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Introduction and Setting Up

• About Fireworks 8 and This Course Demo
• New in Fireworks 8 Pt.1 Demo
• New in Fireworks 8 Pt.2 Demo
• The Fireworks Workspace Demo
• Setting Preferences Demo

The Fireworks Interface

• Using Panels Demo
• Using the Property Inspector Demo
• Keyboard Shortcuts Demo

Creating Graphics: Foundations

• Vector Graphics vs. Bitmap Graphics Demo
• Line / Pen / Rectangle and Ellipse Demo
• Polygon Demo
• Auto Shapes Pt.1 Demo
• Auto Shapes Pt.2 Demo
• Auto Shape Properties Panel Demo
• Working with Bitmaps Demo

Working With Text

• Creating Text Pt.1
• Creating Text Pt.2
• Anti-Aliasing
• Getting Text from Outside Fireworks
• Attaching Text to a Path
• Reshaping Text on a Path
• Transforming Text (or Any Object)
• Inserting Special Characters
• The Text Editor
• Pasting an Image Inside Text

File and Edit Menus

• File Menu Pt.1
• File Menu Pt.2
• Edit Menu: Undo and Redo
• Edit Menu: Insert New Button
• Add Swap Image to Button
• Add Status Bar Message to Button
• Add Pop-Up Menu to Button
• Edit Menu: Symbols and Libraries
• Built-In Symbols and Libraries
• Intro to Hotspots and Slices
• Insert Polygon Slice
• Empty Bitmap
• Insert Layers
• Insert Frames/ Animation
• Find and Replace
• Copy / Clone / Copy as Vector

Other Menus

• The View Menu Pt.1
• The View Menu Pt.2
• Select: Super / Sub / Similar / Feather
• Select: Expand / Border / Smooth Marquee
• Select: Marquee to Path and Vice Versa
• Modify > Canvas > Image Size
• Modify > Canvas > Canvas Size / Color
• Modify > Canvas > Trim / Fit
• Modify > Canvas > Rotations
• Modify > Alter Path > Expand and Inset
• Modify > Combine Paths > Join
• The Text Menu
• The Commands Menu
• The Filters Menu
• The Window Menu
• The Help Menu

The Tools Panel (Toolbox)

• Pointer and Subselect Tools
• Marquee and Oval Marquee Tools
• Lasso and Magic Wand Tools
• Add / Subtract / Multiply Selection
• Line Tool
• Pen Tool
• Redraw Path Tool
• Vector Path Tool
• Pencil: Auto Erase / Anti-alias
• Pencil / Brush: Preserve Transparency
• Scale / Skew and Distort Tools
• Reshaping Paths with the Pen Tool
• Freeform and Reshape Tools
• Path Scrubber Tools
• Paint Bucket and Eyedropper Tools
• Rubber Stamp Tool
• Replace Color Tool
• Red Eye Removal Tool
• Blur and Smudge
• Dodge and Burn
• The Image Editing Panel

Working with Color and Tone

• Color Palettes
• RGB and Hexadecimal Color Models
• CMY / HSB and Grayscale Color Models
• HSL Color Model
• 3D Effect w/ Gradient and HSL Luminance
• Color Bit Depth and Transparency
• Web Safe Windows and Mac Color Palettes
• Custom Color Palette / GIF Adaptive
• Levels
• Curves
• Levels and Curves: Auto and Eyedropper

Using Filters

• Intro: Paths / Strokes / Fills and Filters
• Adjust Color
• Blur
• Noise
• Bevel and Emboss
• Convert to Alpha
• Find Edges
• Shadow and Glow
• Sharpen
• Eye Candy
• Alien Skin
• Styles

Layers / Masks and Blend Modes

• Layers Pt.1
• Layers Pt.2
• Vector Masks
• Bitmap Masks
• Alpha Masks
• Blend Modes Intro
• Blend Modes / Opacity and Filters
• Blend Modes and Masks
• Combining Blend Modes Using Color Fill

Fireworks Workflow

• Creating New Documents
• Opening / Importing and Pasting
• Zooming and Scrolling
• Grouping and Combining Objects
• Arranging and Aligning Objects
• The Align Panel

Creating Animation and Interactivity

• Tweening and Using Frames Pt.1
• Tweening and Using Frames Pt.2
• Animation Symbols
• Flash vs. Animated GIF Export Pt.1
• Flash vs. Animated GIF Export Pt.2
• Slices and Hotspots Pt.1: Hotspots
• Slices and Hotspots Pt.2: Slices
• HTML Setup
• Slices with Rollover / Single Image Pt.1
• Slices with Rollover / Single Image Pt.2
• Slices / Nav Bar / No HTML Frameset Pt.1
• Slices / Nav Bar / No HTML Frameset Pt.2
• Slices / Nav Bar / HTML Frameset Pt.1
• Slices / Nav Bar / HTML Frameset Pt.2

Optimizing and Exporting

• Optimizing: Creating Slices
• Optimizing GIFs
• Optimizing JPEGs
• Index Transparency / Matte
• Multiple Index Colors
• HTML Slices
• CSS HTML Rollovers
• Integrating with Dreamweaver
• Flash Integration for Exported Files
• Import PNGs to Flash: with Editablity
• Import PNGs to Flash: Maintain Appearance

Automating and Extending Fireworks

• Extension Manager: Enabling and Disabling
• Extension Manager: Download from Exchange
• Creating Commands with the History Panel
• Editing Commands
• Batch Processing

Conclusion

• Wrapping Up

Credits

• About the Author