Fireworks

Contents......Page 3
Selecting objects......Page 7
Using the Subselection tool......Page 8
Modifying a selection......Page 9
Selecting pixels......Page 10
Creating pixel selection marquees......Page 11
Selecting areas of similar color......Page 12
Removing a selection marquee......Page 13
Subtracting pixels from a selection......Page 14
Using thumbnails and modifier keys to modify pixel selections......Page 15
Expanding or contracting a marquee......Page 16
Transferring a marquee selection......Page 17
Inserting a new bitmap by cutting or copying......Page 18
Editing selected objects......Page 19
Transforming and distorting selected objects and selections......Page 21
Rotating objects......Page 22
Distorting objects......Page 23
Organizing objects......Page 24
Selecting objects within groups......Page 25
Aligning objects......Page 26
About arranging objects among layers......Page 27
Working with bitmaps......Page 29
Creating bitmap objects......Page 30
Painting bitmap objects......Page 31
Sampling a color to use as a stroke or fill color......Page 32
Feathering pixel selections......Page 33
Cloning pixels......Page 34
Blurring, sharpening, and smudging pixels......Page 35
Lightening and darkening pixels......Page 36
Removing red-eye from photos......Page 37
Replacing colors......Page 38
Adjusting bitmap color and tone......Page 39
Using the Levels feature......Page 40
Using Curves......Page 43
Adjusting brightness and contrast......Page 45
Applying the Color Fill Live Effect......Page 46
Adjusting hue and saturation......Page 47
Inverting an image’s color values......Page 48
Blurring an image......Page 49
Converting an image to a transparency......Page 51
Using the Sharpen feature to sharpen an image......Page 52
Adding noise to an image......Page 53
Drawing basic lines, rectangles, and ellipses......Page 55
Drawing basic rounded rectangles......Page 56
Drawing Auto Shapes......Page 57
Adjusting beveled, chamfered, and rounded rectangle Auto Shapes......Page 59
Adjusting doughnut Auto Shapes......Page 60
Adjusting smart polygon Auto Shapes......Page 61
Using the Assets panel to add Auto Shapes to a drawing......Page 62
Using the Vector Path tool......Page 63
Drawing straight path segments......Page 64
Drawing curved path segments......Page 65
Adjusting the shape of a straight path segment......Page 66
Adjusting the shape of a curved path segment......Page 67
Converting path segments to straight or curved......Page 68
Selecting points......Page 69
Inserting and deleting points on a path......Page 70
Editing with vector tools......Page 71
Bending and reshaping vector objects......Page 72
Distorting paths......Page 73
Changing a path’s appearance by varying pressure and speed......Page 74
Combining path objects......Page 75
Removing portions of a path object......Page 76
Simplifying a path......Page 77
Contracting or expanding a path......Page 78
Entering text......Page 79
Moving text blocks......Page 80
Editing text......Page 81
Applying text color......Page 82
Applying color to all text in selected text blocks......Page 83
Setting kerning......Page 84
Setting text orientation......Page 85
Setting text alignment......Page 86
Setting paragraph spacing......Page 87
Expanding and contracting character width......Page 88
Applying strokes, fills, and effects to text......Page 89
Editing paths and text attached to paths......Page 90
Changing text orientation and direction on a path......Page 91
Converting text to paths......Page 92
Handling missing fonts......Page 93
Checking spelling......Page 94
Using the Text Editor......Page 95
Applying Color, Strokes, and Fills......Page 97
Organizing swatch groups and color models......Page 98
Changing swatch groups......Page 99
Customizing the Swatches panel......Page 100
Mixing colors in the Color Mixer......Page 101
Viewing color values......Page 103
Dithering with websafe colors......Page 104
Sampling colors from a color pop-up window......Page 105
Applying strokes......Page 106
Creating custom strokes......Page 107
Creating stroke styles......Page 109
Editing solid fills......Page 110
Applying a pattern fill......Page 111
Applying a gradient fill......Page 112
Editing a gradient fill......Page 113
Transforming and distorting fills......Page 114
Removing a fill......Page 115
Adding texture to a stroke......Page 116
Adding a custom texture......Page 117
Using Live Effects......Page 119
Applying Live Effects......Page 120
Applying embossing......Page 122
Applying filters and Photoshop plug-ins as Live Effects......Page 123
Editing Live Effects......Page 124
Creating custom Live Effects......Page 125
Saving Live Effects as commands......Page 126
Working with layers......Page 129
Adding and removing layers......Page 130
Organizing layers......Page 131
Protecting layers and objects......Page 132
Sharing layers......Page 133
About masks......Page 134
About vector masks......Page 135
About bitmap masks......Page 136
Masking objects using the Paste as Mask command......Page 137
Masking objects using the Paste Inside command......Page 139
Using text as a mask......Page 140
Masking objects using the Layers panel......Page 141
Masking objects using the Reveal and Hide commands......Page 142
Grouping objects to form a mask......Page 143
Selecting masks and masked objects using mask thumbnails......Page 144
Selecting masks and masked objects using the Subselection tool......Page 145
Moving masks and masked objects......Page 146
Modifying a mask’s appearance......Page 148
Changing the way masks are applied......Page 149
Replacing, disabling, and deleting masks......Page 151
About blending modes......Page 152
Blending mode examples......Page 153
About the Fill Color Live Effect......Page 154
Using styles......Page 155
Creating and deleting styles......Page 156
Exporting and importing styles......Page 157
Using symbols......Page 158
Placing instances......Page 159
Editing instances......Page 160
Importing and exporting symbols......Page 161
Importing symbols......Page 162
Updating exported symbols and instances in multiple documents......Page 163
Creating a URL library......Page 164
Editing URLs......Page 165
Importing and exporting URLs......Page 166
Creating and editing slices......Page 167
Creating slice objects......Page 168
Creating nonrectangular slices......Page 169
Viewing slices in the Layers panel......Page 170
Editing slices......Page 171
Moving slice guides to edit slices......Page 172
Making slices interactive......Page 173
About rollovers......Page 174
Creating a simple rollover......Page 175
Creating a disjoint rollover......Page 176
Using the Behaviors panel to add interactivity to slices......Page 177
Attaching behaviors......Page 178
Using external image files for swap image......Page 179
Entering alternate text......Page 180
Custom-naming slice files......Page 181
Changing the default auto-naming convention......Page 182
Defining how HTML tables are exported......Page 183
Creating hotspots......Page 185
Editing hotspots......Page 186
Creating image maps......Page 187
Creating rollovers with hotspots......Page 188
Using hotspots on top of slices......Page 189
Creating button symbols......Page 191
Creating a simple two-state button......Page 192
Creating a three- or four-state button......Page 193
Converting Fireworks rollovers into buttons......Page 194
Importing button symbols......Page 195
Editing instance-level properties......Page 196
Modifying the active area of a button symbol......Page 197
Setting the target for a button......Page 198
Setting the alternate (alt) text for a button symbol or instance......Page 199
Creating pop-up menus......Page 200
About the Pop-up Menu Editor......Page 201
Creating a basic pop-up menu......Page 202
Creating submenus within a pop-up menu......Page 203
Designing the appearance of a pop-up menu......Page 204
Setting advanced pop-up menu properties......Page 206
Positioning pop-up menus and submenus......Page 208
Editing pop-up menus......Page 209
About exporting pop-up menus......Page 210
Building animation......Page 211
Creating animation symbols......Page 212
Changing animation properties......Page 213
Removing animations......Page 214
Editing symbol motion paths......Page 215
Setting the frame delay......Page 216
Adding, moving, copying, and deleting frames......Page 217
Sharing layers across frames......Page 218
Viewing objects in a specific frame......Page 219
Tweening......Page 220
Exporting your animation......Page 221
Optimizing an animation......Page 222
Working with existing animations......Page 223
Using multiple files as one animation......Page 224
Optimizing and Exporting......Page 225
Using the Export Wizard......Page 226
Using Export Preview......Page 227
Using optimization settings......Page 231
Previewing and comparing optimization settings......Page 233
Choosing a file type......Page 234
Choosing a color palette......Page 235
Setting the color depth......Page 236
Viewing colors in a palette......Page 237
Using websafe colors......Page 239
Adjusting compression......Page 240
Making areas transparent......Page 241
Interlacing: Downloading gradually......Page 242
Adjusting JPEG Quality......Page 243
Selectively compressing areas of a JPEG......Page 244
Matching a target background color......Page 245
Saving and reusing optimization settings......Page 246
Exporting from Fireworks......Page 247
Exporting a sliced document......Page 248
Updating a slice......Page 249
Exporting an animation......Page 250
Exporting an area......Page 251
About HTML......Page 252
Exporting Fireworks HTML......Page 253
Copying HTML‘ to the Clipboard......Page 255
Updating exported HTML......Page 257
Exporting XHTML......Page 258
Setting HTML export options......Page 259
Customizing the Quick Export pop-up menu......Page 261
Using the File Management button......Page 262
Automating Repetitive Tasks......Page 263
Finding and replacing......Page 264
Setting options for finding and replacing in multiple files......Page 265
Finding and replacing colors......Page 266
Batch processing......Page 267
Changing optimization settings with a batch process......Page 270
Finding and replacing during a batch process......Page 271
Performing commands with a batch process......Page 272
Specifying the batch process output location......Page 273
Running scripts by dragging and dropping......Page 274
Using the Macromedia Extension Manager......Page 275
Creating commands......Page 276
About scripting with JavaScript......Page 277
Managing commands......Page 278
Editing or customizing a command script......Page 279
General preferences......Page 281
Launch and Edit preferences......Page 282
Photoshop Import preferences......Page 283
Creating custom and secondary shortcuts......Page 284
Creating a reference sheet for the current shortcut set......Page 285
About master configuration files that affect all users......Page 286
Viewing package contents (Macintosh only)......Page 287
Index......Page 289