Building Web Sites All-in-One For Dummies® by Claudia Snell

Author:Claudia Snell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2010-03-08T05:00:00+00:00

The PNG file format

Fireworks uses the PNG (Portable Networks Graphics) file format as its native file format. However, it’s not the same format as when you export an image from Photoshop using the PNG format. The Fireworks PNG format saves all the layers and elements used to create the document. The Fireworks file also has a Web layer, which contains information such as the slices and hotspots you created. Slices and hotspots are used to add interactivity to a document. When you export the document, Fireworks takes all the pieces you sliced and diced and houses them in a table. The resulting export is an HTML document and images.

Fireworks interface mini-tour

Fireworks CS4 is an incredible application. You can use it to create all the graphics for your Web designs. You can use the application to create complex interfaces, Web banners, navigation menus, and so on. If your client has more content than will fit comfortably on a navigation menu, you can create drop-down menus that — well — actually drop down. But you get the gist; you can use Fireworks to create some very cool stuff for your Web designs. In the upcoming sections, we show you the Fireworks workspace.

The Fireworks work area

Fireworks might look like other image-editing applications you have used. However, Fireworks has a few other elements that are specifically related to Web design. For example, in the Layers panel, you find a layer labeled Web Layer. You also find an object called the Button Editor, which (you guessed it) enables you to create buttons. Find out more about buttons in Chapter 3 of this minibook. Figure 2-3 shows a navigation menu being created in Fireworks.

Figure 2-3: When you need sparkling Web graphics, menus and other Web delights, launch Fireworks.

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