Has anyone used SmartCSS? Should I upgrade to CS4?

I have FW 8 and I've been looking to upgrade to CS4. Is it
really much better? I've also heard about SmartCSS where you can
layout in FW and basically have the CSS written for you in DW. Does
anyone have experience with this? I am a new web designer who
designs fairly basic sites. This seems like it would be a dream
come true for someone like me.
Thanks in advance.

Ruby7829 wrote:
> I have FW 8 and I've been looking to upgrade to CS4. Is
it really much better?
> I've also heard about SmartCSS where you can layout in
FW and basically have
> the CSS written for you in DW. Does anyone have
experience with this? I am a
> new web designer who designs fairly basic sites. This
seems like it would be a
> dream come true for someone like me.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
It is a big improvement over FW 8 and even CS 3, IMO, but try
out the
beta for yourself to see.
I've got some videos up at Layers Magazine and Lynda.com if
you want to
learn a bit more.
http://www.layersmagazine.com/category/tutorials/fireworks
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=590
The CSS export feature does not exempt you from knowing HTML
and CSS; it
can help you move forward more quickly, but you still need to
know
what's going on under the hood.
Jim Babbage - .:Community MX:. & .:Adobe Community
Expert:.
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