to web masters using photoshop and fireworks 2 questions?

[thomashonecker]

I am building my second web site using dreamweaver and I have been study the lynda com dreamweaver 8. The instructor shows how to use a trace image of a web page to speed the web design process up and make all the pages look the same..he said a designer could create a trace image in photoshop or fireworks..he showed how to use it but not how to make it I have no experience in either photoshop or fireworks yet I have both. I also have the lynda com for both programs but the instructors do not show how to create a trace image...So my first question how can I make a trace image in either or better both.My second question I have seen sites that have images on the top of the page that has words written for example home products and these written words are the nagivation for the web site I know how to make the words links (hot spot) in D.W.8 I just don't know how to write on the image.. in some site the words look hand written is that done in photo shop ? how? I tried in PS looks bad?