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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
Getting Started ~ 11
System requirements ~ 11
Installing Fireworks ~ 12
Learning Fireworks ~ 12
What’s new in Fireworks 4 ~ 13

CHAPTER 1
Tutorial ~ 19
View the completed Web page. ~ 20
Open the Start file ~ 21
Add vector shapes ~ 21
Create buttons. ~ 24
Import and modify bitmap images ~ 30
Create a disjoint rollover ~ 38
Export your Fireworks file into HTML ~ 39
Use Fireworks with Dreamweaver ~ 41
Take the next steps ~ 41

CHAPTER 2
Fireworks Basics. ~ 43
About vector and bitmap graphics ~ 44
About the Fireworks workflow ~ 45
About the Fireworks work environment ~ 47
Displaying a Fireworks document ~ 48
Displaying and choosing tools ~ 49
Using panels ~ 51
Using Context menus ~ 53
Setting preferences. ~ 54
Undoing and repeating multiple actions ~ 60

CHAPTER 3
Setting up a Fireworks Document ~ 63
Creating a new document ~ 63
Opening graphics from other applications. ~ 65
Importing from a scanner or digital camera ~ 68
Inserting objects into a Fireworks document ~ 69
Navigating and viewing the document ~ 72
Changing the canvas ~ 75
Using rulers, guides, and the grid ~ 80

CHAPTER 4
Working with Objects ~ 85
Selecting objects in vector mode ~ 85
Moving, copying, cloning, and deleting objects. ~ 89
Transforming and distorting objects ~ 90
Organizing objects ~ 94

CHAPTER 5
Working with Vector Objects ~ 99
Entering vector mode ~ 99
Drawing basic shapes ~ 100
Drawing and painting freeform paths ~ 103
Using the Pen tool ~ 106
Reshaping paths using vector mode editing tools. ~ 114
Reshaping vector objects using path operations ~ 119

CHAPTER 6
Working with Bitmaps ~ 125
Entering bitmap mode ~ 125
Selecting pixel areas ~ 127
Adjusting a selection marquee ~ 132
Painting in bitmap mode. ~ 135
Cloning an area of pixels ~ 138
Cropping a bitmap image ~ 140

CHAPTER 7
Using Text ~ 141
Entering text ~ 142
Editing text ~ 144
Applying strokes, fills, effects, and styles to text ~ 150
Saving text attributes ~ 150
Attaching text to a path. ~ 151
Transforming text ~ 154
Converting text to paths ~ 154
Importing text. ~ 154

CHAPTER 8
Applying Colors, Strokes, and Fills ~ 157
Choosing colors ~ 158
Sampling colors. ~ 159
Customizing the Swatches panel ~ 160
Changing swatch groups ~ 162
Creating colors ~ 163
Viewing color values ~ 165
Applying strokes ~ 166
Changing strokes. ~ 167
Applying fills ~ 169
Changing fills ~ 170
Saving fills as styles ~ 173
Transforming and distorting gradient and pattern fills. ~ 174
Setting hard-edged, anti-aliased, or feathered fill edges ~ 174
Adding texture to strokes and fills ~ 175
Using external files as patterns and textures ~ 177
Dithering with Websafe colors ~ 178

CHAPTER 9
Adjusting Color and Tone. ~ 179
Using Levels to adjust tonal range ~ 180
Adjusting brightness and contrast ~ 185
Applying color fills ~ 186
Adjusting hue and saturation. ~ 187
Inverting an image’s color values ~ 188
Blurring an image ~ 189
Changing color transitions to lines ~ 190
Converting an image. ~ 191
Sharpening an image ~ 191

CHAPTER 10
Applying Live Effects. ~ 193
Applying a Live Effect ~ 194
Using Fireworks Xtras as Live Effects ~ 194
Using Photoshop plug-ins as Live Effects ~ 195
Applying traditional effects ~ 195
Changing Live Effects ~ 198
Creating custom Live Effects ~ 200
Handling Live Effects redraw ~ 202
Applying effects to grouped objects ~ 202

CHAPTER 11
Layers and Masking ~ 203
About Layers ~ 204
The Web Layer ~ 205
Working with layers ~ 205
Masking images. ~ 209
Creating bitmap and vector masks. ~ 210
Creating a mask using an existing object ~ 211
Creating an empty mask ~ 213
Editing masks ~ 214
Using the Object panel in masking ~ 216
Blending the fill colors of overlapping objects ~ 216
Applying the Fill Color Live Effect ~ 220
Working with Photoshop ~ 221

CHAPTER 12
Using Libraries, Styles, and URLs ~ 223
About styles. ~ 224
Using styles ~ 224
About symbols and instances. ~ 226
Using the symbol library ~ 227
About the URL panel ~ 230
Working with URLs ~ 231

CHAPTER 13
Creating Buttons and Navigation Bars. ~ 235
About buttons. ~ 235
Creating buttons ~ 236
Inserting buttons from the library ~ 243
Creating a navigation bar with buttons ~ 244
Converting Fireworks rollovers into buttons ~ 246
Inserting a button from an external source ~ 246

CHAPTER 14
Using Hotspots and Slices. ~ 249
Creating hotspots and image maps ~ 249
Assigning URLs to hotspots ~ 251
Changing hotspots ~ 252
Applying drag-and-drop behaviors to hotspots ~ 253
Exporting image maps. ~ 254
About slicing ~ 255
Creating slices ~ 256
Viewing and naming slices in the Layers panel ~ 262
Auto-naming slices ~ 264
Updating a slice within an HTML document ~ 269

CHAPTER 15
Creating Rollovers ~ 271
About rollovers ~ 271
Creating simple rollovers using the Behaviors panel ~ 272
Using the Behaviors panel ~ 273
Using drag-and-drop behaviors to create swap image effects ~ 276
Deleting drag-and-drop behaviors ~ 281
Assigning URL links to rollovers ~ 282
Creating pop-up menus ~ 282
Creating odd-shaped rollovers ~ 285
Creating rollovers with overlapping slices ~ 286
Using external files as rollover images ~ 287
Using hotspots on top of slices for complex interactivity ~ 288

CHAPTER 16
Creating Animation. ~ 289
About animation. ~ 290
Working with animation symbols ~ 290
Working with frames. ~ 295
Exporting your animation ~ 301
Working with existing animations ~ 304
Using multiple files as one animation ~ 305

CHAPTER 17
Optimizing Graphics. ~ 307
Optimizing in the workspace ~ 308
Previewing optimization settings and behaviors. ~ 312
Selecting file formats ~ 314
Choosing optimization settings for GIFs and PNGs316
Choosing optimization settings for JPEGs. ~ 318
Optimizing color palettes ~ 320
Assigning transparency ~ 325
Anti-aliasing to match the target background color ~ 327
Removing halos from Web graphics ~ 327

CHAPTER 18
Exporting ~ 329
Exporting an image ~ 330
Results of exporting. ~ 331
Exporting with the Export Wizard ~ 332
Optimizing and previewing during export. ~ 333
Exporting frames or layers as multiple files ~ 335
Exporting an area ~ 336
Exporting a slice ~ 336
Exporting vector paths ~ 338
Exporting to Dreamweaver libraries ~ 341
Exporting to Director ~ 342
Exporting to Photoshop ~ 342
Exporting in WBMP format ~ 344
Exporting CSS layers. ~ 344
Exporting to Lotus Domino Designer ~ 345
Using the Update HTML command. ~ 345

CHAPTER 19
Using Dreamweaver and Fireworks Together ~ 349
Getting Fireworks files into Dreamweaver ~ 349
Launching Fireworks from within Dreamweaver ~ 353
Editing Fireworks files placed in Dreamweaver ~ 356
Optimizing Fireworks images and animations placed in Dreamweaver ~ 358
Updating Fireworks HTML placed in Dreamweaver.362
Creating Web photo albums ~ 362

CHAPTER 20
Automating Repetitive Tasks ~ 365
Finding and replacing ~ 365
Batch processing ~ 371
Project Log ~ 379
Scripting ~ 380

CHAPTER 21
Fireworks for Photoshop Users ~ 385
Using Photoshop shortcuts in Fireworks ~ 385
Importing Photoshop files into Fireworks ~ 386
Bitmap and vector editing ~ 387
Gradients ~ 389
Layers ~ 391
Groups ~ 393
Masks ~ 393
Text. ~ 395
Filters and tonal adjustments. ~ 397
Effects ~ 397
Task automation ~ 398
Animation. ~ 399
Web optimization ~ 400
Exporting Fireworks files to Photoshop ~ 401

CHAPTER 22
Fireworks HTML. ~ 403
What are HTML files? ~ 403
Fireworks HTML Frequently Asked Questions ~ 404

INDEX ~ 409