MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 197

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Additional behaviors assigned to an instance using the Behaviors panel
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The Show Down State on Load option in the Property inspector for instances in a nav bar
Note: In Fireworks MX 2004, you need not choose the Show Down State on Load option for
every button instance in a nav bar. The Document Specific section of the HTML Setup dialog box
contains an option called Export Multiple Files. When you choose this option and then export a
nav bar, Fireworks MX 2004 exports each HTML page with the corresponding button's Down
state. For more information, see
To edit instance-level properties of a single button symbol instance:
Select the button instance in the work area.
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Set the properties in the Property inspector.
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Setting interactive button properties
With Fireworks, you can control the interactive elements of a button, including the active area,
URL, target, and alternative (alt) image description.
Modifying the active area of a button symbol
The active area of a button symbol triggers interactivity when a user moves the pointer over it or
clicks it in a web browser. The active area of a button is a symbol-level property and is unique to
button symbols.
When a button symbol is created, Fireworks automatically creates a special slice large enough to
enclose all the states of a button. You can edit a button slice only in the Active Area tab of the
Button Editor. Each button can have only one slice. If you draw a slice using a slice tool in the
active area, the previous slice is replaced by the newly drawn slice. You can draw hotspot objects in
the Active Area tab, but you can edit those hotspots only in the Button Editor.
Note: Web objects that define a button symbol's active area appear in the document when slices and
hotspots are not hidden, but a button's web objects are not listed in the Layers panel and cannot be
edited in the workspace.
To edit a slice or hotspot in a button symbol's active area:
Do one of the following to open the button symbol in the Button Editor:
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Double-click a button instance in the workspace.
In the Library panel, double-click the button preview or the symbol icon beside the
button symbol.
Click the Active Area tab.
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Do one of the following:
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Use the Pointer tool to move or reshape the slice or move a slice guide.
Use any of the slice or hotspot tools to draw a new active area.
"Setting HTML export options" on page 259.
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