Basic
Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows
XP: Basic, Windows Vista: Basic, or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A:0 The Fireworks environment
A-1: Exploring the Fireworks interface
A-2: Exploring the Tools panel
A-3: Exploring the Property inspector
A-4: Manipulating panels
Topic B:0 Document navigation
B-1: Using View commands
B-2: Using the navigation tools
Topic C:0 Fireworks Help
C-1: Using the Help window
Unit 2: Vector shapes
Topic A:0 New documents
A-1: Creating a document
Topic B:0 Shapes
B-1: Creating basic shapes
B-2: Adjusting shapes precisely
B-3: Applying auto shapes
B-4: Duplicating shapes
B-5: Merging shapes
Topic C:0 Manipulating shapes
C-1: Changing the stacking order of shapes
C-2: Grouping and selecting shapes
C-3: Scaling and rotating shapes
C-4: Aligning and distributing shapes
Unit 3: Color
Topic A:0 Applying color
A-1: Resizing and trimming a graphic
A-2: Using the Swatches panel to apply colors
A-3: Creating custom colors
A-4: Using the Paint Bucket and Eyedropper tools
A-5: Adding and removing swatches
Topic B:0 Fill options
B-1: Applying a gradient fill
B-2: Applying a pattern fill
B-3: Setting transparency
Topic C:0 Stroke options
C-1: Setting basic stroke attributes
C-2: Creating a dashed line
Unit 4: Bitmap images
Topic A:0 Importing bitmap images
A-1: Opening and importing a bitmap image
Topic B:0 Editing bitmap images
B-1: Using the Oval Marquee tool
B-2: Using the Magic Wand and Lasso tools
B-3: Manipulating a bitmap image
B-4: Using the Pencil tool
B-5: Replacing a color
B-6: Applying filters
B-7: Cropping a graphic
Unit 5: Working with text
Topic A:0 Adding text
A-1: Creating text
A-2: Importing text
A-3: Formatting text blocks
Topic B:0 Using text effects
B-1: Applying fill attributes to text
B-2: Applying stroke attributes to text
B-3: Attaching text to a path
B-4: Converting text to paths
Unit 6: Preparing graphics for the Web
Topic A:0 Exporting graphics
A-1: Changing image size
A-2: Exploring optimization
A-3: Exporting an optimized graphic
Topic B:0 Working with sliced graphics
B-1: Slicing a graphic
B-2: Optimizing a slice as a JPEG file
B-3: Optimizing a slice as a GIF file
B-4: Manually removing colors from a color palette
B-5: Exporting slices