Fireworks - Overview

Fireworks is a professional imaging application that combines vector and bitmap imaging technologies and techniques in a single graphic application. Fireworks is specifically used for creating and manipulating screen graphics for the Web or other screen based tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Flash. Fireworks is a tool that lets you quickly and easily create, edit or alter graphics and designs.

The textbook required for Fireworks is Adobe Fireworks CS5 Classroom in a Book. The ISBN # is 0-321-70448-7. The data files for Fireworks are located on a CD on the back inside cover of the textbook.

You will be posting all your completed assignments to an Internet Web server provided by pTEC or your own. I will provide you with a login and password for the Web Design program Web server. You are required to upload your finished assignment to the class server using Filezilla (FTP), link it to your Assignments Page and submit a link to your Assignments page through the Dropbox in Angel (http://www.ptec-online.org).

Before you begin learning Fireworks take the Fireworks Pre-Test, to take this test select the test folder, than select Fireworks CS5 tests, than select Fireworks CS5 Pre-Test.