MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 109

Placing strokes on paths
By default, an object's brush stroke is centered on a path. You have the option of placing the brush
stroke completely inside or outside the path. This allows you to control the overall size of stroked
objects and to create effects such as strokes on the edges of beveled buttons.
Centered stroke, stroke inside, and stroke outside
You can use the Stroke pop-up menu in the Stroke Options window to reorient brush strokes.
To move a brush stroke inside or outside the selected path:
Click the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel or the Property inspector to open the color box
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pop-up window.
Choose an option from the Location of Stroke Relative to Path pop-up menu: Inside, Centered,
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or Outside.
Optionally, choose the Fill over Stroke option.
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Normally, the stroke overlaps the fill. Choosing Fill over Stroke draws the fill over the stroke. If
you choose this option for an object with an opaque fill, any part of the stroke that falls inside
the path is obscured. A fill with a degree of transparency may tint or blend with a brush stroke
inside a path.
Creating stroke styles
You can change specific stroke characteristics such as ink amount, tip shape, and tip sensitivity,
and save the custom stroke as a style for reuse across many documents.
To create custom strokes:
Do one of the following:
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Click the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel and then click Stroke Options.
Choose Stroke Options from the Stroke Options pop-up menu in the Property inspector.
The Stroke Options pop-up window opens.
Edit the desired brush stroke attributes.
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Save your custom stroke attributes as a style. For more information, see
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styles" on page 156.
"Creating and deleting
Working with strokes 109