MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 49

To draw a basic shape from a specific centerpoint, hold
down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) and
drag a drawing tool. The Polygon tool always draws
from a centerpoint.
To both constrain a shape and draw from the
centerpoint, hold down Shift-Alt (Windows) or Shift-
Option (Macintosh) while using a drawing tool.
The corner rounding percentage setting on the
Rectangle Tool Options panel determines the
curvature of the corners of rectangles drawn using the
Rectangle tool. To assign a rounding percentage value
to the corners of a rectangle, enter a value or use the
slider on the Rectangle Tool Options panel before
drawing the rectangle.
Use the Polygon tool to draw stars and other polygons.
Use the Polygon Tool Options panel to set the number
of sides, choose stars or shapes, and set angle acuteness.
A five-point star A five-side
with Angle = polygon
Automatic
Drawing by plotting points
To draw using the Pen tool:
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An eight-point star
with Angle = 10
Note:
Brush tool to plot a path point by point.
Choose the Pen tool.
Click to plot corner points.
Press and hold the mouse button on a point, then
drag to draw curves.
End the path.
To create an open path, double-click the last
point.
To create a closed path, click the starting point
when a solid square appears next to the cursor.
Draw paths with the Pen tool by plotting point by point.
Hold Shift while drawing with the Pencil tool or
Creating and Editing a Graphic
Point handle
Path preview
Pen cursor
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