With Sandee Cohen's Macromedia Fireworks for Windows and Macintosh as reference book, weekly lessons, visits to showcase sites that exemplify lesson topics and comments to student assignments, we will be going through the most well-rounded graphics software out there: Macromedia Fireworks.

Create, edit, and animate Web graphics using a complete set of bitmap and vector tools. Use advanced export controls to optimize your images (no need for an external application like ImageReady), give them advanced interactivity, including automatically scripted Javascript, HTML/DHTML code and and export them into Macromedia Dreamweaver and other HTML editors.

The interaction between all Macromedia products goes very far. For example: Macromedia Director will translate all Fireworks code into Director Lingo when importing Fireworks files. Fireworks can create flash animations. Fireworks works smoothly with Freehand. You can also launch and edit Fireworks graphics from inside Dreamweaver or Macromedia Flash. This is why Fireworks is much more than just another graphics application.

Fireworks is quite easy and fun to learn. Don't know what Fireworks is? Visit http://www.macromedia.com/software/fireworks and take the Feature Tour (in the Product info section). To see a comparison between Photoshop and Fireworks go to http://www.macromedia.com/software/fireworks/productinfo/competition then rush back here and register for the class!

This online course is limited to 80 participants. Your place in the course is confirmed by your payment. Introductory courses are intended for students with no experience in the subject matter and are seeking beginner level training.

Refund Policy: All Online Class fees are only refundable or creditable during the first week of class. A processing fee of five dollars ($5.00) will be charged for each refund request. If you have any questions please contact us

Additional Cost: Book and software migh be required for the course. Read the Requirements and Book section for more information. Course fee does not include the book and software cost .

Start Date: Click on the Register Now button to process to the registration page. You will see the start date of the class on that page. To get the start date of other courses, click on Open Class List link on the top navigation bar.

How eClasses Work:The classroom environment is based on Lundeen & Associates Web Crossing technology, a threaded messaging system. Instructors post lectures, reading selections, and hands-on assignments once a week in the online classroom. Students can discuss the assignments with the instructor and amongst themselves in the classroom area. This format has no set meeting time, which allows students to attend class at a time most convenient to them, yet still provides logically organized communication between class participants. Students can apply for the completion certificate after finishing the class. Web Study certificate is also available. Click on the Certificates link on the top navigation bar for more information.