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Mocking up text with the Lorem Ipsum placeholder text generator
Mayur Mundada and Eugene M. Jude (Dec. 8, 2008)
Use this random text generator to quickly add placeholder text to your mockups in Fireworks.
Using the Workspace Manager panel in Fireworks CS4
Shambhuling Nashi (Dec. 8, 2008)
Use this command panel to make creating and deleting workspace layouts easy.
Fireworks AutoBackup utility
Arun Kaza (Nov. 5, 2008)
Use this Adobe AIR application to automatically keep backups of all your PNG files while working in Fireworks.
Introducing Adobe Fireworks CS4
Rick Jones (Oct. 15, 2008)
Learn about the notable new features and improvements in the tenth anniversary release of Fireworks.
Creating standards-compliant web designs with Fireworks CS4
Matt Stow (Nov. 17, 2008)
Learn how to use the enhancements to the CSS Export feature so you can create better web designs.
Free Fireworks tutorials
Check out these video tutorials, covering symbols, CSS export, skinning, and more from Layers Magazine.
Top 10 features of Fireworks CS4 from an application designer's perspective
Michael Tuminello (Oct. 15, 2008)
Get a designer's take on the top new features of Fireworks CS4 and learn how a few changes to your setup can improve the tool's efficiency even further.
Working with the Adobe Text Engine in Fireworks CS4
Arun Kaza (Oct. 15, 2008)
Leverage the Adobe Text Engine to manipulate text objects and work seamlessly between Fireworks, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Designing a media player skin in Fireworks
Nikola Borisov (Sept. 29, 2008)
Learn how careful use of the Pen tool, the Combine Paths feature, the Subselection tool, and Live Filters in Fireworks allows you to design creative elements for a custom user interface.
Using Fireworks CS4 for interaction design and rapid prototyping
David Hogue, director of information design and usability at Fluid, shows in these videos how Fireworks plays an indispensable role in the information and interaction design process:
Drill down into Fireworks CS4 features
Designing a website application with Fireworks CS4
Adobe (Oct. 15, 2008)
Learn the process of creating a web app, from sketching the original page design to developing wireframes and creating the final look.
Exporting CSS and images in Fireworks CS4
John Wylie (Oct. 15, 2008)
Leverage the new CSS export feature to generate HTML and CSS files based on your design layout.
Creating an interactive PDF file from a multipage document in Fireworks CS4
Jim Babbage (Oct. 15, 2008)
Leverage the export as PDF functionality in Fireworks CS4 to distribute click-through designs to your clients.
Designing for mobile devices using Fireworks CS4
Kumar Vivek (Oct. 15, 2008)
Apply these considerations and tips when creating assets for your mobile development projects using Fireworks.
Improved 9-slice scaling in Fireworks CS4
Sarthak Singhal (Oct. 15, 2008)
Learn the new scale tool to resize vector, bitmap, and text objects without distortion.
Introducing the new vector manipulation tools in Fireworks CS4
Vane Kosturanov and Vanco Stojkov (Oct. 23, 2008)
Learn about the new features for creating vector graphics and see examples of how to use them in a sample project.
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Getting Started
Top 10 features of Fireworks CS4 from an application designer's perspective
Michael Tuminello (Oct. 15, 2008)
Get a designer's take on the top new features of Fireworks CS4 and learn how a few changes to your setup can improve the tool's efficiency even further.
Introducing Adobe Fireworks CS4
Rick Jones (Oct. 15, 2008)
Learn about the notable new features and improvements in the tenth anniversary release of Fireworks.
Designing interactive products with Fireworks
Get a perspective from Nick Myers at Cooper, one of the industry's premier design firms, on how you can use Fireworks to drive the design of interactive products.
Fireworks in enterprise IT
Nathan Smith (Mar. 10, 2008)
Find out why Fireworks is an excellent tool for designers and developers working in a collaborative enterprise environment.
Creating an icon in Fireworks
Vane Kosturanov & Vanco Stojkov (Feb. 19, 2008)
See how easy it is to create an icon in Fireworks and lend some professionalism to your website.
Free Fireworks tutorials
Check out these video tutorials, covering symbols, CSS export, skinning, and more from Layers Magazine.
Follow these simple steps to get started in Fireworks:
Download and install Fireworks CS4.
Get started using the trial version of Fireworks CS4. Note that some Developer Center articles and tutorials require Fireworks CS4, although many apply still to Fireworks CS3.Learn about the Fireworks CS4 workspace.
Watch Understanding Fireworks, a video by Jim Babbage that gives you an overview of what Fireworks does. Work with bitmap and vector images in the same document, and deliver content in multiple formats.Familiarize yourself with Fireworks Help and Support.
Select the Help menu in Fireworks, visit the Fireworks Support Center, or use Fireworks LiveDocs. You can find help and documentation in all three areas.Watch and learn with video tutorials.
Watch video tutorials on the Adobe TV Fireworks channel. See more video presentation links below.Master the finer points of Fireworks with tutorials and articles in the Fireworks Developer Center.
Communicate with other Flash users through our community resources.
Learn Fireworks CS4 with video tutorials
Getting started
Working with Fireworks CS4
Samples
Check out these samples—fresh from the Fireworks community. Explore them to learn what you can develop with Fireworks CS3.
Designing a media player skin in Fireworks
Nikola Borisov
Learn how careful use of the Pen tool, the Combine Paths feature, the Subselection tool, and Live Filters in Fireworks allows you to design creative elements for a custom user interface.
Creating Web 2.0 elements in Fireworks
M. Hammad Bhatti
Create glossy buttons in Fireworks using simple layered effects.
Pen and gradient tools showcase
Rodger Fuller
This website concept design highlights Fireworks features such as the vector pen, filters, layer effects, masking, and powerful bitmap handling.
RokWebify
Andy Miller
Use this design to modify Joomla! CMS templates, or as a starting point for creating more advanced website layouts.
Website Layout and Logos
Ryan Smith
These samples show a simple website mockup and clean, attractive vector logos created only with Fireworks CS3.
XD Brownbag Poster
Ryan Hicks
XD Brownbag Poster shows the usefulness of the gradient opacity controls in Fireworks CS3 and the Ellipse gradient's multi-handle directional controls. Use them to draw in a way that mimics the real behavior of light.
EffectiveUI Development Workflow
Lance Christmann
The illustrations in this sample show how capable Fireworks CS3 is at creating 3D-like illustrations with 2D tools. Each illustration in this sample was created entirely in Fireworks CS3, using almost all vector objects, and is on a different frame of the source file.
Pixel Building
Trevor McCauley
Pixel Building is an example of "pixel art" in Fireworks CS3 where elements are created on a pixel level and sport a pixelated look.
Bullet
José Angel Rivera Domínguez
Bullet demonstrates the effective use of bitmap manipulation in Fireworks CS3 in combination with vectors.
Reflect Ball
José Angel Rivera Domínguez
Reflect Ball is comprised of editable vector objects that can easily be moved around or flattened into a bitmap for more custom effects using the bitmap tools in Fireworks CS3.
Recolor
Angelo Sabal
Recolor is a complex design pushing the limits of Fireworks CS3 using both bitmap and vector tools.
Blueprint Logos
Angelo Sabal
Blueprint Logos contains a large collection of logotypes created in Fireworks CS3 that you can deconstruct to understand how they were developed.
Tell us about your sample for inclusion in the Fireworks Developer Center.
Downloads
Download software updates to Fireworks CS3 and download the trial of Fireworks CS4. Also download Fireworks command panels, styles, and rich symbols to take your Fireworks design and development to the next level.
Updates
Fireworks updates
Get the latest updates and additions to Fireworks.
Fireworks Exchange
Browse and download extensions for Fireworks, or create and post your own.
Trial downloads
Panels
Add command panels to Fireworks to enhance existing functionality and for image enhancements, object manipulation, and more.
LoremIpsum panel
Mayur Mundada, Eugene M. Jude
Use this random text generator to quickly add placeholder text to your mockups in Fireworks.
Workspace Manager panel
Shambhuling Nashi
Use this command panel to make creating and deleting workspace layouts easy in Fireworks CS4.
Color Palette panel
Viktor Goltvyanitsa
Define color values, blend colors in new ways, and swap color schemes using the improved features of this updated command panel in Fireworks CS3.
Guides panel
Eugene M. Jude
Use this tool when designing and aligning multiple objects on the canvas to produce a pixel-perfect layout.
Gradient panel
Grant Hinkson
Use this tool to edit complex gradients with a level of
precision previously not available in Fireworks.
Fireworks to XAML panel
Grant Hinkson
Migrate your existing Fireworks artwork to your Windows Presentation Foundation projects using this command panel.
Super Guides 1.0
Steven Grosvenor
Create isometric illustrations of any size, angle, and opacity. Included is a user guide (PDF) to get you started.
Commands
Add commands (macros) to Fireworks to improve your workflow.
Exporting legacy Fireworks libraries to the Common Library
Import symbol libraries from Fireworks 8 or earlier editions and convert them to work in the Fireworks CS3 Common Library.
Exploring the Demo Current Document command in Fireworks CS3
Quickly export your mockups and wireframes into a slick slideshow geared for giving presentations to clients or colleagues.
Using the 3D Rotate command in Fireworks CS3
Create graphics with 3D perspective using this new command built with the powerful JavaScript API included in Fireworks CS3.
Creating a professional-looking slideshow
Use the new Create Slideshow panel in Fireworks CS3 to build a slick slideshow in three quick steps.
Fireworks commands by John Dunning
Check out these commands from John Dunning, some of which have been updated to accommodate the new sub-layer and page features of Fireworks CS3, and others of which are new.
Export as Favicon
Take a 16 x 16–pixel document and create a favicon from it to associate with a particular website or web page. (This command runs only in Fireworks for Windows.)
Page Commands
Perform common tasks when working with pages in Fireworks CS3. Besides deleting, duplicating, and renaming pages, you can distribute frames to pages, import files into pages, apply export settings to all pages, and go to specific pages in your mockup.
Frame and Layer Utilities
Work with lots of frames and layers without the tedium. Use keyboard shortcuts for common frame and layer menu commands, or to hide a layer on every frame. Move a selection to a new sublayer, move the top layer up or down, and stack left to right.
Group Commands
Manipulate groups with ease. Paste the contents of the Clipboard into a selected group without losing any effects that were applied to the group. Copy attributes of subelements of a selected group and then paste them into other groups that share the same structure.
QuickClips
Insert frequently used elements into your document, such as icons, background graphics, blocks of text, etc. This extension comes with a few Windows cursor icons in the QuickClips library.
Solo Command
Hide everything except the currently selected element(s). Toggle the solo effect on and off so you can look at elements by themselves as well as within the context of all elements.
Styles
Download the following styles (STL files) to incorporate new styles into your Styles panel.
Old Paper
José Angel Rivera Domínguez
Quickly apply high-quality paper styles that include Live Filters with custom textures to simulate old paper effects.
Creative
Apply these styles to objects for instant cool effects, and easily change the colors, Live Filters, and textures in the styles to match your layout.
Create Slideshow players
The Create Slideshow command in Fireworks CS3 makes it easy to create professional-looking slideshows of your photos.
Create Slideshow source files
Alan Musselman
Access the Create Slideshow source files to customize the look and feel of the out-of-the-box slideshow players. (Requires Flash CS3 Professional.)
Rich symbols
Get started quickly with predesigned assets including OS-level controls, buttons, animations, themes, and bullets. All assets are part of the Common Library that is accessible across projects.
PaperGrams
Danielle Beaumont
PaperGrams are hand-drawn flow diagram and wireframe elements, created in the spirit of pencil and paper. As rich symbols in the Common Library of Fireworks CS3, they can be intelligently scaled with symbol properties for background color and font.
Tell us about your download for inclusion in the Fireworks Developer Center.
Community
Share your development knowledge, see what other developers are creating, and ask your coding questions in the Fireworks development community.
Find active members in the Fireworks community
Find a Fireworks user group
Don't see a Fireworks user group in your area? Apply to start one! The requirements for starting an official Adobe Fireworks user group are very basic: you must have an active website dedicated to the group and you must hold a monthly user group meeting. That's all!
If you are interested in applying to start a Fireworks user group in your area:
- Fill out an application.
- Start building your user group site and plan your first meeting.
- E-mail the program contact, Rachel Luxemburg, for more information.
Connect with Fireworks resources
Engage with the Fireworks community using the following resources.
Fireworks support forums
Looking for the answer to a specific question you have about Fireworks? Post your question to the forums to get help from Adobe Community Experts and others in the Fireworks community.
Fireworks Adobe Community Experts
Get to know the Community Experts for Fireworks, or converse with them on the Fireworks forums.
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Subscribe to a feed of recently published Fireworks articles in the Developer Center.
