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Fireworks MX Syllabus
Each course is customized to the client. The focus will reflect
your needs. The courses are taught at your facility or location
you arrange. Each student will need to have a computer. To arrange
for your custom course call 205-884-7335.
Fireworks MX was originally developed for building Web images and
it excells at it. You will learn how to use this superior tool for
creating vector images and editing bitmap images (photos) in this
3 day course.
Prerequisites
Confident using Windows Operating System
Course Objectives
At the end of the course you should be able to:
- Develop graphics
- Import graphics
- Use text
- Understand layers and frames
- Understand using the Timeline
- Use symbols and instances
- Build a frame by frame animation
- Use motion tween and motion guides
- Make navigational buttons
- Use ActionScript
- Add sounds
- Use components
- Export a Flash movie
Day 1
Session 1: Fireworks Basics
Getting to know the Fireworks interface
Context sensitive Property inspector
Use and organize panels
Understand the Web file formats
Open a new document
Change document and image properties
Session 2: Vectors—The Power Behind
Fireworks
Create Vector shapes
Build complex shapes
Use the Pen tool
Vector masks
Place images inside of text or shapes
Use the Text tool
Use textures, patterns and fills
Day 2
Session 3: Working with Bitmaps
Correct tonal value
Change the color
Add a border
Resize, transform
Remove background from an image
Repair damage
Session 4: Create Navigational Elements
Buttons
Remote rollover
Pop-up menu
Nav bar
Day 3
Session 5: Animation
Understand Frames
Tween symbols
Frame by frame animation
Fade in and out
Change the frame speed
Session 6: Optimizing and Exporting
Slice images
Optimize GIF, JPEG and Animated GIF images
Export
Do a Batch Process
I am available for corporate, college training courses or speaking
engagements. Inquire at Joyce@JoyceJEvans.com
or call 205-884-7335.
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