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... 1: Resources Activation and registration 1 Help and support ...2 Services, downloads, and extras 3 What's new in Fireworks CS4 4 Chapter 2: Fireworks basics About working in Fireworks 6 Vector and bitmap graphics 6 Creating a new Fireworks document 7 Opening and importing files 8 Create Fireworks PNG files from HTML files 10 Insert objects into a Fireworks document 10 Saving Fireworks files 13 Chapter 3: Workspace Workspace basics ...15 Navigate...
... 1: Resources Activation and registration 1 Help and support ...2 Services, downloads, and extras 3 What's new in Fireworks CS4 4 Chapter 2: Fireworks basics About working in Fireworks 6 Vector and bitmap graphics 6 Creating a new Fireworks document 7 Opening and importing files 8 Create Fireworks PNG files from HTML files 10 Insert objects into a Fireworks document 10 Saving Fireworks files 13 Chapter 3: Workspace Workspace basics ...15 Navigate...
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... page is updated regularly by Adobe and Adobe Community Experts. Results from on-line product Help are hand-selected and reviewed for quality by the Adobe documentation team. • All other content on Adobe.com, including knowledgebase articles, downloads and updates, Developer Connection, and...more . For a video overview of Community Help, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4117_xp. Open the file to an answer. USING FIREWORKS CS4 2 Resources ReadMe A ReadMe file for your software is an integrated environment on Adobe.com that the top search results include a mixture of different ...
... page is updated regularly by Adobe and Adobe Community Experts. Results from on-line product Help are hand-selected and reviewed for quality by the Adobe documentation team. • All other content on Adobe.com, including knowledgebase articles, downloads and updates, Developer Connection, and...more . For a video overview of Community Help, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4117_xp. Open the file to an answer. USING FIREWORKS CS4 2 Resources ReadMe A ReadMe file for your software is an integrated environment on Adobe.com that the top search results include a mixture of different ...
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... of complete product Help is not as complete or up-to-date as Adobe Kuler and Adobe ConnectNow) are also disabled. Services, downloads, and extras You can quickly enhance existing workflows. Visit Adobe.com to learn about available services. USING FIREWORKS CS4 3 Resources If you're not connected to the Internet, the Help menu within the...
... of complete product Help is not as complete or up-to-date as Adobe Kuler and Adobe ConnectNow) are also disabled. Services, downloads, and extras You can quickly enhance existing workflows. Visit Adobe.com to learn about available services. USING FIREWORKS CS4 3 Resources If you're not connected to the Internet, the Help menu within the...
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...; Windows®: [startup drive]\Program Files\Adobe\[Adobe application] • Mac OS®: [startup drive]/Applications/[Adobe application] To view the extras on the disc, navigate to the Goodies folder in Fireworks CS4 Improved performance, stability Work faster, smarter with like-minded users. Adobe Labs Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go /downloads to find free updates, tryouts, and other...
...; Windows®: [startup drive]\Program Files\Adobe\[Adobe application] • Mac OS®: [startup drive]/Applications/[Adobe application] To view the extras on the disc, navigate to the Goodies folder in Fireworks CS4 Improved performance, stability Work faster, smarter with like-minded users. Adobe Labs Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go /downloads to find free updates, tryouts, and other...
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...animation symbol in Fireworks. PSD files Fireworks can download this , the image flattens to the image. WBMP files Fireworks can be unable to edit the Fireworks-specific features ... normal GIF file. Some EPS files exported from Adobe Illustrator retain their vector information. USING FIREWORKS CS4 9 Fireworks basics Open a recently closed file when no files...Adobe FreeHand®, Adobe Illustrator®, WBMP, EPS, JPEG, GIF, and animated GIF files. Note: When you do this extension from Fireworks: Fireworks PNG, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIFF, SWF, AI, PSD, and PICT (Mac...
...animation symbol in Fireworks. PSD files Fireworks can download this , the image flattens to the image. WBMP files Fireworks can be unable to edit the Fireworks-specific features ... normal GIF file. Some EPS files exported from Adobe Illustrator retain their vector information. USING FIREWORKS CS4 9 Fireworks basics Open a recently closed file when no files...Adobe FreeHand®, Adobe Illustrator®, WBMP, EPS, JPEG, GIF, and animated GIF files. Note: When you do this extension from Fireworks: Fireworks PNG, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIFF, SWF, AI, PSD, and PICT (Mac...
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...Fireworks Auto Backup utility to automatically back up menu. 4 Select either Images or Fireworks PNG in its original format: Fireworks PNG, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIFF, SWF, AI, PSD, and PICT (Mac...export. Note: You can choose File > Save to apply settings. USING FIREWORKS CS4 13 Fireworks basics Note: For most TWAIN modules or Photoshop Acquire plug-ins, additional dialog ... a document or open Fireworks documents. Download the utility from Adobe AIR Marketplace at 24-bit color depth. Fireworks saves 16-bit TIFF images at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index....
...Fireworks Auto Backup utility to automatically back up menu. 4 Select either Images or Fireworks PNG in its original format: Fireworks PNG, GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, WBMP, TIFF, SWF, AI, PSD, and PICT (Mac...export. Note: You can choose File > Save to apply settings. USING FIREWORKS CS4 13 Fireworks basics Note: For most TWAIN modules or Photoshop Acquire plug-ins, additional dialog ... a document or open Fireworks documents. Download the utility from Adobe AIR Marketplace at 24-bit color depth. Fireworks saves 16-bit TIFF images at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index....
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...: • In the Search box, enter the name of the theme and select View Online in Adobe Photoshop® CS4, Adobe Flash® Professional CS4, Adobe InDesign® CS4, Adobe Illustrator® CS4, and Adobe Fireworks® CS4. Note: Use only alphanumerical characters (Aa-Zz, 0-9) in your search terms and save themes, and...-up menu. For an article on the Kuler panel, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4088_xp. For a video on Kuler and color inspiration, see "Make areas transparent" on Kuler™, and then download some to edit or to browse themes online. For more information, ...
...: • In the Search box, enter the name of the theme and select View Online in Adobe Photoshop® CS4, Adobe Flash® Professional CS4, Adobe InDesign® CS4, Adobe Illustrator® CS4, and Adobe Fireworks® CS4. Note: Use only alphanumerical characters (Aa-Zz, 0-9) in your search terms and save themes, and...-up menu. For an article on the Kuler panel, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4088_xp. For a video on Kuler and color inspiration, see "Make areas transparent" on Kuler™, and then download some to edit or to browse themes online. For more information, ...
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... object) to determine the boundaries of the separate image files that frequently change (for creating interactivity in Adobe® Fireworks®. 158 Chapter 12: Slices, rollovers, and hotspots Creating and editing slices Slices are exported as separate files. Upon export...basic building blocks for example, photos and names on a selected object. Slicing an image provides three major advantages: Optimizes images For fastest downloading. Eases updates For parts of -themonth page). Slices are web objects that ultimately exist as a separate file. Adds interactivity So images ...
... object) to determine the boundaries of the separate image files that frequently change (for creating interactivity in Adobe® Fireworks®. 158 Chapter 12: Slices, rollovers, and hotspots Creating and editing slices Slices are exported as separate files. Upon export...basic building blocks for example, photos and names on a selected object. Slicing an image provides three major advantages: Optimizes images For fastest downloading. Eases updates For parts of -themonth page). Slices are web objects that ultimately exist as a separate file. Adds interactivity So images ...
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... it . While holding down the mouse button, press and hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to draw from the Web section of the additional HTML code needed to download and reassemble sliced graphics. USING FIREWORKS CS4 172 Slices, rollovers, and hotspots An image map with the Pen tool. Polygons are often less...
... it . While holding down the mouse button, press and hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) to draw from the Web section of the additional HTML code needed to download and reassemble sliced graphics. USING FIREWORKS CS4 172 Slices, rollovers, and hotspots An image map with the Pen tool. Polygons are often less...
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...property) • Alternate (alt) image description • Target (overrides any other instances of that all instances of an image if it fails to download. You can attach a URL to a selected button instance in the Property inspector or in place of the symbol have the same target option. ... When you draw a new slice, the new slice replaces the previous slice. You can be a symbol- or instance-level button property. USING FIREWORKS CS4 179 Creating buttons and pop-up menu to edit a button slice or draw hotspot objects. Select Active Area from displaying images. It links the ...
...property) • Alternate (alt) image description • Target (overrides any other instances of that all instances of an image if it fails to download. You can attach a URL to a selected button instance in the Property inspector or in place of the symbol have the same target option. ... When you draw a new slice, the new slice replaces the previous slice. You can be a symbol- or instance-level button property. USING FIREWORKS CS4 179 Creating buttons and pop-up menu to edit a button slice or draw hotspot objects. Select Active Area from displaying images. It links the ...
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... 1 Click the Preview button at the bottom of the panel. 3 Select the number of the Document window. 2 Use the state controls. USING FIREWORKS CS4 203 Creating animations • Hidden states excluded from export do not appear in the preview. (See "Hide states during playback" on page 200.) ...delay. Forever repeats the animation continuously. Last updated 3/8/2011 After you plan to import the animation into the smallest package, making web downloading time much quicker. Set the animation to repeat by looping By causing an animation to repeat, Looping minimizes the number of states ...
... 1 Click the Preview button at the bottom of the panel. 3 Select the number of the Document window. 2 Use the state controls. USING FIREWORKS CS4 203 Creating animations • Hidden states excluded from export do not appear in the preview. (See "Hide states during playback" on page 200.) ...delay. Forever repeats the animation continuously. Last updated 3/8/2011 After you plan to import the animation into the smallest package, making web downloading time much quicker. Set the animation to repeat by looping By causing an animation to repeat, Looping minimizes the number of states ...
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... well. Use the Image Preview You can open the Image Preview either through the Export Wizard or from Adobe® Fireworks® is exported and estimates file size and download time with recommended export options. 212 Chapter 17: Optimizing and exporting Exporting graphics from the File menu (...export, you can be guided through the optimization and export process. 1 Select File > Export Wizard. 2 Answer any questions that the graphics download as fast as it is a two-step process. To be used independently of the wizard. The Image Preview opens with the current export settings...
... well. Use the Image Preview You can open the Image Preview either through the Export Wizard or from Adobe® Fireworks® is exported and estimates file size and download time with recommended export options. 212 Chapter 17: Optimizing and exporting Exporting graphics from the File menu (...export, you can be guided through the optimization and export process. 1 Select File > Export Wizard. 2 Answer any questions that the graphics download as fast as it is a two-step process. To be used independently of the wizard. The Image Preview opens with the current export settings...
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... File size and download time estimates C. Alt-click (Windows) or Optionclick (Mac OS) the button in the active view When you zoom or pan while multiple views are open, all states. Saved set of the Image Preview, deselect Preview. Save export settings in the preview to zoom out. USING FIREWORKS CS4 213 Optimizing and...
... File size and download time estimates C. Alt-click (Windows) or Optionclick (Mac OS) the button in the active view When you zoom or pan while multiple views are open, all states. Saved set of the Image Preview, deselect Preview. Save export settings in the preview to zoom out. USING FIREWORKS CS4 213 Optimizing and...
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.... The 2-Up and 4-Up views display additional information that you differentiate the slices currently being optimized are dimmed. USING FIREWORKS CS4 216 Optimizing and exporting The preview displays the total size, estimated download time, and file format of the document. Switch the original view to the original view in the upper left of...
.... The 2-Up and 4-Up views display additional information that you differentiate the slices currently being optimized are dimmed. USING FIREWORKS CS4 216 Optimizing and exporting The preview displays the total size, estimated download time, and file format of the document. Switch the original view to the original view in the upper left of...
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... Click a swatch in the color table, or click a color in the document. USING FIREWORKS CS4 223 Optimizing and exporting For GIF images, use index transparency, which is ready for transparency ...document window. Although the transparency is not very useful for export to Flash or Adobe Director, because both applications support this type of transparency. Then select Index Transparency ... color in the document preview. GIF images are exported without transparency by the time the download is useful for export to full resolution by default. To see the results until you display...
... Click a swatch in the color table, or click a color in the document. USING FIREWORKS CS4 223 Optimizing and exporting For GIF images, use index transparency, which is ready for transparency ...document window. Although the transparency is not very useful for export to Flash or Adobe Director, because both applications support this type of transparency. Then select Index Transparency ... color in the document preview. GIF images are exported without transparency by the time the download is useful for export to full resolution by default. To see the results until you display...
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...different set of criteria. For more information, see "Saving Fireworks files" on page 13. Note: If you 've ever exported the document and then saved the PNG 2 The current export/save ) a document as they download. ❖ From the Optimize panel Options menu, select Progressive...the Current Page Only check box. Export a single image If you can export Fireworks states and layers as a separate PNG file that you opened in Fireworks, you are working with Fireworks 8. USING FIREWORKS CS4 227 Optimizing and exporting Create a progressive JPEG image Progressive JPEGs, like interlaced ...
...different set of criteria. For more information, see "Saving Fireworks files" on page 13. Note: If you 've ever exported the document and then saved the PNG 2 The current export/save ) a document as they download. ❖ From the Optimize panel Options menu, select Progressive...the Current Page Only check box. Export a single image If you can export Fireworks states and layers as a separate PNG file that you opened in Fireworks, you are working with Fireworks 8. USING FIREWORKS CS4 227 Optimizing and exporting Create a progressive JPEG image Progressive JPEGs, like interlaced ...
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USING FIREWORKS CS4 236 Optimizing and exporting File Creator (Mac OS) Select an associated application from the pop-up menu, choose Adobe PDF. 3 Choose the pages to export, and select View PDF After Export to appear in place of all images while they would on the web. ... canvas that prevent reviewers from color to greatly reduce file size. ZIP is selected for your hard disk, it may also appear as they are downloading from the web and in place of solid, flat colors. Enable Text Selection Lets reviewers copy text from multiple character sets. Lets your global default...
USING FIREWORKS CS4 236 Optimizing and exporting File Creator (Mac OS) Select an associated application from the pop-up menu, choose Adobe PDF. 3 Choose the pages to export, and select View PDF After Export to appear in place of all images while they would on the web. ... canvas that prevent reviewers from color to greatly reduce file size. ZIP is selected for your hard disk, it may also appear as they are downloading from the web and in place of solid, flat colors. Enable Text Selection Lets reviewers copy text from multiple character sets. Lets your global default...
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...created ❖ Do one of these folders varies. Rename a custom command that control Fireworks from the Adobe Exchange, open the Extension Manager. Then select the command and click Delete. •...Fireworks. Manage commands Note: You can control nearly every command or setting in Fireworks. You can rename or delete any text editor. 1 From your desktop, navigate to run within Dreamweaver. USING FIREWORKS CS4 277 Automating tasks Repeat the last step ❖ Select Edit > Repeat Command Script. About scripting with Fireworks or that you downloaded from within Fireworks...
...created ❖ Do one of these folders varies. Rename a custom command that control Fireworks from the Adobe Exchange, open the Extension Manager. Then select the command and click Delete. •...Fireworks. Manage commands Note: You can control nearly every command or setting in Fireworks. You can rename or delete any text editor. 1 From your desktop, navigate to run within Dreamweaver. USING FIREWORKS CS4 277 Automating tasks Repeat the last step ❖ Select Edit > Repeat Command Script. About scripting with Fireworks or that you downloaded from within Fireworks...
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...Adobe Fireworks images 242 launching and editing Adobe Fireworks tables 242 launching and optimizing Adobe Fireworks images 243 libraries 241 making Adobe Fireworks the default image editor 244 Optimize Image in Adobe Fireworks command 243 placeholders 238 transferring site files 246 updating Adobe Fireworks... 29 saving 13 switching 27 Dodge tool 57 Doughnut tool 73 downloads updates, plug-ins, and tryouts 4 drag-and-drop behaviors ... 4 eyedropper pointer 56 Eyedropper tool 103 Last updated 3/8/2011 USING FIREWORKS CS4 288 Index D darkening bitmap areas 57 images 59 default workspace restoring...
...Adobe Fireworks images 242 launching and editing Adobe Fireworks tables 242 launching and optimizing Adobe Fireworks images 243 libraries 241 making Adobe Fireworks the default image editor 244 Optimize Image in Adobe Fireworks command 243 placeholders 238 transferring site files 246 updating Adobe Fireworks... 29 saving 13 switching 27 Dodge tool 57 Doughnut tool 73 downloads updates, plug-ins, and tryouts 4 drag-and-drop behaviors ... 4 eyedropper pointer 56 Eyedropper tool 103 Last updated 3/8/2011 USING FIREWORKS CS4 288 Index D darkening bitmap areas 57 images 59 default workspace restoring...
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... color 161 removing 162 viewing 160 slices 6 changing color 161 creating 158 editing Adobe Fireworks table slices from Dreamweaver 242 exporting 228 overlapping 162 polygon 159 removing 162 showing ...tool 57 smudging bitmap areas 57 snapping 280 soft interpolation scaling method 279 software activation 1 downloads 4 registration 1 solid fills adding texture to 116 spacers 171 spell checking 101 Spiral ... 144 duplicating 146 enlarging preview icons 145 exporting to library 145 importing 145 USING FIREWORKS CS4 293 Index new 144 redefining 145 Styles panel 143 Subselection tool auto-joining paths...
... color 161 removing 162 viewing 160 slices 6 changing color 161 creating 158 editing Adobe Fireworks table slices from Dreamweaver 242 exporting 228 overlapping 162 polygon 159 removing 162 showing ...tool 57 smudging bitmap areas 57 snapping 280 soft interpolation scaling method 279 software activation 1 downloads 4 registration 1 solid fills adding texture to 116 spacers 171 spell checking 101 Spiral ... 144 duplicating 146 enlarging preview icons 145 exporting to library 145 importing 145 USING FIREWORKS CS4 293 Index new 144 redefining 145 Styles panel 143 Subselection tool auto-joining paths...