Term | Definition |
Alternative text | Text added to an image that a voice synthesizer "reads" in place of the image. |
Behavior | How a symbol interacts with the user |
Bitmap graphic | A graphic based on rows and columns of tiny squares |
Button | An element that indicates to the user that it is a graphic hyperlink by its appearance |
Canvas | In Fireworks, the rectangular area in which an image is created and edited |
Compression | A file format feature that reduces file size |
Crop | To trim away areas of an image that are no longer needed |
Dots per inch(dpi) | The number of pixels in an inch |
Down state | The button state when a button is clicked |
GIF | A file format best used with graphics that do not contain many colors, such as clip art or logos |
Hotspot | An invisible, defined area on a graphic that is a hyperlink |
Image map | A graphic that contains one or more hotspots |
Instance | A copy of a symbol |
Interlaced | A GIF file format feature in which a low-quality version of the graphic appears first and becomes clearer in four horizontal passes as the web page fully loads |
JPG | A file format that supports millions of colors and is best used for photographs |
Lossless compression | Type of compression in which all of the original file information is retained |
Lossy compression | Type of compression in which some data in the file is removed in order to reduce the file size |
Optimized image | The best quality images with the smallest possible file size |
Over state | The button state when a pointer is moved over a button |
Over While Down state | The button state when a pointer is moved over a button in the Down state |
Pixel | A square in a bitmap graphic |
PNG | A file format created in the mid-1990s during a controversy over copyright of the GIF format. |
Progressive | A JPG file format feature in which a low-quality version of the JPG graphic appears when a web page is first loaded and then becomes clearer as the page fully loads |
Proportionately resize | Change the size of an image so that the width and height are in the same ratio as the original to prevent distortion |
Resampling | Correctly adjusting the pixels in an image |
Resolution | The number of dots per inch(dpi) in a graphic |
Rollover | The default behavior for a button symbol, which allows each state of a button symbol to display a different image |
Slice | The way Fireworks divides an image so that interactivity can be assigned |
Source file | The PNG file created in Fireworks that is used to export images to Dreamweaver |
Stretch | To distort an image by dragging a handle without holding the Shift key |
Symbol | A single object that is similar to a library item in Dreamweaver, except a symbol placed on a canvas does not have to have its link broken to be edited |
Transparency | A color that allows the background color to show through |
Up state | The button state when a pointer is not over it or it is not clicked |
Vector graphic | A graphic composed of lines connected by points, which allows for smooth resizing and a smaller file size than bitmap graphics |