This task-based, visual reference guide features step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots-the ideal way to get students up and running with Fireworks quickly.

One of our best-selling Visual QuickStart Guides now includes the latest features of Fireworks 4, with updated coverage of animation, scripting Fireworks and Dreamweaver, writing JavaScript commands, and exporting graphics to Macromedia Director. A new chapter compares Fireworks with Adobe Photoshop as a Web graphics tool.

With Fireworks 4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, you'll learn how to design, create, optimize, and output Web graphics from Fireworks in no time, thanks to the signature Visual QuickStart approach: clear, step-by-step instructions with plenty of helpful screenshots. The book thoroughly explores Fireworks' omnibus graphic tool set, which combines vector drawing, bitmap tools, text editing, special effects, color management, animation, and HTML linking in one interface.