the visibooks guide to fireworks 8 2006

[...]...Navigate to the Fireworks Graphics folder Then click the 8 FIREWORKS BASICS button When the Extraction Complete screen appears, click the button The graphics contained in the zip file should now be listed in the Fireworks Graphics folder: FIREWORKS BASICS 9 Create GIFs Open graphic 1 Open Fireworks Tip: If the Start screen shows, check the Don’t show again checkbox 10 FIREWORKS BASICS 2 On the Menu... Click the button FIREWORKS BASICS 13 6 7 14 Click the graphic’s When the alert window appears, click the FIREWORKS BASICS button to close it button Create JPGs 1 On the Menu Bar, click File, then Open 2 When the Open window appears, navigate to the Samples folder at: C:\Program Files\Macromedia \Fireworks 8\ Samples 3 Double-click the Data-Driven Graphics Wizard folder to open it 4 Double-click the sample_Images... folder to open it FIREWORKS BASICS 15 5 Double-click the power file It should open and look like this: 16 FIREWORKS BASICS 6 On the Fireworks Menu Bar, click File, then Save As 7 When the Save As window appears, navigate to the Fireworks Graphics folder 8 In the Save as type drop-down list, click JPEG [*.jpg; *.jpeg; *.jpe] FIREWORKS BASICS 17 9 Click the 10 Click the graphic’s button button to close... On the Menu Bar, click File, then Open 3 When the Open window appears, navigate to the Samples folder at: C:\Program Files\Macromedia \Fireworks 8\ Samples FIREWORKS BASICS 11 Save as GIF 1 2 12 Double-click FlashLite_Japan On the Fireworks Menu Bar, click File, then Save As FIREWORKS BASICS 3 When the Save As window appears, navigate to the Fireworks Graphics folder 4 In the Save as type drop-down list,... appears, click the close the graphic without saving changes 26 FIREWORKS BASICS button to Rotate graphics 1 Open azaleasmall.jpg from the Fireworks Graphics folder 2 On the Menu Bar, click Modify, Transform, then Rotate 90º CCW It should look like this: FIREWORKS BASICS 27 3 On the Menu Bar, click Modify, Canvas, then Canvas Size 4 When the Canvas Size window appears, type: 200 in the Height box 28 FIREWORKS. .. the graphic The pixel size is 600 x 3 98: This is a bit large for use in a typical Web page 4 20 On the Menu Bar, click Modify, Canvas, then Image Size FIREWORKS BASICS 5 When the Image Size window appears, type: 200 in the Pixel Dimensions Width box Tip: Since the Constrain Proportions checkbox is checked, the Height automatically adjusts to 133 6 Click the button Its pixel size is now 200 x 133: FIREWORKS. .. FIREWORKS BASICS 21 7 On the Menu Bar, click File, then Save As 8 In the File name box, type: azaleasmall.jpg 9 In the Save as type drop-down list, click JPEG 10 Make sure the Fireworks Graphics folder shows in the Save in box Then click the 11 22 button Close azaleasmall.jpg without saving changes FIREWORKS BASICS Flip and rotate graphics Flip graphics 1 Open azaleasmall.jpg from the Fireworks Graphics... Close pcsmall.gif FIREWORKS BASICS 1 Open penlight.jpg from the Fireworks Graphics folder 2 Resize the graphic to a width of 250 pixels 3 Rotate the lighthouse 90º counter-clockwise, so it is standing upright: Notice that only part of the graphic is visible 4 Flip the graphic horizontally so the taller tree is on the right-hand side FIREWORKS BASICS 31 5 Change the canvas size to fit the graphic It should... Height box 28 FIREWORKS BASICS 5 Click the button The graphic should look like this: 6 Close the graphic without saving changes FIREWORKS BASICS 29 Practice: Fireworks Basics 1 Open Pocket_PC from the Samples folder 2 Resize it to a width of 200 pixels Tip: In the Image Size window, make sure the Constrain Proportions checkbox is checked 3 Save the graphic in the Fireworks Graphics folder as pcsmall.gif... Web graphics They are limited to 256 colors, but remain sharp JPG Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group JPG-format graphics are used mostly for photographs They include millions of colors, but get blurrier each time they’re saved 18 FIREWORKS BASICS Resize graphics 1 On the Menu Bar, click File, then Open 2 Open azalea.jpg from the Fireworks Graphics folder It should look like this: FIREWORKS BASICS . Navigate to the Fireworks Graphics folder. Then click the button. FIREWORKS BASICS 9 When the Extraction Complete screen appears, click the button. The graphics contained in the. graphics FIREWORKS BASICS 2 1. Open a web browser, then go to: www .visibooks. com/books/fw8 Right click the Download Fireworks 8 Fireworks Graphics link. 2. When the menu appears,. navigate to the Fireworks Graphics folder. 4. In the Save as type drop-down list, click GIF [*.gif]. 5. Click the button. FIREWORKS BASICS 14 6. Click the graphic’s button to