Fireworks® MX

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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 questionsNOTE: due to the large amount of text and graphics, this eBook file is 12 MG. We recommend that you download this eBook using the fastest Internet connection at your disposal, otherwise you may notice a longer downloading time than usual.