Adobe Fireworks CS4: Fundamentals

Overview/Description
Adobe Fireworks CS4 is a robust graphics editor primarily used for prototyping web sites and creating and optimizing images for the Web. This course explores the Fireworks interface and the robust toolset offered within the application, including selection, bitmap, and vector tools. The course also explains concepts used in prototyping web sites, such as wireframing. Other graphic manipulation concepts, such as layering and slicing as well as optimizing images for the web are also covered.

Target Audience
The target audience is expected to be a range of in-training or established Web Application Design and IT professionals needing to learn how to use Adobe Fireworks CS4 without any experience with the specific product. Students are expected to have basic computing and word-processing skills, familiarity with some web and design terminology, and experience working in a Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh environment.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Adobe Fireworks CS4: Fundamentals

recognize how to configure the Fireworks interface

recognize how image views are used in Fireworks CS4

use selection tools in Fireworks CS4

use the Brush tool in Fireworks CS4

create vector paths in Fireworks CS4

recognize how vector graphics can be reshaped

add colors to the Colors panel

apply a color to an object

open a file in Fireworks

modify bitmap images in Fireworks

modify vector images in Fireworks

format text in Fireworks CS4

work with layers

recognize how web sites can be prototyped in Fireworks CS4

create hotspots from text or images

slice and export sliced artwork

optimize images for web publication

formatting text in Fireworks

work with layers in Fireworks CS4

slice and export an image

export images from Fireworks CS4