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Get to Know the Fireworks Interface

F

ireworks was created by a company called Macromedia. Unlike Photoshop, which at the time was

its main competitor, Fireworks was specifically engineered to create Web graphics. Although now

a part of the Adobe lineup, Fireworks continues to be a favorite among many Web designers because

of its Web-centric focus. Its interface is designed to look and feel like the other Creative Suite

products, and like those products its features are organized into panels, grouped primarily along

the right side of the screen. Fireworks also contains a set of tools that allow you to perform various

manipulations on the image.

Menu Bar

Most of the

commands in the

program can be

accessed from

these menus.

View Options

Zoom in and out

and move around

on the document

with these tools.

Workspace

Switcher

Change the layout of

panels by selecting a

different workspace.

Panels

Most of your work in Fireworks will be done through

panels.

Properties

This panel is dynamic, and presents different options

depending on the tool or object currently selected.

Toolbox

The drawing tools in Fireworks can be found here.

Document Tabs

You can switch between open documents by

selecting the document’s tab.

Preview Options

Choose to view your document in original, preview,

2-up, or 4-up mode.