Image Composer is the new Web graphics program from Microsoft-bundled free with all copies of Microsoft FrontPage 97 and Microsoft Visual InterDev. It has all the functionality and power of Photoshop-but geared more specifically for the Web. This must-have guide teaches users how to create spectacular, eye-catching Web graphics with this powerful tool-quickly and efficiently. It's the perfect resource for readers who are serious about creating cool graphics for the Web.

• Explains all the nuances of Image composer including Web development
• Extensive coverage of developing Web site graphics from sprites, graphical text, paint effects, working with photos, animation with GIF animator, and more
• A support site for the book will be set up on Que's Web site-providing example images built with Image ComposerX and hundreds of additional royalty free sprites from professional graphic artists