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• Tutorials: Macromedia Fireworks: Easy Layout

So you want to make a website?, Have no clue what to do? You've come to the right place. Today I will try to show you how to make a simple layout in Macromedia Fireworks, Enjoy. First off, here's some tools you'll need:
1- Marcomedia Fireworks(Get it from macromedia.com)
2- A good imagination :)

Now lets get started, Open up Macromedia fireworks and go to "new", it should look something like this:


Now it should show something like this:


Now here you can put the sizes of your layout, for example I used 750 width and 800 length, any size is good. Now click "ok" and you should have something like this(right above this text).

Now go to your right in the tools menu (if you dont see it go to windows on the top and go to Tools) select the square tool and get ready to make your tables. Basicaly just make the squares were you want your menu to be.


These tables will basically become your menus later on in the tutorial. You can fill the table in with whatever color you want using the tool option and you can also stroke it to whatever color of your choosing (it should be in the tool option, under colors).

Now go to insert and insert your banner. (If u dont know how to make a banner, that's my next tutorial :)) It should look something like below. Now it's time to add some text to your website.




Now you should have your basic tables and your basic banner. Now click the text tool in the tools menu (it should be a big black "a") and start adding text. Note- Your tables can be diffrent from mine, it does not matter. After adding text, it should look something like below.


After your're done with your easy level layout, click all your menus. Right-click one at a time on them and click insert slice (this will slice your whole layout) not insert a slice in all your menus, or go to insert on the top.


Your layout should be like this with the slices, now go to "file>>export" and you're done. Well that's it for the easy layout, intermediate is next.

By-GogetaXl, DBGTN.com



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