Adding Fireworks to your site has never been so easy. If you'd like to use Macromedia Fireworks to streamline your Web-graphics chores, pick up a copy of Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Fireworks 4 Studio: Training from the Source, a short course in this powerful package, based on Macromedia's own training programs.
For a fraction of the cost of the classes, you get the same manageable, step-by-step lessons. Better yet, you can work at your own pace, and you don't have to wade through technical jargon or esoteric theory, Instead, the book focuses on how to use Fireworks in a real-world environment, giving you professional techniques you can easily adapt to your own work. A special chapter on integrating Fireworks with Dreamweaver shows you the best and most efficient way to use Macromedia's Web-development programs together. The CD-ROM contains all the files you need to work through the lessons, plus final versions of the projects with which you can compare your own results.
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Experienced Web designers understand that Dreamweaver and Fireworks are Macromedia's ideal resources for professional Web site development. Web designers can create their Web graphics with Fireworks and seamlessly integrate them into their Web pages built with Dreamweaver. Macromedia now offers these two products together in one "studio" packagethe choice of over 75% of the buyers. Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Fireworks 4 Studio: Training from the Source introduces Web designers to the major features of Fireworks 4 including: editing bitmap images, creating buttons and rollover effects and creating pop-up menus. The lessons in the book guide readers through a series of projects in building several Web pages in Fireworks, exporting the pages to HTML files and then finally, integrating them into Dreamweaver. The CD-ROM contains all the files needed to work with the lessons.
Introduction.
Lesson
1. Bitmap Editing.
Exploring the Fireworks Tools Panel. Floating and Tabbed Panels. Editing
Bitmap Objects. Using the Magic Wand Tool. Adjusting the Hue and Saturation.
Using the Lasso Tool. Adding and Subtracting Selections. Copying the
Selection. Using the Rubber Stamp Tool. Using the Eraser Tool. Using the
Marquee Tools. Moving a Selection. Feathering the Edges of a Selection.
Additional Selection Options. Viewing the Gamma Setting.
Lesson
2. Working with Groups and Layers.
Grouping Objects. Using the Layers Panel. Using Single-Layer Editing. Using
the Select Behind Tool.
Lesson
3. Using Vector Tools.
Creating a New Document. Setting a Grid. Displaying Rulers and Guides.
Drawing the Compass. Rotating an Object. The History Panel. Using the Knife
Tool. Applying Fill Color. Using the Polygon Tool. Trimming the Canvas. Using
the Info Panel. Importing Images.
Lesson
4. Text, Fills, and Live Effects.
Adding Text. Formatting Text. Applying Fills and Colors. Building Custom
Palettes. Aligning Objects. Adding Live Effects. Working with masks. Adding
Textures and Patterns.
Lesson
5. Advanced Techniques.
Duplicating Objects with the Repeat Command. Combining Shapes. Creating
Gradients. Adding Text Along a Path. Converting Text to a Path. Applying
Transformations. Masking an Image. Masking with Vectors.
Lesson
6. Optimizing and Exporting.
Using the Export Wizard. Choosing the Image Format. Creating Transparency.
Exporting as JPEG Images.
Lesson
7. Creating Animated GIF Images.
Creating an Animation. Using Onion Skinning. Controlling Playback. Exporting
a GIF Animation. Using the Export Preview with Animations. Previewing in the
Browser. Applying Tweening. Creating Symbols. Using Animation Symbols. Making
an Object Fade In. Using the Library. Exporting Library Items. Importing
Library Items.
Lesson
8. Creating Buttons.
Using the Button Editor. Using the Link Wizard. Adding a New Button.
Exporting as HTML. Changing Simple Buttons to Rollovers.
Lesson
9. Creating Image Maps and Slices.
Creating an Image Map. Working with the Web Layer. Using the URL Panel.
Importing and Exporting URLs. Slicing an Image. Creating Disjointed
Rollovers. Using the Behaviors Panel. Adding a Pop-up Menu.
Lesson
10. Production Techniques.
Using Find and Replace. Using the Project Log. Performing Batch Processing.
Saving Your Scripts.
11. Integrating with Dreamweaver.
Fireworks and Dreamweaver. Creating a Site in Dreamweaver. Getting Started in
Dreamweaver. Editing a Fireworks HTML File in Dreamweaver. Editing an Image
from Dreamweaver. Using the Fireworks Button Editor. Inserting Fireworks HTML
into Dreamweaver. Optimizing in Fireworks. Using Selective JPEG Optimization.
Creating Dreamweaver Library Items. Adding Site Navigation. Understanding
Navigation Bars. Exporting Frames from Fireworks.
Index.
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