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June 2013

Contents

What's new................................................................................................................................................... 1

What's new in CS6................................................................................................................................................................. 2 What's new in CS5.1.............................................................................................................................................................. 5

Fireworks basics........................................................................................................................................... 6

Create Fireworks PNG files from HTML files..........................................................................................................................7 Creating a new Fireworks document...................................................................................................................................... 8 Fireworks basics................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Insert objects into a Fireworks document............................................................................................................................. 12 Opening and importing files.................................................................................................................................................. 15 Saving Fireworks files...........................................................................................................................................................17

Workspace.................................................................................................................................................. 19

Change the canvas...............................................................................................................................................................20 Navigate, view, and preview documents.............................................................................................................................. 24 Undo and repeat multiple actions......................................................................................................................................... 27 Workspace basics.................................................................................................................................................................29

Selecting and transforming objects.............................................................................................................37

9-slice scaling....................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Edit selected objects.............................................................................................................................................................40 Modify a selection................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Organize multiple objects..................................................................................................................................................... 45 Select objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Select pixels..........................................................................................................................................................................49

Working with bitmaps..................................................................................................................................55

Add noise to an image.......................................................................................................................................................... 56 Adjust bitmap color and tone................................................................................................................................................ 57 Blurring and sharpening bitmaps.......................................................................................................................................... 63 Creating bitmaps...................................................................................................................................................................65 Editing bitmaps..................................................................................................................................................................... 66 Retouching bitmaps.............................................................................................................................................................. 68

Working with vector objects........................................................................................................................ 72

Auto Shapes......................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Basic shapes........................................................................................................................................................................ 77 Compound shapes................................................................................................................................................................81 Free-form shapes................................................................................................................................................................. 82 Special vector-editing techniques......................................................................................................................................... 87 Vector objects....................................................................................................................................................................... 92

Working with text........................................................................................................................................ 93

Enter text.............................................................................................................................................................................. 94 Format and edit text..............................................................................................................................................................96 Selecting text...................................................................................................................................................................... 104

Applying color, strokes, and fills............................................................................................................... 105

Apply colors and save swatches.........................................................................................................................................106 Applying strokes and fills.................................................................................................................................................... 112

Using Live Filters...................................................................................................................................... 118

Create effects with Live Filters............................................................................................................................................119

Layers, masking, and blending................................................................................................................. 123

Blending and transparency................................................................................................................................................. 124 Layers................................................................................................................................................................................. 127 Masking.............................................................................................................................................................................. 131

Styles, symbols, and URLs....................................................................................................................... 141

Styles.................................................................................................................................................................................. 142 Symbols.............................................................................................................................................................................. 145 URLs................................................................................................................................................................................... 152

Slices, rollovers, and hotspots.................................................................................................................. 155

Creating and editing slices..................................................................................................................................................156 Hotspots, image maps, and rollovers................................................................................................................................. 160 Interactive slices................................................................................................................................................................. 163 Preparing slices for export.................................................................................................................................................. 168

Creating buttons and pop-up menus........................................................................................................ 171

Button symbols................................................................................................................................................................... 172 Navigation basics................................................................................................................................................................176 Pop-up menus.................................................................................................................................................................... 177

Prototyping websites and interfaces......................................................................................................... 181

Prototyping websites and interfaces using Fireworks pages.............................................................................................. 182 Prototyping Flex and Adobe AIR applications.................................................................................................................... 186

Creating animations.................................................................................................................................. 192

Animation symbols..............................................................................................................................................................193 Animations.......................................................................................................................................................................... 195 States..................................................................................................................................................................................198 Tweening and onion skinning............................................................................................................................................. 201

Creating slide shows.................................................................................................................................202

Slide shows.........................................................................................................................................................................203

Optimizing and exporting.......................................................................................................................... 207

Export from the workspace................................................................................................................................................. 208 Optimize graphics files........................................................................................................................................................218 Optimize in the workspace..................................................................................................................................................224 Send a Fireworks document as an e-mail attachment........................................................................................................227 Use the Export Wizard........................................................................................................................................................228 Use the Image Preview.......................................................................................................................................................229

Fireworks and other applications.............................................................................................................. 232

Using Fireworks with Photoshop........................................................................................................................................ 233 Using Fireworks with Illustrator...........................................................................................................................................238 Using Fireworks with Flash.................................................................................................................................................240 Using Fireworks with Dreamweaver................................................................................................................................... 245 Previewing Fireworks documents in mobile emulators.......................................................................................................252 Share image metadata with Adobe XMP............................................................................................................................253 Using Fireworks with Director............................................................................................................................................. 256 Using Fireworks with HomeSite, GoLive, and other HTML editors.....................................................................................258

Automating tasks...................................................................................................................................... 260

Batch-processing................................................................................................................................................................ 261 Custom commands.............................................................................................................................................................266 Extending Fireworks........................................................................................................................................................... 267 Find and replace................................................................................................................................................................. 268

Scripting.............................................................................................................................................................................. 271

Preferences and keyboard shortcuts........................................................................................................ 273

Customize using configuration files.................................................................................................................................... 274 Select and customize keyboard shortcuts.......................................................................................................................... 275 Set preferences.................................................................................................................................................................. 277 View application package contents (Mac OS only).............................................................................................................280

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