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Fireworks 8 - Class 1 - Basics

Flash 8 Developer Environment
Bitmap Images, Shapes, Text
Vector Tools, Vector Objects, Styling Text
Importing Graphics, Bitmap Selection Tools

Textbooks:
Waxer, Macromedia Fireworks 8 Revealed, Course Technology © 2006, OSBN 1-4188-4311-3

What's New in Fireworks 8

• Chapter 1 - Understanding Fireworks, pp 1-1 to 1-29
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Why Start a Dreamweaver Class by teaching Fireworks?

• Graphics are essential to a successfull web page. 
• Fireworks and Dreamweaver are highly integrated programs with exciting features for successful web design. 
• Fireworks 8's new features (applying roll-overs with CSS) present great new "advanced" features, easy to use even for the "beginning" site developer. 
• You need to know about the integration of the Studio 8 programs and how they work together.

  Every web page and site likely will have:

1. A Banner
2. A company logo
3. Graphics images providing the site's "look and feel."
4. Roll-Over Buttons
5. Horizontal Navigation Bars

Many Sites will have:

1. Reusable Graphics Elements
2. Interesting Use of Text