Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Sandee Cohen (Author)

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Product Description

Anybody who has a Web site knows that content alone is not going to make or break it. The site's visual images, the appearance of its navigation buttons, the type effects it employs, the interactivity it offers—all of these things are key to a Web site's effectiveness, and all of them can be manipulated with Macromedia's newly updated Web graphics program, Fireworks MX 2004. To do so effectively and efficiently, you need this easy, task-based guide. In these pages, best-selling author Sandee Cohen takes you through all of the Fireworks essentials: from using the basic drawing, color, and effects tools to creating interactive buttons, and more. Simple step-by-step instructions; loads of visual aids; and a friendly, no-nonsense writing style make it easy for beginners to get up to speed quickly. Plus, a well-indexed reference format and complete coverage of Fireworks' newest features (added drawing tools, more image manipulation options, motion effects, and more) make it a must-read for veteran users as well.

About the Author

Sandee Cohen has been teaching computer graphics for over 15 years. She is currently the graphics curriculum coordinator for the New School Computer Instruction Center in New York City, as well as a frequent speaker for Seybold Seminars, Thunder Lizard conferences, and Macworld Expo. She is the author of Visual QuickStart Guides for Adobe InDesign and Macromedia FreeHand, and co-author of Adobe Acrobat 5 Master Class.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; illustrated edition edition (January 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032122051X
• ISBN-13: 978-0321220516
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #650,247 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars callipygia600.com, September 17, 2004

By	Trouser Roller (Travelling) - See all my reviews

Having bought Studio MX 2004 because I wanted the easiest way to integrate graphics with DreamWeaver, I struggled and struggled to use Fireworks. I use Photoshop, but read how great Fireworks was and wanted to try it. I found that it's HELP is terrible, and not very useful to new users. Then I found Sandee Cohen's book, and all is now clear. This is a great book, walking the user systematically through how to use Fireworks, and emphasizing the ease and simplicity of keystroke shortcuts. Very highly recommended.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Concept to Get Started Fast, March 28, 2005

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Macromedia is clearly devoted to the web page production business. Fireworks is their graphics package that is ideally suited for producing the kinds of images you want on web sites. It is also smoothly integrated into the rest of their packages such as Dreamweaver, which is hands down the preferred web authoring package available at the professional level.

If you're thinking about Fireworks but aren't sure, you can go to the Macromedia site and down load a free trial of the package to see if you like it. As for the literature that comes with it, you will find that this book is a much better option.

The Visual Quickstart Guides us an interesting format where each page has one column of text and another of screen images. The idea is to show and explain at the same time. This is a very easy and quick way to get up and running on a software package. The concept is good, and Sandee Cohen does a great job here.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Use, January 9, 2007

By	James E. Caudell (Macedonia, Iowa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is very helpful and easy to follow. It's a very nice book for anyone trying to figure out Fireworks!