Microsoft Image Composer for Dummies (Paperback)

by Brian Johnson (Author)

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Product Description
Microsoft Image Composer allows the user to arrange, customize and create on-screen images by featuring the use of images with shape. These images, called sprites, are images that possess the shape of the objects they represent. This is a guide to the usage of Microsoft Image Composer, in order to enable readers to create attention-grabbing graphics for their Web pages and presentations. There are tips for designing images, manipulating ready-made graphics, and adding colour and effects to graphics. The CD-ROM includes ready-made graphics and Web page templates.

Product Details

• Paperback: 327 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Computers) (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076450228X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764502286
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,884,257 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for novice MIC users!, August 4, 1998

By	Demitri - See all my reviews

If you're new to Microsoft Image Composer, then you must get this book. Brian Johnson writes with clarity and humor which takes the intimidation factor out of learning this program. While MIC makes web graphics creation as easy as it gets, it's still a great help to have a guide to lead you through the short learning curve. Brian Johnson inspires confidence. With a little patience and this book, you'll be cranking out graphics like a pro. Power users of MIC may not lean anything new, but for the price, it's a good reference tool.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Job!, May 20, 2001

By	"intentaccess" (Boca Raton, Florida USA) - See all my reviews

I must give this book 5 stars. I am not a big fan of the " dummies" series nor am I new to web graphics. I had sooooo much trouble with MIC , even the bottun editor. I bought every book I could find and there wasn't many. This book was the winner, it did help clarify what Microsoft found it so hard to make easy. I do prefer Illustrator or even Freehand but if you are forced to use MIC this book you must have!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't know what I was missing, May 2, 2000

By A Customer

My FrontPage CD included the Microsoft Image Composer, but Inever really made much use of it. Then I bought the "Dummies'book and realized how much I had been missing. The first fourchapters, alone, were worth more than the price of the book. I recommend it to anyone who is at all creative, and not just for web sites.