Special Edition Using® Macromedia® Studio 8

Chapter 3. Introducing Fireworks 8

In this chapter

• What’s New in Fireworks 8 42

• Fireworks 8 Environment 43

• Document Window 45

• Tools Unique to Fireworks 47

• Property Inspector 71

• Menu Bar 71

• Fireworks Panels 75

• Customization with Preferences 79

• Troubleshooting 81

• Best Practices—Knowing When and How Your Images Will Be Viewed 82

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 ...