Adobe Fireworks: Advanced

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About this class

Our Advanced Fireworks course demonstrates the creation of complete web site designs using slices, JavaScript rollovers and pop-up menus.

This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.

Who will the lesson benefit?

Assumes familiarity with Fireworks MX tools and the ability to create and optimise images and animations.

Contents of this class

Working with graphics

• Tips on using the pen tool
• Manipulating points and curves
• Reshaping vector graphics
• Splitting and combining vectors
• Adjusting brightness and contrast
• Making tonal adjustments
• Using the Levels filter
• Using Curves to adjust images
• Adjusting colour tones
• Hue and saturation
• Blurring and sharpening
• Using Photoshop filters

Special effects

• Creating bevelled edges
• Embossing objects
• Creating drop shadows
• Glowing effects
• Creating custom live effects
• Saving live effects as styles
• Using filters as live effects
• Masking images
• Bitmap and vector masks
• Using text as a mask

Hotspots and slices

• Modifying hotspots
• Changing hotspot shapes
• Creating slices based on an object
• Converting vector paths to slices
• Creating text slices
• Recolouring slice objects
• Recolouring slice guides
• Assigning custom names
• Customising the auto-naming style
• Spacer images and tables
• Updating individual slice objects

Buttons and navbars

• The Down state
• The Over While Down state
• Modifying button text
• Creating navigation bars
• Nested symbols
• Modifying nav bar button graphics

Rollovers and menus

• Simple rollover behavior
• Using drag-and-drop behaviors
• Swap Image rollovers
• Creating disjoint rollovers
• Creating pop-up menus
• Pop-up menu wizard
• Menu fonts, colours and styles
• Editing menu content
• Position menu objects
• Exporting pop-up menus

Adobe Fireworks: Advanced / FWK2

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