Explore some of the lesser known yet powerful features of Adobe Fireworks, an essential design tool that operates with both vectors and bitmaps and can span the design process from wireframe to comp. If you are already comfortable with Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, and Flash Catalyst, see how Fireworks can become an integral part of your design/develop workflow.

Join Paul Trani as he explores the powerful animation potential of IK layers in Flash Professional CS5.5, allowing you to link assets together to create dynamic, skeleton-like structures. IK layers act like Motion tweens.

Set up spanning heads over any number of columns or split a group of columns into additional columns to save vertical space. A great tool for magazine or newsletter layouts.

See how to build complex layouts in less clicks with paragraphs that span or split columns in InDesign CS5.