Adobe Fireworks

Hours: 32 / Access Length: 7 Weeks / Delivery: Monthly, Mentor Supported
Retail Price: $375.00

Course Overview:

Fireworks are Adobe's tool for creating and editing images for websites. Students will learn how to edit Bitmap images, how to create Vector graphics using the vector editing tools, create and format text objects and how to optimize images for web pages. Students will also prototype a website in Fireworks. Students will need a copy of Fireworks. A 30-day trial is available.

Outline:

• Students will identify features of the Fireworks interface.
• Students will use Fireworks' editing tools to edit bitmap images.
• Students will select and edit parts of their images in Fireworks.
• Students will create vector images using Fireworks' vector drawing tools.
• Students will add masks to layers in their Fireworks projects.
• Students will add text and format it in Fireworks.
• Students will optimize images and prepare the image to be exported for web layout.

System Requirements:

• Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 2 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)

• Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.