Fireworks MX: Inside Macromedia

Fireworks™ MX shows designers and developers how to use Macromedia Fireworks and its new MX platform to create eye-catching Web graphics and real "design-centric" Web sites. Using the Fireworks interface and tools; creating and editing Web graphics; applying and editing effects, fills, and text; developing extended functionality such as rollovers, slices, and navigation; applying JavaScript behaviors¡Xall the ingredients for Web innovation are clearly spelled out and discussed in the context of real-world application building. Taking advantage of the authors' extensive training experience and behind-the-scenes knowledge, Web developers will be able to design, optimize, and integrate graphics with clean, compact HTML code that can be used effectively in conjunction with Dreamweaver MX and other HTML editors.

This book/CD-ROM tutorial shows designers and developers how to use macromedia Fireworks and its new MX platform to create Web graphics and Web sites. Step-by-step instructions, illustrated by screen shots, are given for working with the tools panel, importing and editing graphics, handling color, slicing Web graphics and exporting HTML, animation, and working with JavaScript behaviors. The CD-ROM contains files for exercises. Carr has 10 years of professional experience in art direction, graphic design, and multimedia development. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Scott has been managing the development of multimedia and web development projects for over 17 years, totaling thousands of hours of applications for Fortune 500 corporate clients. He has been teaching Authorware classes within an Authorized Macromedia Training Center for more than 10 years. Scott is the Instructional Architect and co-author for the OnWord Press - Inside Macromedia Series. The Series employs learning strategies that are centered on the concept of "learn-by-doing", offering practical "hands-