Fireworks 8 Basics

Fireworks 8 BasicsThis article is based on content from Exploring Studio 8, which gives an overview of Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, C …

About Fireworks Files

About Fireworks Files
You can work with a variety of file types in Fireworks. For example, you can start with a PNG file and save it as …

The Fireworks Workspace

The Fireworks Workspace
When you open a document in Fireworks for the first time, Fireworks activates the work environment, including t …

Using the Tools Panel

Using the Tools Panel
The Tools panel is organized into six categories: Select, Bitmap, Vector, Web, Colors, and View (see Figure 2).

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About Bitmap and Vector Graphics

About Bitmap and Vector Graphics
Computers display graphics in either vector or bitmap format. Understanding the difference between the …

Changing Tool Options

Changing Tool Options
When you select a tool, the Property inspector displays tool options. Some options remain displayed as you work w …

Selecting a Tool from a Tool Group

Selecting a Tool from a Tool Group
A small triangle in the lower right corner of a tool in the Tools panel indicates that it is part of …

Using the Property Inspector

Using the Property Inspector
The Property inspector lets you edit the properties of the current selection, tool, or document (see Figur …

Using Panels and Panel Group

Using Panels
Panels help you edit aspects of a selected object or elements of the document. Panels let you work on frames, layers, symb …

About the Quick Export Button

About the Quick Export Button
The Quick Export button lets you export your Fireworks files to a number of Macromedia applications, incl …

Navigating and Viewing a Document

Navigating and Viewing a Document
You can control your document’s magnification, its number of views, and its display mode. In ad …

Fireworks MX Tutorial – Quick Circular S ...

 Quick Circular Slice
This tutorial demonstrates a quick solution to creating a circular Slice without having to draw the circle p …

Fireworks MX 2004 – Cloning to a Selecte ...

Fireworks is great. It just is. While the preferred way of working with selections and masking is with vectors, Fireworks can more than …

Fireworks MX 2004 – Creating the Bitmap ...

Step 2: Creating the Bitmap Selection
Since the conference board is rectangular, it’s a perfect use for the Polygon Lasso tool.

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Fireworks MX 2004 – Creating a New Bitma ...

Step 3: Creating a New Bitmap Image
This step is just good form. We don’t have to create a new, empty bitmap layer but since we&# …

Note

NOTE: If you make a mistake or want to use a different part of the first image, simply Alt/Option-click again on the first image to res …