Editing Selected Objects - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

To insert a new bitmap by copying and pasting a pixel selection:
Select an area of pixels using a pixel selection tool.
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Choose Edit > Insert > Bitmap via Copy.
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A new bitmap object based on the pixel selection is created in the current layer, and the
selected pixels remain in the original bitmap object. In the Layers panel, a thumbnail of the
new bitmap appears in the current layer, above the object from which it was copied.

Editing selected objects

Fireworks gives you a number of ways to edit selected objects: you can move objects on the canvas
or from application to application, you can replicate objects with the Clone and Duplicate
commands, or you can remove objects from the workspace altogether.
To move a selection, do one of the following:
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Drag it with the Pointer, Subselection, or Select Behind tool.
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Press any arrow key to move the selection in 1-pixel increments.
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Hold down Shift while pressing any arrow key to move the selection in 10-pixel increments.
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In the Property inspector, enter the X and Y coordinates for the location of the top left corner
of the selection.
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Enter the object's x and y coordinates in the Info panel. If the X and Y boxes aren't visible, drag
the bottom edge of the panel.
To move or copy selected objects by pasting:
Select an object or multiple objects.
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Choose Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy.
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Choose Edit > Paste.
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To duplicate one or more selected objects:
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Choose Edit > Duplicate.
As you repeat the command, duplicates of the selected object appear in a cascading arrangement
from the original, 10 pixels lower and 10 pixels to the right of the previous duplicate. The most
recently duplicated object becomes the selected object.
Note: You cannot use the Duplicate or Clone commands with bitmap selections. Use the
Subselection tool or Rubber Stamp tool to duplicate parts of a bitmap image. For more information
about using the Subselection tool, see the following procedures. For more information about using
the Rubber Stamp tool, see "Retouching bitmaps" on page 34.
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