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Summary: All I needed to use Fireworks
Review: (By Edward Trimnell, author of "Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One," ISBN:1591133343)Fireworks MX is a powerful program. However, it is not the most user-friendly for beginners. I purchased Fireworks and tried to learn by "trial and error" for a while--to no avail. I purchased this book several months later, and I have so far been able to find within its pages the answer to every Fireworks question I have had. The book is over 900 pages in length, but the index and system of organization make information easy to find. There is also a generous number of screen shots to demonstrate the described techniques.
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Summary: Definitely not for the beginner
Review: (By Edward Trimnell, author of "Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One," ISBN:1591133343) Fireworks MX is a powerful program. However, it is not the most user-friendly for beginners. I purchased Fireworks and tried to learn by "trial and error" for a while--to no avail. I purchased this book several months later, and I have so far been able to find within its pages the answer to every Fireworks question I have had. The book is over 900 pages in length, but the index and system of organization make information easy to find. There is also a generous number of screen shots to demonstrate the described techniques.
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Summary: Definitely not for the beginner
Review: If you're new to web design, but are eager to get started with hands-on learning, find another text. This book is intended for the Fireworks scientist who enjoys extremely wordy and granular discussions of specific topics. The author obviously loves writing, because to learn anything with this book, you'll need to do a lot of reading. There are no tutorials,very little practical advice, and the author expects you to already be proficient with computer-graphics terms. He'll extemporate ad-nauseum on a particular subject, and hidden at the end of the last paragraph will be directions on how to access the setting he's discussing. He explains everything, and ties nothing together into a cohesive lesson. At the end of this book you'll ask yourself "okay, how do I use all of these tools to create something?". The author might respond, "hey pal, that's up to you".
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