

• Creating hotspots
• Adding hotspots
• Assigning links to hotspots
• Assigning links

Slicing and Rollovers

• Slicing
• Slicing and optimising
• Rollovers
• Creating drag and drop rollovers
• Using live effects in rollovers
• Custom rollovers
• Creating disjoint rollovers
• Exporting
• Using Fireworks files in Dreamweaver