| "Joseph Lowery and Derren Whiteman provide details and examples essential for the Web graphics professional." —David Morris, Fireworks Product Manager, Macromedia
- Create traffic-stopping vector or bitmap Web graphics and animations
- Build eye-catching effects using layers, rollovers, frames, and slices
- Master the new interface and improved graphics and Web connectivity tools
If Fireworks MX can do it, you can do it too . . .
From vector drawing and bitmap editing to animations and JavaScript output, Fireworks MX puts all the Web graphics tools you need into a single cohesive package. Packed with time-saving tips and real-world examples – including 16 pages of color illustrations – this comprehensive guide shows you how to make the most of Fireworks, whether you’re looking for an in-depth tutorial on program fundamentals or the lowdown on the new interface or new options for transparent gradients, text editing, and pop-up menus.
Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Fireworks MX
- Master the basics, from object creation to full-blown photo manipulation
- Enhance your images with sophisticated fills, filters, xtras, layers, and Live Effects
- Build in interactivity using hotspots, slices, and JavaScript behaviors – no coding required
- Speed up production with styles, libraries, and round-trip workflow features
- Make the most of sliced file auto-checkout, XHTML support, and other new tools for Dreamweaver integration
- Get up to speed fast on GIF animation and create state-of-the-art banner ads
Bonus CD-ROM
- Fireworks commands, templates, textures, gradients, strokes, and images
- Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, and FreeHand trial versions
- Splat!, Eye Candy 4000, and Xenofex demo versions by Alien Skin Software
About the Author Joseph Lowery has been writing about computers and new technology since 1981. He is the author of the current and previous editions of Dreamweaver Bible and Fireworks Bible as well as Buying Online For Dummies (all from Wiley Publishing, formerly Hungry Minds, Inc.).
Derren Whiteman's online life began before the invention of the World Wide Web, when data moved across the Internet, and online communities were based around electronic bulletin board systems (BBS). He built Web sites "by Hand" in the early days of the World Wide Web—because that was how you made them in those days—and later took up modern tools after joining Mediafear, a San Francisco-based Web design shop where he spent three years building dynamic Web sites for artists and musicians. |
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