Using ADOBE® FIREWORKS® CS5 Legal notices Legal notices For legal notices, see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/legalnotices/index.html. Last updated 5/2/2011 iii Contents Chapter 1: What’s new Improved performance, stability . 1 Pixel Precision . 1 Adobe Device Central integration . 1 Supported workflows with Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder . 1 Extensibility improvements . 1 Swatch sharing across the suite . 2 Chapter 2: Fireworks basics About working in Fireworks . 3 Vector and bitmap graphics . 3 Creating a new Fireworks document . 4 Templates . 6 Opening and importing files . 6 Create Fireworks PNG files from HTML files . 7 Insert objects into a Fireworks document . 8 Saving Fireworks files . 11 Chapter 3: Workspace Workspace basics . 13 Navigate and view documents . 25 Change the canvas . 27 Preview in browser . 31 Undo and repeat multiple actions . 32 Chapter 4: Selecting and transforming objects Select objects . 34 Modify a selection . 35 Select pixels . 36 Edit selected objects . 42 9-slice scaling . 47 Organize multiple objects . 49 Chapter 5: Working with bitmaps Creating bitmaps . 52 Editing bitmaps . 53 Retouching bitmaps . 55 Adjust bitmap color and tone . 59 Blurring and sharpening bitmaps . 66 Add noise to an image . 68 Chapter 6: Working with vector objects Basic shapes . 69 Auto Shapes . 74 Last updated 5/2/2011 USING FIREWORKS iv Contents Free-form shapes . 78 Compound shapes . 83 Special vector-editing techniques . 84 Chapter 7: Working with text Enter text . ..