http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks

http://www.totaltraining.com/prod/adobe/fireworkscs3.asp

Title:  	Adobe Fireworks CS3
	
Category:  	Web Design & Publishing
Presenter: 	John Ulliman
Platform: 	        Windows & MAC OS
Format: 	        Online
Level: 	        Beginner to Intermediate

John Ulliman:     John Ulliman is an authorized instructor for the Adobe Creative Suite of tools and principal of his own project development company, where he works closely with the major multimedia software companies. John has been teaching ever since he first started using a computer. Currently, John focuses on the products he uses to make animation magic work, with the intention to bring as much practical experience to his lessons as possible.

Description: 	Get your designs from the rest of the CS3 suite out to the web and ready for the masses with Adobe Fireworks CS3. This program picks up where Adobe's old ImageReady left off and comes packed with new features to set your designs up using html, java, and even CSS. With John Ulliman as your guide, you'll learn how to adjust, crop, and use filters on your digital pictures, scans and stock art. Plus, how to create composite images using layer techniques, adjustments and effects.

    * Learn how to adjust your raw images and get them compressed and ready for the web.
    * Create your own website designs using the bitmap and vector tools built into Fireworks or importing designs from Photoshop or Illustrator.
    * Learn how to use Fireworks layers, compositing, and filter effects to take your designs to a higher level.
    * Understand Fireworks slicing features to make your designs into web pages and add advanced elements like rollover and pulldown menus.
    * Try out round trip editing of your completed web site – edit in Fireworks and back to HTML.

Lesson 1: ADJUSTING & EXPORTING WEB IMAGES   (56 min)
1. Introducing Fireworks
2. Rotating & Cropping an Image
3. Using Levels to Adjust Brightness
4. Adjusting the Color
5. Removing Red Eye
6. Explaining Basic Keyboard Shortcuts
7. Using Filters
8. Using Sharpening Filters
9. Using Painting Tools
10. Using the Blur & Sharpen Tools
11. Setting Up the Image Size
12. Optimizing Your Images for the Web
13. Additional Optimize & Align Settings

Lesson 2: USING BITMAP & VECTOR ELEMENTS (50 min)
1. Making Simple Vector Shapes
2. Modifying Fills & Strokes
3. Working with Patterns & Gradients
4. Adjusting the Opacity & Applying Filters
5. Working with Layers
6. Create a Logo with Gradients & Layers
7. Working with the Pen Tool
8. Delete Points along a Path & More Pen Tool Tips
9. Creating & Using Styles

Lesson 3: CREATING COMPOSITE IMAGES (38 min)
1. Making Bitmap Selections
2. Setting Properties to Marquee Selections
3. Manipulating Selections
4. Using the Magic Wand
5. Creating a Multi-Layer Composite
6. Removing Complex Backgrounds
7. Removing More Complex Backgrounds
8. Adding Text

Lesson 4: USING SLICES TO CREATE LAYERS (55 min)
1. Taking a Look at the Layers
2. Importing & Adjusting Images & Text
3. Creating a Button Graphic
4. Creating Slices
5. Setting Slice Properties
6. Exporting HTML & Image Slices
7. Using the New Pages Panel
8. Create a Button & Add Rollover Actions
9. Add, Align, Name & Link Multiple Buttons
10. Create HTML Slices & More Image Slices
11. Exporting & Previewing in a Browser
12. Final Comments & Credits

http://rapidshare.com/files/61636853/fireworkscs3_qrg.pdf

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