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Author Sue Plumley -- teacher, artist, and experienced technical author -- explains Fireworks so that beginning and intermediate Web developers can use the program right away to successfully design attractive Web pages. In addition, you2ll benefit from the tips and design advice sprinkled throughout the text. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Fireworks 4 enables you to quickly and successfully create professional looking Web graphics and designs with ease.

About the Author Sue Plumley has a B.A. in education and taught in public school before starting her own business, Humble Opinions, in 1988. Humble Opinions is a firm that specializes in computer consulting and training. In the years since she started Humble Opinions, Sue has trained staff and employees of local companies, large corporations, and federal agencies in the use of various applications, including FrontPage and Fireworks. She also offers support for the use of different products. In addition Sue has taught Internet classes at the College of West Virginia and Glenville College. Finally, Sue has written and contributed to over seventy books about computer software for various publishers, including Hungry Minds (formerly IDG Books), John Wiley and Sons, Que Corporation, and DDC.

An Introduction To Fireworks

The Elements of a Web Page

4

(2)

Start Fireworks

6

(1)

Explore the Fireworks Workspace

7

(1)

Using Panels

8

(4)

View Previews

12

(2)

Examine the PC and Mac Difference

14

(4)

Working With Fireworks Documents

Create a New Document

18

(2)

Modify Canvas Size

20

(2)

Change Canvas Color

22

(2)

Undo and Redo a Change

24

(1)

Zoom In and Out

25

(1)

Save a Document

26

(2)

Open an Existing Document

28

(2)

Print a Document

30

(1)

Preview a Document in a Browser

31

(1)

Close a Document

32

(1)

Exit Fireworks

33

(3)

Working With Text

Enter and Edit Text

36

(2)

Select and Format Text with the Text Editor

38

(8)

Move or Copy Text

46

(2)

Import Text

48

(2)

Transform Text

50

(6)

Working With Objects

Draw Lines

56

(4)

Edit a Path

60

(2)

Attach Text to a Path

62

(2)

Change the Stroke

64

(2)

Draw a Shape

66

(2)

Apply a Fill

68

(2)

Work with Color

70

(4)

Transform an Object

74

(4)

Arrange Objects

78

(2)

Group Objects

80

(2)

Using Layers

82

(2)

Import an Object

84

(4)

Working With Images

Understand Image Mode

88

(1)

Understand Pixels

89

(1)

Modify the Image

90

(4)

Crop an Image

94

(2)

Select and Move Pixels

96

(4)

Erase Pixels

100

(2)

Adjust Brightness and Contrast

102

(2)

Blur an Image

104

(2)

Sharpen an Image

106

(2)

Convert an Image

108

(4)

Apply Effects

Understand Live Effects

112

(2)

Bevel and Emboss Edges

114

(2)

Blur and Sharpen Edges

116

(2)

Apply a Shadow

118

(2)

Apply a Glow

120

(2)

Apply Multiple Effects

122

(2)

Set Defaults

124

(2)

Save a Custom Effect

126

(2)

Save and Use Styles

128

(2)

Create Masks

130

(2)

Edit Masks

132

(4)

Create Buttons And Navigation Bars

Understand Buttons and Navigation Bars

136

(2)

Create a Button

138

(2)

Convert an Object to a Button

140

(2)

Copy and Edit a Button

142

(2)

Assign a URL to a Button by Using the Link Wizard

144

(4)

Work with Symbols and the Library Panel

148

(4)

Import and Update a Button

152

(2)

Create a Navigation Bar

154

(6)

Create Hotspots And Image Maps

Understand Hotspots and Image Maps

160

(2)

Create or Insert a Hotspot

162

(2)

Edit Hotspots

164

(4)

Assign a URL to a Hotspot

168

(2)

Create an Image Map

170

(2)

Add a Pop-up Menu

172

(6)

Slice Images

Understand Slices

178

(2)

Using the Slice Tools

180

(4)

Hide and Display Slice Guides

184

(1)

Hide or Show a Slice

185

(1)

Understand Auto-Named Slices

186

(1)

Name a Slice

187

(1)

Create a Text Slice

188

(2)

Assign a URL Link to an Image Slice

190

(2)

Update and Export a Slice

192

(2)

Adjust Overlapping Slices

194

(1)

Slices and Interactivity

195

(3)

Create Rollovers

Understand Rollovers

198

(2)

Understand Behaviors

200

(4)

Create a Simple Rollover

204

(2)

Define the Active Area

206

(2)

Assign a Behavior

208

(2)

Swap an Image

210

(4)

Create a Disjoint Rollover

214

(6)

Create Animations

Understand Animations

220

(2)

Manage Frames

222

(4)

Animate Objects by Copying and Distributing Objects in Frames

226

(2)

Share Layers for Static Objects

228

(2)

Edit Multiple Frames

230

(2)

Set Animation Repeats

232

(1)

Preview an Animation

233

(1)

Create Instances

234

(2)

Tween Instances

236

(2)

Set Frame Delay

238

(2)

Optimize an Animation

240

(4)

Open Existing Animations

244

(4)

Optimize Graphics

Select a Graphic File Format

248

(2)

Design for Optimization

250

(2)

Optimize with the Color Table

252

(4)

Optimize PNGs and GIFs

256

(4)

Optimize JPEGs

260

(2)

Optimize a Slice

262

(1)

Save Optimization Settings

263

(3)

Export Objects And Slices

Open Export Preview

266

(1)

Understand Export Preview

267

(1)

Export an Area or an Entire Graphic or Image

268

(4)

Export a Slice

272

(2)

Export Layers or Frames

274

(2)

Export an Animation

276

(2)

Export an Image Map

278

(4)

Integrate Fireworks Graphics With HTML Editors

HTML Overview

282

(2)

HTML Editors Overview

284

(2)

Copy and Paste HTML

286

(4)

Copy HTML for Sliced Objects

290

(2)

Copy JavaScript

292

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