Fireworks - Lesson6: Optimizing and Exporting

Before beginning this lesson copy the entire Lesson06 folder from the WebDesign folder on the ITServer to your personal folder. Refer to lesson 6 on page 81 to answer these questions.

1. Read the introduction to this chapter. List the different file formats that you can export from fireworks.

2. What format should your original document always be stored as? WHY?

Step 6.1: Exporting an Image to a Set Size

3. When you use the export wizard, what are the four destinations you can choose for your file?

4. What two formats are recommended for the web?

5. What is the file size of the GIF preview? Of the JPEG preview?

6. The GIF file format is best used for what type of images?

7. What is the one disadvantage of GIF images?

Step 6.2: GIF Optimization

8. What is dithering and what does it help accomplish?

9. What does interlacing do? (see the Hot Tip box on page 87)

Step 6.3: JPEG Optimization

10. What does Selective Quality compression do?

Step 6.4 Preview and Image

11. What is the file size of the jpeg image when the quality level is set to 40? How long will it take to download this file using a dial-up modem?

Step 6.5 Using Quick Export

12. Where is the Quick Export button found?

13. List 5 options found in the quick export function?

14. Show your completed questions to your instructor for teacher check.

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