MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 51

This cursor Indicates
The Freeform tool or the Reshape Area
tool is in use. Move onto a selected
path to activate the pull cursor. Click
and hold away from a selected path to
activate the push cursor or reshape
cursor.
The Freeform tool is in use. The pull
cursor is in position to pull the
selected path. Click and hold the
mouse and drag to reshape the path.
The Freeform tool is in use. The pull
cursor is pulling the selected path.
Release to redraw the path.
The Freeform tool is in use. The push
cursor is active. Push the selected path
with the adjustable circle to reshape
the path.
The Reshape Area tool is in use and the
cursor is active. Drag the area of the
selected path under the cursor. The
area from the inner circle to the outer
circle represents reduced strength.
The Redraw Path tool is in use. The
redraw path cursor is on a selected
path to be redrawn.
The Path Scrubber tool is in use. The
path scrubber plus cursor is active.
Trace a path to change the path's
pressure- or speed-sensitive data.
The Path Scrubber tool is in use. The
path scrubber minus cursor is active.
Trace a path to change the path's
pressure- or speed-sensitive data.
The knife cursor is active. Drag the
knife line across the selected path to
cut it into two or more paths.
Push or pull any part of a selected
Freeform tool—
path. Fireworks automatically adds, moves, or deletes
points along the path as you edit it. On the Tool
Options panel, enter a value in the Size field or use the
pop-up slider to set the size of the push cursor and the
length of the path segment the pull cursor affects.
Specified length
The Freeform tool pulls a path segment.
The Freeform tool
pushes a path segment.
Pull the area of a selected path
Reshape Area tool—
within the outer circle of the Reshape Area cursor. On
the Tool Options panel, enter a value in the Size field or
use the pop-up slider to set the size of the reshape area
cursor. Enter a value in the Strength field or use the pop-
up slider to set the size of the inner circle of the reshape
area cursor. The inner circle is the boundary of the tool
at full strength. The area between the inner and outer
circle reshapes paths at less than full strength.
Redraw a segment of a selected
Path Redraw tool—
path, retaining the brush, fill, and effect characteristics of
the path.
The Path Redraw tool redraws a path segment.
Drag the knife cursor across a selected path
Knife tool—
to slice it into two or more paths.
See Fireworks Help for more information about
these tools.
Creating and Editing a Graphic
The path redraws to
reflect the push.
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