Macromedia Fireworks MX : Level 1
Course Description: Students will learn the fundamentals of using Fireworks MX to design high-quality images for the Web. It introduces students to bitmap and vector graphics, file formats, and how to create and save documents. Students will use the Fireworks tools to magnify images, select objects, draw paths, crop images, customize strokes, and fill objects. Students will draw bitmap images, import and retouch bitmap images, apply and create colors, and add and modify text to the images. Finally, students define optimization settings and export the images to JPEG and GIF formats.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Fireworks MX
- Graphics basics
- The Fireworks MX environment
- Creating and saving documents
Lesson 2: Vector graphics
- Viewing and selecting images
- Paths
- Cropping images
- Customizing stroke and fill settings
Lesson 3: Bitmap graphics
- Viewing and importing bitmap images
- The selection tools
- The drawing tools
- Retouching images
Lesson 4: Colors and color settings
- Changing stroke and fill colors
- The paint Bucket and Eyedropper tools
Lesson 5: Using text
- Adding and importing text
- Modifying text
Lesson 6: Optimizing images
- Understanding optimization
- Exporting to different file formats
- Exporting to other applications