Fireworks CS3: Advanced

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Description: This ILT Series course builds on the skills and concepts taught in Fireworks CS3: Basic. Students will learn how to create complex shapes and paths; work with layers, grids, and masks; create styles and graphic symbols; and use advanced techniques for adjusting and retouching images. The will also create interactive graphics (buttons, rollovers, pop-up menus, and image maps) and build and modify animations. Finally, they will learn how to boost efficiency by using the Find and History panels, running batch processes and scripts, and creating custom keyboard shortcuts.

Course Contents:

Unit 1: Complex shapes and paths

• Topic A: Freeform drawing
• Topic B: The Pen tool
  
  

Unit 2: Layering and blending

• Topic A: Layers
• Topic B: The grid
• Topic C: Masking and blending modes
  
  

Unit 3: Effects and image adjustments

• Topic A: Styles
• Topic B: Graphic symbols
• Topic C: Adjusting images
• Topic D: Retouching images

Unit 4: Interactive graphics

• Topic A: Buttons
• Topic B: Rollover effects
• Topic C: Pop-up menus
• Topic D: Image maps
  
  

Unit 5: Animation

• Topic A: Frame-by-frame animation
• Topic B: Automated animation
• Topic C: Exporting animations
  
  

Unit 6: Efficiency boosters

• Topic A: The Find panel
• Topic B: The History panel
• Topic C: Automation
• Topic D: Custom keyboard shortcuts