Adobe Fireworks CS5 Training

Class description

Hands-on Fireworks CS5 Adobe certified training: Level 1

Accelerate web design and development with Adobe Fireworks CS5 software, the ideal tool for creating and optimizing images for the web and rapidly prototyping websites and web applications. Fireworks CS5 offers the flexibility to edit both vector and bitmap images, a common library of pre-built assets, and timesaving integration with Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, and Adobe Flash CS5 software. Mock up designs quickly in Fireworks, or leverage other assets from Illustrator, Photoshop, and Flash. Then move directly into Dreamweaver CS5 for easy development and deployment. Topics include:

Image creation & editing
Image optimization
Rapid prototyping

Working with text & images
Integrating Ajax with Spry
Publishing to the web

adobe course curriculum

Fireworks basics

About working in Fireworks
Vector and bitmap graphics
Creating a new Fireworks document
Opening and importing files
Saving Fireworks files

Getting comfortable with the workspace

Navigating and viewing documents
Undoing and repeating multiple actions

Selecting and transforming objects

Selecting objects & pixels
Understanding 9-slice scaling

Working with bitmaps

Creating & editing bitmaps
Adjusting bitmap color and tone
Blurring and sharpening bitmaps

Working with vector objects

Basic, auto & free-form shapes
Special vector-editing techniques
Applying color, strokes, and fills

Working with text

Entering, formatting and editing text

Using Live Filters

Applying Live Filters
Edit and customize Live Filters

Layers, masking, and blending

Styles, symbols, and URLs

Slices, rollovers, and hotspots

Creating and editing slices
Interactive slices
Preparing slices for export
Hotspots and image maps

Creating buttons and pop-up menus

Navigation basics
Creating and editing button symbols
Pop-up menus

Prototyping websites and application interfaces

Prototyping workflow
Working with Fireworks pages
Creating CSS-based layouts
Prototyping Flex & Adobe AIR applications

Creating animations

Animation basics
Creating and editing animation symbols
Understanding and manipulating states
About onion skinning
Tweening
Optimizing an animation

Optimizing and exporting

Using the export wizard
Optimizing in the workspace

Mira Images

Adobe Fireworks CS5 Adobe certified Training

Hands-on Fireworks CS5 Adobe certified training: Level 1

2 day class, cost: $799

Students receive course text, Adobe Fireworks CS5: Classroom in a Book, which includes a CD of class files. These resources provide students with a valuable tool for post-training practice, using familiar files and lessons.

All Mira Images Adobe authorized training is provided by certified instructors at our location or yours. Because we know your time is valuable,

We will never cancel your class.

The Mira Images Classroom is located just outside of Philadelphia, PA and is convenient to Harrisburg, PA; New York, NY; New Jersey; Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, DE; and Washington DC.