
Adobe® Fireworks® CS3 comes armed with a brand new and unique type of symbol for rapidly creating and editing design elements in any Fireworks document. These new objects are known as rich symbols. Rich symbols are editable design and interface components that can be used and reused for website designs, interface prototypes, or any other graphic design composition.
To follow along with this article, you will need the following software:
Basic knowledge of Fireworks CS3
Aaron Beall is an interactive designer who freelances in the Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD area. Designing and building websites, Flash-based web applications and motion graphics, and AIR desktop applications, he enjoys challenging both sides of his brain with various Adobe tools and technologies. Aaron contributes to the Adobe Fireworks community through his personal Fireworks resource site, fireworks.abeall.com. When he's not sitting in front of his computer monitor, he can be found running around in the woods dodging paintballs or riding down a snow-covered mountain on a board.