Adobe Fireworks CS3

Description

This Adobe Fireworks CS3 course will teach you to create and edit vector and bitmap graphics, apply interesting effects, add graphical text, optimize graphics and export it as a HTML file.  This is for those who want to learn the basic techniques used to create web pages.  Students must be proficient in working with Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system.  This is an instructor-led, group paced, classroom-delivery learning model structured with hands-on activities.

Audience

To get the most out of this Adobe Fireworks CS3 course, you should: 

  • Be familiar with using a Windows-based computer.
  • Be comfortable using the Internet with Internet Explorer and be familiar with web terminology.
  • Familiarity with other browsers is a plus.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 

  • Familiarize your self with the Adobe Fireworks CS3 application.
  • Create vector graphics.
  • Transform vector images and apply live filters to them.
  • Import a bitmap graphic and enhance it.
  • Add text to a web page.
  • Create slices and rollovers, and optimize an image.
  • Create hotspots for images and link them to web pages.
  • Create multiple pages and export them
  • Organize creative assets using Adobe Bridge.

Course Length

2 Days 

Course Outline

Unit 1: Getting Familiar with the Adobe Fireworks CS3 Environment

  • Examine the Adobe Fireworks CS3 environment
  • Explore the Adobe Fireworks CS3 interface

Unit 2: Creating Vector Graphics

  • Create graphics using vector drawing tools
  • Create basic shapes
  • Modify vector graphics

Unit 3: Transforming Vector Images and Applying Live Filters

  • Combine shapes
  • Create a layer
  • Align objects
  • Apply effects to vector images

Unit 4: Enhancing Bitmap Images

  • Create bitmap images
  • Edit bitmap images
  • Apply live filters to bitmap images

Unit 5: Adding Text to a Web Page

  • Create and format text
  • Reshape text on a path
  • Convert text to paths
  • Create symbols

Unit 6: Creating Slices and Rollovers

  • Slice an object
  • Apply rollover effects
  • Optimize images

Unit 7: Working with Hotspots

  • Create hotspots
  • Add links to hotspots

Unit 8: Creating Multiple Pages

  • Generate pages
  • Export multiple pages

Unit 9: Organizing Assets with Adobe Bridge

  • Customize the Adobe Bridge workspace
  • Append metadata to assets