What s New in Fireworks 8


What's New in Fireworks 8

Several new features have been introduced in Fireworks 8, as well as enhancements of some existing features. New feature functionality includes

  • The new Image Editing panel Provides access to commonly used image editing tools, filters, and menu commands.

  • The new Auto Shape Properties panel Enables you to modify the properties of Auto Shapes.

  • The new Special Characters panel Using this panel you can insert special characters into text blocks.

  • The new Add Shadow command Enables you to add a shadow effect to vector objects and text blocks.

  • New symbol libraries Additional buttons, bullets, themes, and animations have been added to the Fireworks 8 libraries.

  • New default styles Additional styles have been added in Fireworks 8.

  • New default patterns and textures Patterns and textures for use in filling shapes have been updated.

  • CSS-based pop-up menus Pop-up menus created in Fireworks 8 are now CSS-based, rather than JavaScript.

  • New blend modes 25 new blend modes have been added, including Negative, Hard Light, Soft Light, Freeze, and a host of others.

  • Additional import file formats Formats such as QuickTime, TGA, MacPaint, and others are now available for import into Fireworks 8.

  • Additional slicing capabilities Slices can now be polygons or rectangles.

Those existing features that have received updates include

  • The capability to save multiple selections Using the marquee tool, you can now save, restore, and name multiple selections within PNG files.

  • Shift-Click functionality in the Layers panel Enables you to make contiguous selections within the panel.

  • Stored Autosave preferences Fireworks preferences are autosaved by the application to ensure that your preferences remain consistent each time you run the application.

  • Enhanced vector compatibility Vector attributes of fills and strokes are preserved when objects are moved between Fireworks and Flash.

  • Improved JPEG compression JPEG files can be exported into smaller files with better quality.

  • Improvements to the Color Replace, Remove Red Eye, and Vector Path tools and Popup Previews Each of these tools has been improved to enhance functionality.

  • Export Preview renamed to Image Preview The functionality remains largely the same, but the navigation link has simply been renamed.



Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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