Fireworks MX Bible

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by: Joseph W. Lowery, Derren Whiteman

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'Joseph Lowery and Derren Whiteman provide details and examples essential for the Web graphics professional.'

--David Morris, Fireworks Product Manager, Macromedia

  Create traffic-stopping vector or bitmap Web graphics and animations

Build eye-catching effects using layers, rollovers, frames, and slices

Master the new interface and improved graphics and Web connectivity tools

If Fireworks MX can do it, you can do it too . . .

  From vector drawing and bitmap editing to animations and JavaScript output, Fireworks MX puts all the Web graphics tools you need into a single cohesive package. Packed with time-saving tips and real-world examples - including 16 pages of color illustrations - this comprehensive guide shows you how to make the most of Fireworks, whether you're looking for an in-depth tutorial on program fundamentals or the lowdown on the new interface or new options for transparent gradients, text editing, and pop-up menus.

  Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Fireworks MX

  Master the basics, from object creation to full-blown photo manipulation

Enhance your images with sophisticated fills, filters, xtras, layers, and Live Effects

Build in interactivity using hotspots, slices, and JavaScript behaviors - no coding required

Speed up production with styles, libraries, and round-trip workflow features

Make the most of sliced file auto-checkout, XHTML support, and other new tools for Dreamweaver integration

Get up to speed fast on GIF animation and create state-of-the-art banner ads

Bonus CD-ROM

  Fireworks commands, templates, textures, gradients, strokes, and images

Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, and FreeHand trial versions

Splat!, Eye Candy 4000, and Xenofex demo versions by Alien Skin Software

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

  Acknowledgements.

  PART I: COME SEE THE FIREWORKS.

  Chapter 1: Welcome to Fireworks MX.

  Chapter 2: Understanding the Interface.

  Chapter 3: Customizing Your Environment.

  Chapter 4: Setting Up Documents.

  PART II: MASTERING THE TOOLS.

  Chapter 5: Creating Vector Objects.

  Chapter 6: Working with Bitmaps.

  Chapter 7: Managing Color.

  Chapter 8: Choosing Strokes.

  Chapter 9: Structuring Paths.

  Chapter 10: Composing with Text.

  PART III: ACHIEVING EFFECTS.

  Chapter 11: Using Fills and Textures.

  Chapter 12: Creating Live Effects and Filters.

  Chapter 13: Arranging and Composing Objects.

  PART IV: COORDINATING WORKFLOW.

  Chapter 14: Capturing and Importing.

  Chapter 15: Exporting and Optimizing.

  Chapter 16: Working with Fireworks Styles.

  Chapter 17: Using Symbols and Libraries.

  Chapter 18: Updating and Maintaining Web Graphics.

  Chapter 19: Automating Workflow.

  PART V: ENTERING THE WEB.

  Chapter 20: Mastering Image Maps and Slices.

  Chapter 21: Activating Fireworks and Behaviors.

  Chapter 22: Integrating with Dreamweaver.

  PART VI: ANIMATION.

  Chapter 23: Applying Animation Techniques.

  Chapter 24: Animating Banner Ads.

  PART VII: PROGRAMMING WITH FIREWORKS.

  Chapter 25: Customizing Fireworks.

  Chapter 26: Building Fireworks Extensions.

  PART VIII: APPENDIXES.

  Appendix A: Web Primer

  Appendix B: Keyboard Shortcuts.

  Appendix C: What's on the CD-ROM.

  Index.

  End-User License Agreement.

  Joseph Lowery has been writing about computers and new technology since 1981. He is the author of the current and previous editions of Dreamweaver Bible and Fireworks Bible as well as Buying Online For Dummies (all from Wiley Publishing, formerly Hungry Minds, Inc.). He recently co-wrote a book on Flash with designer Hillman Curtis and has written books on HTML and using the Internet for business. His books are international best-sellers, having sold over 300,000 copies worldwide in ten different languages. Joseph is also a consultant and trainer and has presented at Seybold in both Boston and San Francisco, Macromedia UCON in the U.S. and Europe, and at ThunderLizard's Web World. As a partner in Deva Associates, Ltd., Joseph developed the Deva Tools for Dreamweaver set of navigational extensions. Joseph and his wife, dancer/choreographer Debra Wanner, have a daughter Margot.

Derren Whiteman's online life began before the invention of the World Wide Web, when