With quick lessons in how to accomplish creative wonders, Fireworks 2 for Windows and Macintosh offers more than the usual product propaganda. Every page is packed with annotated screen shots and includes color plates to illustrate special color, blend, and compression examples. Readers will get explanations of key topics such as color palettes and compression algorithm basics. The book addresses both Macintosh and Windows versions of Fireworks with careful attention to the subtle differences between the two flavors. All of the key Fireworks operations are covered in this book, from basic vector graphic design to exporting HTML files that include event-driven effects.
Appendices show various styles and list useful keyboard shortcuts.
This guide provides a quick taste of Fireworks and is a handy lookup tool for frequent users. Photoshop 5.5, a significant upgrade to the top image manipulation software, now comes packaged with ImageReady 2.0, Adobe's Web graphics application. Each lesson in the book begins with an overview and ends with review questions, making it easy for experienced users to skip around to new material. Files for the lessons are on the accompanying CD-ROM, but there is plenty of room to experiment with your own images within each lesson. The first two chapters in Adobe Photoshop 5.5 CIB are Quick Tours adapted from the CD-ROM that comes with Photoshop 5.5, each tour covering the key features of the two applications, respectively.