MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 125

Reordering Live Effects
You can rearrange the order of the effects applied to an object. Reordering effects changes the
sequence in which the effects are applied, which can change the combined effect.
In general, effects that change the interior of an object, such as the Inner Bevel effect, should be
applied before effects that change the object's exterior. For example, you should apply the Inner
Bevel effect before you apply the Outer Bevel, Glow, or Shadow effect.
To reorder effects applied to a selected object:
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Drag an effect to the desired position in the list in the Property inspector.
Note: Effects at the top of the list are applied before the effects at the bottom.
Removing Live Effects
You can easily remove individual effects or all effects from an object.
To remove a single effect applied to a selected object:
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Select the effect you want to remove from the Effects list in the Property inspector, then click
the Delete Effects button.
To remove all effects from a selected object:
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Click the Add Effects button in the Property inspector, then choose None from the
pop-up menu.
Creating custom Live Effects
You can save a particular combination of settings for Live Effects by creating a custom Live Effect.
All custom Live Effects appear in the Add Effects pop-up menu in the Property inspector and in
the Styles panel. Custom Live Effects are actually styles with all property options deselected except
for the Effect option.
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You can create a custom Live Effect using the Property inspector or Styles panel.
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You can apply a custom Live Effect to selected objects from the Add Effects pop-up menu or
the Styles panel.
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You can rename or delete a custom Live Effect using the Styles panel.
To create a custom Live Effect using the Property inspector:
Apply Live Effect settings to selected objects. For more information, see
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on page 120.
Click the Add Effects button in the Property inspector, then choose Options > Save As Style.
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The Add Style dialog box opens.
Type a name for the style and click OK.
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The custom Live Effect name is added to the Add Effects pop-up menu, and a style icon
representing the Live Effect is added to the Styles panel.
"Applying Live Effects"
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