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Fireworks-Web Design
Adobe Fireworks Web Design terms
Term | Definition |
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JPG | Graphics format primarily intended for photographic images; "lossy" and loses data when resized |
GIF | Graphics format uses for lower color depth items with transparency and animation capabilities |
256 | Number of colors used in GIF image format |
16 million | Number of colors used in JPG image format |
PNG | Graphics format good for many computer-generated graphics and file doesn't lose data when resized; does not support animation |
canvas | In Fireworks, the rectangular area in which an image is created and edited (often resized when creating animations) |
crop | To trim away areas of an image that are no longer needed |
magic wand | Fireworks tool used to select areas of similar color, such as a solid background |
pointer | Fireworks tool used to select and drag objects |
brush | Fireworks tool that draws brush strokes |
eraser | Fireworks tool that removes parts of objects |
rubber stamp | Fireworks tool that clones portions of objects |
eye dropper | Fireworks tool used to sample a color from an image |
fill | A color, pattern, or gradient inside an object |
stroke | Visible outline of an object |
paint bucket | Fireworks tool used to fill in a closed in area with color |
layers | This panel is where you work on the pixels of your image |
smudge | Fireworks tool that picks up color and pushes it in the direction that you drag in an image. |
burn | Fireworks tool darkens parts of an image. |
edge | Adjusted in properties; determines the softness of the stroke (100% is hard; 0% is soft). |
states | When animating in Fireworks, you need to have multiple: |
hundredth of a second | The duration in States is measured in this: |
100 | Set duration on States to this if you want one full second |
bitmaps | Images created from pixels are referred to as: |
loop | By default, an animation will do this when you play it: |
lasso | To select irregular areas on a bitmap image, use this Fireworks tool |
delete | After selecting a background, press this button to remove the background fill color |
Control+D | Press this keystroke to remove the 'marching ants' of a selection |
anchor | When enlarging your canvas to make more room, you need to do this if you do not want space added to both sides (example, top and bottom) |
basic | The simplest brushes (hard line, soft rounded) are in this brush category |
spacebar | When zoomed in, you can press this to move around your image without using scroll bars |
Control+1 | Use this keystroke to zoom to 100% |
Control+0 | Use this keystroke to set zoom where everything fits on the screen |
undo | If you mess up, press the arrow at the top, which is this button: |