102 Studio Basics
Fireworks basics
To get the most out of your Fireworks experience, you should understand
the basic elements of the Fireworks workspace. This section gives you an
overview of Fireworks files and introduces you to the most important and
commonly used workspace elements.
This section contains the following topics:
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“About Fireworks files” on page 102
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“Getting to know the Fireworks workspace” on page 103
About Fireworks files
You can work with a variety of file types in Fireworks. For example, you
can start with a PNG file and save it as a JPEG file or GIF file. You can
create HTML files that contain JavaScript code. You can also export or save
an image as a file type specific to another application, such as Photoshop or
Macromedia Flash, if you want to continue working in the other
application.
The following are the most common file types in Fireworks:
PNG
, or Portable Network Graphic, is the native file format for Fireworks.
PNG is a versatile web graphic format that can support up to 32-bit color,
contain transparency or an alpha channel, and be progressive.
GIF
, or Graphics Interchange Format, is a popular web graphic format for
cartoons, logos, graphics with transparent areas, and animations. GIFs
contain a maximum of 256 colors.
JPEG
was developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group specifically
for photographic or high-color images. The JPEG format is best for digital
or scanned photographs, images using textures, images with gradient color
transitions, and any images that require more than 256 colors.
For information on other file types in Fireworks, see “Choosing a file type”
in
Using Fireworks
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When you install Fireworks 8, you get a multi-language version of the
product. For a list of the languages included and instructions on changing
the language, see
www.macromedia.com/go/b6a0f908
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Page 162: ...162 Tutorial Creating Page Mock ups...
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Page 194: ...194 Tutorial Handling Photographs...
Page 254: ...254 Tutorial Building Your First Flash Application...
Page 266: ...266 Tutorial Building a Video Player Flash Professional only...
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Page 294: ...294 Tutorial Adding Content to Pages...
Page 324: ...324 Tutorial Formatting Your Page with CSS...
Page 332: ...332 Tutorial Publishing Your Site...
Page 342: ...342 Tutorial Setting Up Your Website for Contribute Users...
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