Adobe Fireworks CS3 manuals

Adobe Fireworks CS3 User Manual (369 pages)

Brand: Adobe | Category: Desktop publishing software | Size: 7.59 MB |

English

Table of contents

USING FIREWORKS

1

Contents

3

Chapter 1: Getting Started

6

Adobe Help

7

Using Help in the product

8

Resources

9

Fireworks CS3 videos

10

Bridge Home

11

Adobe Design Center

11

Adobe Developer Center

12

Customer support

12

Downloads

12

Adobe Labs

12

What’s new in Fireworks CS3

13

Create Flash-based slideshows

14

Hierarchical layers

14

Work with Photoshop files

15

Work with Illustrator files

15

Adobe Bridge

16

Chapter 2: Fireworks Basics

17

Interactive graphics

18

About vector graphics

19

About bitmap graphics

19

Creating a new document

20

Opening and importing files

21

Animated GIFs

22

EPS files

22

PSD files

22

WBMP files

22

Saving Fireworks files

27

Using the Start page

29

Using the Tools panel

30

Using the Property inspector

31

Using panels

32

To dock a panel group:

33

To show or hide a toolbar:

36

To undock a toolbar:

36

To dock a toolbar:

36

Using document tabs (Windows)

36

Changing the canvas

39

Original; trimmed canvas

42

Using rulers

43

To show and hide rulers:

43

Using guides

43

Selecting objects

46

Using the Subselection tool

47

Using the Select Behind tool

47

Modifying a selection

48

Selecting pixels

49

• Click the starting point

50

Adjusting selection marquees

52

Editing selected objects

58

To clone a selection:

59

Resizing (scaling) objects

60

Rotating objects

60

Flipping objects

61

Skewing objects

61

Distorting objects

62

Organizing objects

63

Stacking objects

64

Aligning objects

64

Working with bitmaps

66

Creating bitmap objects

66

Accessing photo editing tools

68

Painting bitmap objects

69

Erasing bitmap objects

70

Feathering pixel selections

70

Retouching bitmaps

71

Removing red-eye from photos

73

Replacing colors

74

Cropping a selected bitmap

75

Bounding box

76

Adjusting tonal range

77

Levels dialog box

78

Curves dialog box

80

Changing object colors

81

Adjusting hue and saturation

82

To invert colors:

83

2 Do one of the following:

83

Blurring an image

84

Sharpening an image

86

Original; after sharpening

87

Adding noise to an image

88

Drawing vector objects

89

Drawing Auto Shapes

91

Drawing freeform paths

98

ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3

100

Editing paths

105

Editing with path operations

108

Inside contracts the path

111

Outside expands the path

111

6 Click OK

112

To open the Path panel:

112

Chapter 6: Working with Text

114

Naming a text object

115

Creating text blocks

115

Moving text blocks

116

Formatting text

117

Inserting special characters

118

Applying text color

118

Setting kerning

119

Setting leading

120

Setting text orientation

121

Setting text alignment

121

Indenting text

122

Setting paragraph spacing

122

Smoothing text edges

123

Adjusting character width

123

Setting baseline shift

124

Attaching text to a path

125

Transforming text

126

Converting text to paths

127

Importing text

127

Photoshop text

128

RTF files

128

ASCII text

128

Handling missing fonts

128

Checking spelling

129

Using the Text Editor

130

Swatches panel

133

Viewing color values

136

Dithering with websafe colors

137

Working with strokes

141

Creating custom strokes

143

Placing strokes on paths

144

Working with fills

145

Editing solid fills

146

Applying a pattern fill

146

Adding a custom pattern

147

Applying a gradient fill

147

Editing a gradient fill

147

Edit Gradient pop-up window

148

Removing a fill

150

Chapter 8: Using Live Filters

152

Inner Bevel pop-up window

153

Applying beveled edges

154

Applying embossing

154

Applying shadows and glows

154

Editing Live Filters

157

A. Save button

159

Working with pages

160

Adding and removing pages

161

Editing pages

161

Using a master page

162

Exporting pages to HTML

162

Working with layers

164

Adding and removing layers

165

Viewing layers

166

Organizing layers

166

Protecting layers and objects

167

Sharing layers

168

Using the Web Layer

168

Masking images

169

About bitmap masks

170

Image with mask applied

175

2 Select pixels in a bitmap

176

Editing masks

178

A. Link icon

179

Blending and transparency

184

Blending mode examples

185

Using styles

188

Creating and deleting styles

189

Editing styles

190

Using symbols

191

Placing instances

192

Editing symbols

192

The JavaScript file

197

Editing instances

198

Working with URLs

201

Creating a URL library

202

Editing URLs

203

Importing and exporting URLs

203

Creating and editing slices

205

Creating slice objects

206

Editing slices

209

Making slices interactive

210

About rollovers

211

Preparing slices for export

216

Assigning URLs

217

Entering alternate text

217

Assigning a target

217

Export settings

218

Naming slices

218

Creating hotspots

221

Editing hotspots

222

Preparing hotspots for export

222

Creating image maps

223

Creating button symbols

225

About button states

226

Using the Button Editor

226

Importing button symbols

229

Editing button symbols

229

Creating navigation bars

233

Creating pop-up menus

234

Creating a basic pop-up menu

235

Adding pop-up menu styles

238

3 Do one of the following:

240

Editing pop-up menus

241

About exporting pop-up menus

242

Building animation

243

Creating animation symbols

244

Editing animation symbols

245

Editing symbol graphics

246

Editing symbol motion paths

246

Working with frames

247

Naming animation frames

248

Sharing layers across frames

249

Using onion skinning

250

Tweening

251

Previewing an animation

251

Exporting your animation

252

Optimizing an animation

253

Animation export formats

253

The Create Slideshow command

255

Slideshow properties

257

Album Properties panel

258

Captions panel

258

Filters panel

258

Slideshow Properties panel

259

Export Options panel

259

Node definitions

260

Album node

261

Slide node

261

About optimizing

262

Using the Export Wizard

263

Optimizing in the workspace

266

Using optimization settings

267

Choosing a file type

270

Viewing colors in a palette

273

To select a color:

273

To select multiple colors:

273

Optimizing JPEGs

277

• File > Save

280

• File > Save As

280

Exporting from Fireworks

281

Exporting a single image

282

Exporting a sliced document

282

Exporting selected slices

283

Exporting an animation

284

Exporting frames or layers

284

Exporting an area

285

Exporting HTML

285

About HTML

286

Including comments in HTML

286

Results of exporting

286

<BODY> tags

289

User Guide

290

Using the Quick Export button

293

Applications

296

Working with Dreamweaver

297

4 Do one of the following:

298

9 Click Save

299

Changing animation settings

306

4 Click Make Primary

308

Working with Flash

310

• Page 2 folder

313

• MasterPage folder

313

Working with FreeHand

317

Working with Director

322

Working with HomeSite

325

Working with Photoshop

327

About working with GoLive

332

About extending Fireworks

333

About Adobe XMP

333

About Adobe Bridge

333

(MXML export)

334

Finding and replacing

335

• Select Window > Find

336

• Select Edit > Find

336

Finding and replacing text

337

Finding and replacing fonts

337

Finding and replacing colors

338

Finding and replacing URLs

338

Batch processing

339

7 Click Next

341

Extending Fireworks

346

Managing commands

349

Shortcuts

351

Editing preferences

352

Launch and Edit preferences

352

Folders preferences

353

Photoshop Import preferences

353

Restoring preferences

353

About reinstalling Fireworks

356

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