Using Xtras; Using Text - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Saving, renaming, or deleting multiple
effect settings
Once a multiple effect is set, you can save that setting so
that it can be quickly applied at a later time.
To Do this
Save a multiple Choose Save Effect As from
effect setting the Effect panel Options pop-
up, enter a name for the
effect, then click OK. The
effect will appear in the
Multiple Effect presets pop-up
on the Effect panel.
Rename a multiple Select the effect you want to
effect setting rename from the Multiple
Effect presets pop-up, choose
Rename Effect from the Effect
panel Options pop-up, enter a
new name, then click OK.
Delete a multiple Select the effect you want to
effect setting delete from the Multiple Effect
presets pop-up, then choose
Delete Effect from the Effect
panel Options pop-up.
Using Subselect or Superselect with effects
When applying various effects to a group, masking
group, or Symbol:
Choose Select > Subselect to select all objects within
a selected group, masking group, or Symbol.
Choose Select > Superselect to select the group,
masking group, or Symbol that contains the
selected object.

Using Xtras

The Xtras menu has effects that are not reversible. Once
these effects are applied to an object, the object is no
longer editable and becomes a floating image object.
Fireworks Xtras include Blur, Invert, and Sharpen.
Photoshop plug-ins also work in Fireworks. Copy
Photoshop plug-ins into the Fireworks Xtras folder to
add them to the Xtras menu. Alternatively, target an
additional plug-in folder in the Preferences dialog box.

Using text

Add text using the Text tool and the Text Editor. Apply
brush strokes, fills, and effects to text. Edit text and its
stroke, fill, and effect attributes redraw accordingly.
Text tool
In Fireworks, text is neither a path nor an image. Text
initially has no stroke and a solid fill. A stroke can be
added using the Stroke panel. Check Anti-Alias in the
Text Editor to give text an anti-aliased edge. Also, text
edges can be changed using the Fill panel. A text block
is a moveable and resizable object.
Drag any text block handle to
resize a text block.
Text block
Text is convertible to an image or to paths; however,
converting text renders it uneditable as text.
To enter text:
Choose the Text tool and click the canvas.
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The Text Editor opens.
Choose font, size, spacing, and other text
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characteristics.
Type the text.
3
To see changes in the document as you edit the text
in the Text Editor, check the auto-apply checkbox in
the Text Editor.
To change text characteristics in the Text Editor,
select the text in the Text Editor, then apply changes.
Click OK or press Enter.
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The text appears in a text block in the Fireworks
document.
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