MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS User Manual Page 1

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5FIREWORKS CURRICULUMTWO SETS OF TOOLS IN ONEFireworks has two basic modes—Object mode and Image Edit mode: Object mode is where vector graphic creati

FIREWORKS CURRICULUMFLOATING PANELSFireworks panels float above the document. Place them anywhere on your screen. The Layers andF r a m e s and the Br

Frames1 . If the Layers and Frames panel is not open,choose Window > Frames to open it withthe Frames tab forward (Figure 1-12).2 . If the panel is

FIREWORKS CURRICULUM8COLOR MIXERTOOL OPTIONSIf the Tool Options panel is not open, you canopen it by double-clicking on a tool.With the panel open, cl

9FIREWORKS CURRICULUMCanvas colorThe canvas is the bottom layer of your document, under the Background layer. Transparent areas of thebackground layer

FIREWORKS CURRICULUMRulersTo show or hide rulers, choose View > Rulers. Note that regardless of the document’s unit ofmeasurement, rulers always di

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INTRODUCTIONFireworks simplifies the process of creating and optimizing graphics for the Web.Traditionally, Web designers used a bitmap tool like Phot

LESSON 1: THE FIREWORKS ENVIRONMENTOBJECTIVESIn this lesson you will learn:• the differences between vector and bitmap graphics• how to set up a Firew

FIREWORKS CURRICULUM4. Select the Pointer tool on the Fireworks toolbox(Figure 1-2).5 . Click once on the butterfly bitmap portion to select it.6. S

Figure 1-7Expanded Toolbar. The toolbox on the left side of the document window contains 32 tools, some of which are contained in toolgroups which are

FIREWORKS CURRICULUMUse this tool ToPointer Select and drag objectsSelect Behind Select objects behind other objectsCrop Discard portions of an imageE