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If Fireworks 2 can do it, you can do it too… With state-of-the-art vector drawing tools and pixel-based image editing — plus a Web export engine with JavaScript and HTML output — Fireworks 2 is the ultimate Web graphics tool. And the Fireworks® 2 Bible is your ultimate guide to this complex software package. Author Joseph Lowery, a professional Web developer, shows you step-by-step how to harness and customize Fireworks — and create eye-popping art for the Web. Packed with illustrations, this in-depth reference also includes dozens of real-world examples to help you master advanced skills such as animations, masking, rollovers, and tweening. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Fireworks 2 Save time with Styles, Batch Processing, and Symbols Bridge between images and HTML to create image maps, slides, and rollovers Import graphics and text easily — including Photoshop, Illustrator, and FreeHand formats Optimize images — for the highest quality in the smallest file size — with Export Preview Create spectacular effects like Inner Bevel, Drop Shadow, and Glow with Live Effects Link your graphics seamlessly with the URL Manager Master the improved graphics tools, such as the Path Combine commands Union, Intersection, and Punch Integrate Fireworks output with Dreamweaver and Flash Valuable CD-ROM Included! Fully functioning trial versions of Fireworks 2, Dreamweaver 2, and Flash 4 Built-in library of graphics, textures, Xtras, and gradients Pantone ColorWeb Pro demonstration version Alien Skin's Eye Candy 3.01, and Xenofex 1.0 Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like—free—but they have no technical support. www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: Pentium 133 with VG