Faster, more efficient, and with a raft of new features that encourage creativity and collaboration, Fireworks MX 2004 represents an essential upgrade to Macromedia's popular Web graphics program: If you don't already know Fireworks, now would be a good time to learn it, and if you do already know it, now would be a good time to relearn it'in the form of this latest (and greatest) upgrade! Either way, this Macromedia-authorized guide has the answers. Through 11 hands-on, project-based lessons and 16 to 20 hours of instruction, you'll tackle everything from editing bitmaps and creating interactive buttons to optimizing and exporting pages as HTML files. On the companion CD, you'll find a demo version of Fireworks MX 2004 as well as all the media files you need to complete the book's sophisticated, professional-level projects. You'll even find completed files that you can use to compare with your own results. It's time to start creating your own fireworks with Fireworks MX 2004!