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Fireworks-Web Design
Adobe Fireworks Web Design terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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: |