Creating bitmaps

Bitmaps are graphics composed of small colored squares called pixels, which combine like the tiles of a mosaic to create an image. Examples of bitmap graphics include photographs, scanned images, and graphics created from paint programs. They are sometimes referred to as raster images.

Adobe® Fireworks® combines the functionality of photo-editing, vector-drawing, and painting applications. You can create bitmap images by drawing and painting with bitmap tools, by converting vector objects to bitmap images, or by opening or importing images. Bitmap images cannot be converted to vector objects.

• Create bitmap objects by drawing
• Create empty bitmap objects
• Cut or copy pixels and paste them as a new bitmap object
• Convert selected vector objects to a bitmap image

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