Adobe® Fireworks® CS6 Classroom in a Book®: The official training workbook from Adobe Systems

9. Using Symbols

Lesson overview

One of the great productivity tools in Fireworks, symbols have been around since the beginning of the application. Symbols can contain multiple objects within a single asset while still giving you quick access to editing those objects. They are a great option for reusing common graphical elements, such as logos and buttons, in a design. Symbols can contain text, vectors, and bitmaps, each with its own Live Filter attributes.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Add symbols from the Common Library

• Add symbols from the Document Library

• Create and edit a graphic symbol

• Create and edit a button symbol

• Save a symbol to the Common Library

• Preview rollover effects

This lesson takes approximately ...