Working With Strokes - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Working with strokes

Using the Property inspector, the Stroke Options pop-up menu, and the Edit Stroke dialog box,
you can have full control of every brush nuance, including ink amount, tip size and shape,
texture, edge effect, and aspect.
Applying strokes
You can change the stroke attributes of the Pen, Pencil, and Brush tools so that the next vector
object you draw has the new stroke attributes, or you can apply stroke attributes to an object or
path after you draw it.
The current stroke color appears in the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel, the Property
inspector, and the Color Mixer. You can change the stroke color of a drawing tool or selected
object from any of these three panels.
The pencil icon indicates the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel, the Property inspector, and the Color
Mixer.
To change stroke attributes of selected objects, do one of the following:
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Choose from among the stroke attributes in the Property inspector.
Tip: Choose Stroke Options from the Stroke Options pop-up menu for more attributes.
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Click the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel and click Stroke Options. Choose from among
the stroke attributes in the Stroke Options pop-up window.
Use the options in the Property inspector or the Stroke Options pop-up window to change the stroke
applied to an object.
To change the stroke color of a drawing tool:
Press Control+D (Windows) or Command+D (Macintosh) to deselect all objects.
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Choose a drawing tool in the Tools panel.
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Click the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel or Property inspector to open the color
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pop-up window.
Choose a color for the stroke from the set of swatches.
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Drag to draw the object.
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Note: A newly created stroke assumes the color currently displayed in the Stroke Color box.
106 Chapter 5: Applying Color, Strokes, and Fills