Fireworks work space
Like the Dreamweaver work space, the Fireworks work space seems to be very complicated at first glance. However, as you're just starting out, you'll only use of few of the many tools available.
Below is a screen shot of what you can expect when you launch Macromedia Fireworks. A number of the key points are diagrammed to help you gain familiarity with the application. To learn more, check out our other Fireworks tutorials!
Work space components
Standard toolbar: Allows you to perform many common tasks. In addition to standard editing functions like open, save, copy and paste, you can perform other functions such as resizing your image or canvas and applying filters to your images.
Document window: This window shows the file you're editing and features a zoom button at the bottom to adjust the view. The preview tab at the top of the window is also helpful to see effects such as mouseovers and button effects without having to do a "Preview in Browser".
Property Inspector: As with Dreamweaver's property inspector, the Fireworks property inspector allows you to control the appearance of text and images. It also presents different options for text and images. This panel includes several features in Fireworks that are different from those in the Dreamweaver version. For more info, check out our tutorial on using the property inspector.
Panel groups: The panel you'll use most often is the Layers panel. It allows you to show and hide various layers, duplicate layers, and delete layers. The optimize panel will be useful when exporting your images for use in Dreamweaver.
Tools panel: This panel contains the main editing tools you'll use on a regular basis including selection, bitmap, vector, and Web tools. For more details, see our tools panel tutorial!
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