Adobe Fireworks CS3 Tutorials


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Adobe® Fireworks® CS3 is a versatile image editing program specifically designed for creating, editing, and optimizing web graphics. In this tutorial, author James Gonzalez provides a comprehensive review of Firework’s many features and includes movies on how to work with text, create and edit both bitmap and vector images, add visual effects with Live Filters, create interactive menus using button symbols, slices and behaviors, and how to optimize graphics for the web, and much, much more. Work files are included. To begin learning Adobe Fireworks CS3, simply click on one of the movie links.

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Getting Started
	About this Tutorial	(03:30)
	Explaining Fireworks	(06:48)
	New Features pt. 1	(07:10)
	New Features pt. 2	(06:09)
The Fireworks Workspace
	The Fireworks Workspace	(06:32)
	Fireworks Panels & Windows	(07:55)
	About Vector & Bitmap Graphics	(06:37)
	Opening & Importing Files	(04:36)
	Saving Fireworks Files	(02:57)
Creating Vector Graphics
	Working with Vector Objects	(06:53)
	Drawing Vector Objects	(06:39)
	Drawing Auto Shapes pt. 1	(06:01)
	Drawing Auto Shapes pt. 2	(03:55)
	Editing Paths	(05:42)
	Editing with Path Operations	(05:19)
	Editing Paths Using the Path Panel pt. 1	(05:36)
	Editing Paths Using the Path Panel pt. 2	(02:36)
Creating Bitmap Graphics
	Working with Bitmap Graphics	(05:37)
	Creating Bitmap Objects	(04:49)
	Editing with the Image Editing Panel	(07:39)
	Retouching Bitmaps	(05:42)
	Bitmap Filters	(05:40)
Selecting/Transforming/Organizing Objects
	Selecting Objects	(05:31)
	Selecting Pixels	(07:41)
	Transforming Objects	(05:00)
	Organizing Objects	(05:24)
	Aligning Objects	(07:18)
Working with Text
	Working with Text	(06:26)
	Formatting Text pt. 1	(05:50)
	Formatting Text pt. 2	(07:12)
	Attaching Text to a Path	(06:21)
	Transforming Text	(07:01)
	Importing Text	(03:55)
	Spell Checking	(04:08)
Using Live Filters
	Live Filters Overview	(05:12)
	Applying Bevel Filters	(03:32)
	Applying Emboss Filters	(03:11)
	Applying Drop Shadow & Blur Filters	(07:43)
	Applying Photoshop Layer Effects	(06:26)
	Working with Photoshop Filters & Plug-ins	(04:50)
	Creating Custom Live Filters	(06:39)
Pages/Layers/Masks
	Working with Pages	(04:01)
	Working with Master Pages	(06:25)
	Exporting Pages to HTML	(04:01)
	Working with Layers	(05:08)
	About Image Masking	(02:58)
	Working with Bitmap Masks	(05:57)
	Working with Vector Masks	(06:08)
	Editing Masks	(07:01)
	Importing & Exporting Photoshop Masks	(02:04)
Hotspots/Slices/Behaviors
	Slices & Hotspots Overview	(06:34)
	Creating Image Maps	(06:18)
	Creating Rollovers with Hotspots	(02:50)
	Working with Slices pt. 1	(06:22)
	Working with Slices pt. 2	(04:27)
	Making Slices Interactive	(06:17)
	Working with Behaviors	(03:56)
	Adding a Pop-up Menu Behavior	(04:21)
	Using Hotspots on Top of Slices	(02:46)
	Preparing Slices for Export	(04:43)
Button Symbols
	Creating Button Symbols	(07:17)
	Using Symbols pt. 1	(04:17)
	Using Symbols pt. 2	(04:29)
	Using the Button Editor	(05:51)
	Using 9 Slice Scaling	(03:52)
	Creating Navigation Bars	(05:15)
	Creating Pop-up Menus pt. 1	(07:19)
	Creating Pop-up Menus pt. 2	(04:15)
Creating Slideshows & Animations
	Creating Slideshows	(06:07)
	Slideshow Properties	(06:28)
	Working with Animation Symbols	(06:10)
	Modifying Animation Symbols	(05:33)
	Creating Frame Tweening Animations	(04:25)
	Exporting Animations	(05:19)
	Using Fireworks Graphics in Flash	(06:42)
Optimizing Images
	Optimizing Images	(07:10)
	Optimizing Images in the Workspace	(05:12)
	Optimization Presets & Custom Settings	(06:14)
	Optimizing GIFs/PNGs/TIFFs/BMPs	(03:34)
	Optimizing JPEGs	(06:37)
	Optimization Summary & Review	(06:22)
Exporting
	Publishing Files	(07:13)
	Setting Slice Export Controls	(04:31)
	Setting HTML Export Options	(06:35)
	Defining How HTML Tables Export	(05:25)
	Exporting to CSS Layers	(01:59)
	Working with Dreamweaver	(05:07)
	Inserting Images into Dreamweaver	(06:54)
	Working with Flash	(03:11)
	Working with Photoshop Files	(03:48)
	Working with Illustrator Files	(03:28)
Wrap Up
	Conclusion	(02:01)
	About the Author	(01:11)

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Title:	Adobe Fireworks CS3
Author:	James Gonzalez
SKU:	33836
ISBN:	1-934743-42-9
Duration:	8.5 hrs / 93 Lessons
Compatibility:	Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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Adobe Fireworks CS3 Tutorials

Getting Started

The Fireworks Workspace

Creating Vector Graphics

Creating Bitmap Graphics

Selecting/Transforming/Organizing Objects

Working with Text

Using Live Filters

Pages/Layers/Masks

Hotspots/Slices/Behaviors

Button Symbols

Creating Slideshows & Animations

Optimizing Images

Exporting

Wrap Up