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Figure 6.4. Sample Web page design in Macromedia Fireworks (You can
design entire Web pages in Macromedia Fireworks.)
in Fireworks), the page is sliced into rectangular boxes that have a green
overlay. Sliced elements should include any item that needs to work as a link
and any element that is a separate graphic on the page. When the slices are
exported, all the graphics are optimized and converted to either a GIF or JPG
file and assigned a sequential name. Each slice is placed within an HTML table
and the resulting output is an HTML file and all the supporting graphics. The
HTML file is a Web page. Although Fireworks has some tools for adding
functionality to the Web page, Dreamweaver is far better suited to perform the
Web authoring functions needed. The HTML page you generate from Fire-
works can be opened in Dreamweaver and all the Web functionality can be
added.
Optimizing and Exporting
Pages and Graphics
Optimizing graphics means choosing a color palette for the slice. We stated
before that all photos and full color images need to be JPG files and that all flat
color logos and icons need to be GIF files. In Fireworks, you can click on each
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