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Chapter 8: Applying color, strokes, and
fills
Adobe® Fireworks® has a wide range of options for organizing, selecting, and applying colors.
Applying colors
Activate, remove, or swap the stroke and fill
Activate the stroke or fill to determine which attribute your color adjustments affect. Reset stroke and fill colors to
apply the defaults specified in the Preferences dialog box.
Activate the stroke or fill color
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In the Colors section of the Tools panel, click the icon to the left of the Stroke Color or Fill Color box.
Note: The Paint Bucket tool fills pixel selections and vector objects with the color shown in the Fill Color box.
Stroke and fill color boxes in the Tools panel, and the color pop-up window
Reset stroke and fill colors to the default
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Click the Set Default Stroke/Fill Colors button in the Tools panel or the Color Mixer.
Remove the stroke and fill from selected objects
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Click the No Stroke Or Fill button in the Colors section of the Tools panel. To set the inactive characteristic to
None, click the No Stroke Or Fill button again.
Note: You can also remove the fill or stroke by clicking the Transparent button in any Fill Color or Stroke Color pop-up
window, or by selecting None from the Fill Options or Stroke Options pop-up menu in the Property inspector.
Swap the fill and stroke colors
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Click the Swap Stroke/Fill Colors button
Apply and organize swatches
In the Swatches panel you can view, change, create, and edit swatch groups, as well as select stroke and fill colors.
Apply a swatch color to the stroke or fill of a selected object
Click the icon next to the Stroke Color or Fill Color box in the Tools panel or Property inspector to make it active.
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in the Tools panel or Color Mixer.
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