The reviewer from Boston is right. This book is little more than a re-write of the manual, and is a waste of money.Worse, it isn't even a good re-write. The book suffers from a problem that too many software books have: it assumes that the reader has never seen a modern piece of software. Does anyone *really* need instruction on "Navigating the Menu Bar"? (pp. 29 - 42) If you need to be told how to open and close files with the file menu, you're already way out of your league and need to get a basic Windows/MacOS book. The first 100 pages of the book are so much wasted paper.
Unfortunately, the subsequent 500 pages aren't much better. Instructions are poorly designed and disjointed -- and there are errors throughout the book. I lost count of how many times I had to re-read sections thinking I'd missed something because what was on my screen didn't match what Lee described, only to discover that I hadn't missed anything -- Lee had.
Product Description
Don’t spend your time wading through manuals to learn Macromedia Fireworks. Spend it doing what you do bestâ€' creating Web pages! From the basics of getting started with and customizing Fireworks to designing interactive Web graphics and integrating Fireworks with Dreamweaver, this book offers a unique, hands-on approach that you won’t find anywhere else. Less time, less effort, more results!.
About the Author
Lisa Lee is a software and Web engineer/Web developer in the computer industry.She is the author of "Photoshop 6 Digital Darkroom," "Fireworks Fast & Easy Web Development," "Easy iMac," "Easy iBook," "Easy Linux," "Upgrading and Repairing the Macs," and "Teach Yourself Mac OS 8.5 in 24 Hours."
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