Editing Live Effects - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Plug-ins from the Filters menu
When you install a Photoshop plug-in in Fireworks, it is added to the Filters menu and to the
Property inspector. You should use the Filters menu to apply filters and Photoshop plug-ins only
when you are certain that you will not want to edit or remove the effect. You can remove a filter
only if the Undo command is available.
Installing Photoshop plug-ins
You can use the Property inspector to apply some Photoshop plug-ins as Live Effects. Not all
Photoshop plug-ins can be used as Live Effects. You can also import Photoshop plug-ins by
pointing to a plug-ins folder using the Preferences dialog box. For more information, see
preferences" on page
When you share a Fireworks file in which a Photoshop plug-in is applied as a Live Effect, whoever
opens it can view the effect only on a computer in which the plug-in is installed. Built-in
Fireworks effects, however, are saved with the Fireworks file.
To install Photoshop plug-ins:
Click the Add Effects button in the Property inspector, then choose Options > Locate Plugins.
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Navigate to the folder where the Photoshop plug-ins are installed and click OK.
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Restart Fireworks to load the plug-ins.
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Note: If you move the plug-ins to a different folder, repeat the above steps, or choose File >
Preferences and click the Folders tab to change the path to the plug-ins. Then restart Fireworks.
To apply a Photoshop plug-in to a selected object as a Live Effect:
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Click the Add Effects button in the Property inspector, then choose an effect from the
Options submenu.
About applying effects to grouped objects
When you apply an effect to a group, the effect is applied to all objects in the group. If the objects
are ungrouped, each object's effect settings revert to those applied to the object individually.
You can apply an effect to an individual object within a group by selecting only that object with
the Subselection tool. For information on selecting a group or objects within a group, see
"Selecting objects within groups" on page

Editing Live Effects

When you click a Live Effect's info button in the Property inspector, Fireworks opens a pop-up
window with the current settings for the effect, which you can edit.
To edit a Live Effect:
In the Property inspector, click the info button next to the effect you want to edit.
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The corresponding pop-up window or dialog box opens.
Adjust the effect settings.
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Note: If an effect is not editable, the info button is dimmed. For example, you cannot edit
Auto Levels.
Click outside the window or press Enter.
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