Fireworks 4 Web Page Creation Practical Basic Tutorial

Author: Hope Jin Beifang
Publisher: Not available
Publication Date: 2001-05-01
Features: Basic skills for human life in the new century probably need to include computer operation skills. Imagine in today's global network world, electronic commerce, communication, finance, office work, transportation, entertainment, and hotels, computer operation has become a fundamental means of communication. If at the end of the 20th century, we had not caught the train of the network, information, and computers to keep up with the rhythm of the times, today in the new century, there is no excuse not to learn computer operation. I believe you have already felt that your personal circle of life has been quietly surrounded by computerization.
Fireworks is a network image processing application software designed exclusively for web creators, launched by the world-famous multimedia software company Macromedia. Compared to Photoshop, Fireworks 4 holds certain advantages in setting and processing web graphics and images. It features making images more exquisite, higher quality, smaller file size, and easier to download. This book, tailored to the actual needs of readers, provides a detailed explanation of the functions and features of Macromedia Fireworks 4.
This book consists of 15 chapters, arranged in a progressive order from basic to advanced. Chapters 1 and 2 primarily introduce the functions and features of Fireworks 4, its installation, and the basic composition and operation of the window. Chapter 2 focuses on the basic operations of Fireworks 4 documents. Chapters 4, 5, and 6 mainly cover the drawing and editing of graphic objects, text objects, and the use of colors, which are key parts of the book. Chapters 7, 8, and 9 concentrate on the basic operations of image processing and editing, which are one of the key sections of the book. Chapters 10, 11, and 12 are about the main elements of web image editing—buttons, navigation bars, and animations, which belong to the skill enhancement part of the book. Chapters 13 and 14 cover the compatibility between Fireworks 4 and Dreamweaver, as well as batch operations in Fireworks 4, which are part of the advanced level of the book.
Finally, Chapter 15 provides two examples of web page creation and web animation image page drawing, and I believe readers will have a unique experience after studying them.
This book is rich in content, comprehensive, well-structured, and illustrated, presenting the use methods and operational techniques of the software in an easy-to-understand manner, making it easy for readers to get started and achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Targeted at beginners and intermediate users of Fireworks 4, this book can serve as a practical learning guide for web creators, network animation designers, advertising designers, cover designers, image processors, and other professionals. It can also be used as a teaching and self-study book for students and teachers of computer art in higher art colleges, higher normal colleges, and related training courses in society.
The content of this CD includes an e-book with this edition.