Fireworks Mx: a Beginner's Guide

Jacket Description/Back: Essential Skills for First-Time DesignersCreate beautiful artwork and Web graphics--even if you're a newcomer to graphic design. Cover the basics--vector drawing tools, bitmap image editing, and animation files--then learn all the powerful tools and features of Fireworks MX. Create Web-ready graphics including buttons, banners, and backgrounds. Work with text. Integrate with all the major Web applications, including Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash. Author Kim Cavanaugh leads you through a step-by-step program designed to help you discover how Fireworks works independently as a powerful graphic design tool or in concert with other programs to create visually stunning Web pages. Covers both Windows and Macintosh OS X versions of Fireworks MX. This Beginner's Guide is Designed for Easy Learning: Modules--Each concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for individualized learning Goals--Each module opens with the specific skills you'll have by the end of the module Ask the Experts--Q&A sections throughout are filled with extra information and interesting commentary 1-Minute Drills--Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress Projects--Exercises contained in each module show how to apply what you are learning Mastery Checks--End-of-module reviews that test your knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questionsMarc Notes: Free code online--Cover.; Includes index. Publisher Marketing: This comprehensive introduction to creating and exporting graphics for the Web with Fireworks, covers: changes to the tool panel; the Properties Inspector feature; the use of fills, strokes and gradients; integrating Fireworks with Photoshop, Flash and other programs; and the automated features.

Contributor Bio:  Cavanaugh, Kim Kim Cavanaugh is the technology coordinator and Web design instructor at the Congress Middle School of Math, Science, and Technology. The lessons presented in this book are a result of his vast experience as trainer, teacher, and curriculum developer. Contributor Bio:  Haynes, Mark MARK HAYNES joined the Border Patrol in 1978 and retired after twenty-five years of service in the Yuma area. He spent three years as Agent in Charge of the Tacna/Wellton Station and also served as Assistant Chief Patrol Agent of the Yuma Sector. Currently, he is an active member of the Arizona Historical Society.