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We have sent a verification link to to complete your registration. Log In Sign Up. Forgot password? Enter your email address and check your inbox. Please check your email for further instructions. Enter a new password. Third-Party Information This guide contains links to third-party websites that are not under the control of Macromedia, and Macromedia is not responsible for the content on any linked site. First Edition: August Macromedia, Inc. San Francisco, CA Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.

Chapter Slices, Rollovers, and Hotspots. Chapter Automating Repetitive Tasks. This chapter covers the following topics: System requirements. Installing Fireworks This section explains how to install Fireworks. To install Fireworks: 1. The installation program prompts you to enter the required information. Viewing the files installed with Fireworks At some point you may need to view or access the files installed with Fireworks.

Optimization Image Editing panel This new panel is a central location where you can access commonly used image editing tools, filters, and menu commands.

Batch processing workflow Streamlined file renaming, the ability to check file dimensions optimized when scaling during a batch process and the addition of a status bar and log file are just a few of the optimizations to this workflow. The result is clean and easy to customize code that integrates well with sites built in Dreamweaver. Vector compatibility Vector attributes fills, strokes, filters and blend modes are preserved when moving objects between Flash and Fireworks. Like Flash, grids now use a dotted line and a lighter default grid color.

Create without complexity 25 new blend modes 25 new choices to alter the look of your colors and objects. Perspective shadow Add a perspective shadow to open paths and text objects. Solid Shadow A new live filter that stamps the object it is applied to several times. Mobile interface Mock up your mobile interface quickly with bitmap interface components components.

Sample buttons, animations Get started quickly with cool new assets like buttons, themes and bullets animations, themes and bullets. Autoname text Layers are automatically named by the text you type in them. Create without complexity Special Characters panel Use this new panel to insert special characters directly into text blocks. Reshape text on a path Edit path points when text is attached. Save time and effort with the many refinements made to common tasks.

Optimization remember last Optimization now defaults to the last settings used. Save multiple selections Save, restore, name and delete multiple marquee selections within PNG files.

Select objects that share an Shift-click to select objects that share an edge or boundary in edge in the Layers panel the layers panel. Autosave preferences Fireworks 8 preferences are automatically saved more frequently. Group consecutive nudges Consecutive nudges are treated as one move.

Improved tablet support Tablet support is improved for Path Scrubber tools and stroke pressure sensitivity. Lock objects Lock on a per-object basis in the Layers panel. Guide to instructional media A variety of resources are available for learning Fireworks, including this manual, Fireworks Help, PDF versions of the Fireworks documentation components, and several web-based information sources.

This chapter contains the following topics: About working in Fireworks. About working in Fireworks Fireworks is a versatile application for creating, editing, and optimizing web graphics. Vector and bitmap objects In the Fireworks Tools panel, you will find distinct sections containing tools for drawing and editing vectors and bitmaps.

Interactive graphics Slices and hotspots are web objects that specify interactive areas in a web graphic. About optimizing and exporting graphics Fireworks has powerful optimization features to help you find the balance between file size and acceptable visual quality as you prepare to export graphics. About vector and bitmap graphics Computers display graphics in either vector or bitmap format.

About vector graphics Vector graphics render images using lines and curves, called vectors, that include color and position information. The color of the leaf is determined by the color of its outline the stroke and the color of the area enclosed by the outline the fill When you edit a vector graphic, you modify the properties of the lines and curves that describe its shape.

About bitmap graphics Bitmap graphics are composed of dots, called pixels, arranged in a grid. To create a new document: 1. The New Document dialog box opens. Click OK to create the new document. To create a new document the same size as an object on the Clipboard: 1. Opening and importing files In Fireworks, you can easily open, import, and edit both vector and bitmap images created in other graphics programs. To open a Fireworks document: 1. The Open dialog box appears.

TIP To open a file without overwriting the previous version, select Open as Untitled, and then save the file using a different name. Opening recently closed documents The File menu lists up to 10 recently closed documents in the Open Recent submenu. To open a recently closed file: 1. To open a recently closed file when no files are open: 1. Click the file name on the Start page. To open all tables of an HTML file: 1. To open only the first table of an HTML file: 1.

Inserting objects into a Fireworks document You can import, drag, or copy and paste vector objects, bitmap images, or text created in other applications into a Fireworks document. Pasting into Fireworks Pasting an object copied from another application into Fireworks places the object in the center of the active document. Resampling pasted objects When you paste a bitmap with a resolution that differs from that of the destination Fireworks document, Fireworks asks whether you want the bitmap to be resampled.

To resample a bitmap object by pasting: 1. To import a PNG file into a Fireworks document layer: 1. Fireworks retains the proportions of the image. To direct Fireworks to Photoshop Acquire plug-ins: 1. Click the Folders tab. To import an image from a digital camera Macintosh : 1.

The imported image is opened as a new Fireworks document. To import an image from a digital camera Windows : 1. To import an image from a scanner Macintosh : 1. To import an image from a scanner Windows : 1. To save a new Fireworks document: 1. The Save As dialog box opens. You do not need to enter an extension; Fireworks does that for you.

Click Save. To export a document to another format: 1. The Fireworks work environment When you open a document in Fireworks for the first time, Fireworks activates the work environment, including the Tools panel, Property inspector, menus, and other panels. Using the Start page When you start Fireworks without opening a document, the Fireworks Start page appears in the work environment.

To disable the Start page: 1. Changing tool options When you select a tool, the Property inspector displays tool options. Selecting a tool from a tool group A small triangle in the lower right corner of a tool in the Tools panel indicates that it is part of a tool group. To select an alternative tool from a tool group: 1. Using the Property inspector The Property inspector is a context-sensitive panel that displays current selection properties, current tool options, or document properties.

Using panels Panels are floating controls that help you edit aspects of a selected object or elements of the document. Organizing panel groups and panels By default, Fireworks panels are docked in groups in the docking area on the right side of the workspace.

The title bar is still visible when the panel group or panel is collapsed. To rename a panel group: 1. Enter the new name. Click to show or hide docked panel area Using the panel group or panel Options menu Each panel group and panel has an Options menu listing a range of choices specific to the active panel or panel group. To select an option from a panel group or panel Options menu: 1.

Select a menu item. Saving panel layouts You can save the layout of panels by using the Commands menu. To save a workspace layout: 1. Opening and moving toolbars Windows only Fireworks for Windows includes two toolbars containing common Fireworks commands. Using document tabs Windows When your document is maximized, you can easily choose among multiple open documents using the document tabs that appear at the top of the document window.

Zooming and panning Fireworks lets you zoom in or out at a preset or user-defined magnification percentage. To zoom in on a specific area without being constrained by preset zoom increments: 1. Select the Zoom tool. You cannot enter a magnification percentage in the Set Magnification text box. To pan around the document: 1. Select the Hand tool. Drag the hand pointer. Using view modes to manage the workspace You use the view mode buttons in the View section of the Tools panel to control the layout of your workspace.

You can select one of three view modes: Standard Screen mode is the default document window view. Displaying multiple document views You can use multiple views to see one document at different magnifications simultaneously.

To open an additional document view at a different zoom setting: 1. Changing the canvas When you first create a new Fireworks document, you must specify document characteristics.

Changing canvas size, color, and resolution Fireworks makes it easy to change to the canvas size, canvas color, and image resolution. To change the canvas size: 1. To change the canvas color from the Modify menu: 1.

To select the canvas color from the Property inspector: 1. To resize a document and all of its contents: 1. The Image Size dialog box opens. Click OK. About resampling Fireworks resamples images differently than most image-editing applications do.

Rotating the canvas Rotating the canvas is helpful when an image is imported upside down or sideways. When you rotate the canvas, all objects in the document rotate. Trimming or fitting the canvas If your document contains extra space around the contents of the canvas, you can trim the canvas.

The canvas expands or contracts to the size of the contents of the canvas. Cropping a document By cropping, you can delete unwanted portions of a document. To crop a document: 1. Using context menus Context menus let you quickly access commands that are relevant to the current selection. Using rulers, guides, and the grid You can use rulers and guides to lay out objects as precisely as possible and to help you draw. Using rulers Rulers help you to measure, organize, and plan the layout of your work.

Vertical and horizontal rulers appear along the margins of the document window. Using guides Guides are lines that you drag onto the document canvas from the rulers. To create a horizontal or vertical guide: 1. NOTE You can reposition the guide by dragging it again. To move a guide to a specific position: 1. Double-click the guide. To change guide colors: 1.

Using the grid The Fireworks grid displays a system of horizontal and vertical lines on the canvas. To change the grid color: 1.

Using the History panel to undo and repeat multiple actions With the History panel, you can view, modify, and repeat the actions taken to create the document. To undo and redo actions: 1. To repeat actions: 1. Perform the actions. To save actions for reuse: 1. You can only view or download manuals with. Uploaded by Unknown on February 5, Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo.

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