[header] How to create an animation in adobe fireworks [title] Open up adobe fireworks and click " create new fireworks document (png) " [title] For this example lets make the canvas size 300 pixels by 250 pixels and the canvas color white. [title] Click the " ok " button. [title] Open the " states " tab on the right side window. 
[step] ( frames tab for older version ) [title] At the bottom of that tab click " new/duplicate state " button. [step] ( " new/duplicate frame " for older version ) [title] Under " states " tab click on state 1.