Masking Images - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Using the Web Layer
The Web Layer is a special layer that appears as the top layer in each document. The Web Layer
contains web objects, such as slices and hotspots, used for assigning interactivity to exported
Fireworks documents. For more information on web objects, see
and Hotspots," on page
You cannot unshare, delete, duplicate, move, or rename the Web Layer. You also cannot merge
objects that reside on the Web Layer. It is always shared across all frames, and web objects are
visible on every frame.
To rename a slice or hotspot in the Web Layer:
Double-click the slice or hotspot in the Layers panel.
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Type the new name, and then click outside the window or press Enter.
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Note: When you rename a slice, that name is used when the slice is exported.
About importing Photoshop grouped layers
Photoshop files that contain layers are imported with each layer placed as a separate object on a
single Fireworks layer. Grouped layers are imported as individual layers, as if the layers were
ungrouped in Photoshop before being imported into Fireworks. The clipping effect on
Photoshop grouped layers is lost on import.

Masking images

As the name suggests, masks hide or show parts of an object or image. You can use several
masking techniques to achieve many kinds of creative effects with objects.
You can create a mask that acts as a cookie cutter, cropping or clipping underlying objects or
images. Or you can create a mask that gives the effect of a foggy window, revealing or hiding
portions of the objects beneath it. This type of mask uses grayscale to make selected objects less
visible or more so. Or you can create a mask that uses its own transparency to affect visibility.
You can create a mask using the Layers panel or the Edit, Select, or Modify menus. After you
create a mask, you can adjust the position of the masked selection on the canvas or modify the
appearance of a mask by editing the mask object. You can also apply transformations to the mask
as a whole or to the components of a mask individually.
About masks
You can create a mask object from either a vector object (a vector mask) or a bitmap object (a
bitmap mask). You can also use multiple objects or grouped objects to create a mask.
134 Chapter 7: Layers, Masking, and Blending
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Chapter 9, "Slices, Rollovers,