Adobe 65011817 - Fireworks CS4 - Mac Using Manual page 38

USING FIREWORKS CS4
Workspace
Rotate the canvas
Rotate the canvas when an image is imported upside down or sideways. You can rotate the canvas 180°, 90° clockwise,
or 90° counterclockwise. When you rotate the canvas, all objects in the document rotate.
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Select Modify > Canvas > and choose a rotation option
Trim or fit the canvas
Expand or trim the size of the canvas to fit the objects it contains.
Original canvas (left); trimmed canvas (right)
Choose Select > Deselect to view the document properties in the Property inspector.
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2 Click Fit Canvas in the Property inspector.
Crop a document
Cropping deletes unwanted portions of a document. The canvas is resized to fit an area that you define.
By default, cropping deletes objects that extend beyond the canvas boundaries. You can retain objects outside the
canvas by changing a preference before cropping.
Select the Crop tool from the Tools panel or select Edit > Crop Document.
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2 Drag a bounding box on the canvas. Adjust the crop handles until the bounding box surrounds the area that you
want to keep.
3 Double-click inside the bounding box or press Enter to crop the document.
Fireworks resizes the canvas to the area you define and deletes objects beyond the edges of the canvas.
To retain objects outside the canvas, deselect Delete Objects When Cropping on the Edit tab of the Preferences
dialog box before cropping.
Use rulers, guides, and the grid
Rulers, guides, and the grid are drawing aids that help you to place and align objects. Guides are lines that you drag
onto the document canvas from the rulers. You can use guides to mark important parts of your document, such as the
margins and the document center point. The grid displays a system of horizontal and vertical lines on the canvas for
precise placement. Guides and grids do not reside on a layer and are not exported with a document.
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