MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 60

To adjust a single corner of a beveled, chamfered, or rounded rectangle Auto Shape:
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Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh) a corner control point of a selected shape.
To resize a beveled, chamfered, or rounded rectangle Auto Shape without affecting
the corners:
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Drag the drag-to-resize control point.
To convert the corners of a rectangle to a different type:
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Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) any corner control point.
To convert a single corner to a different type:
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Shift-Alt-click (Windows) or Shift-Option-click (Macintosh) any corner control point.
Adjusting connector line Auto Shapes
Connector lines have five control points. There are control points for placing the start and end
points, for adjusting the position of the cross bar (the line that connects the start and end line
segments), and for adjusting the roundness of the corners.
To move the start or end point of a connector line:
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Drag the control point at the start or end of the connector line.
To reposition the cross bar of a connector line:
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Drag the horizontal position control point.
To adjust all corners of a selected connector line:
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Drag a corner control point.
To adjust a single corner of a selected connector line:
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Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh) a corner control point.
Adjusting doughnut Auto Shapes
Doughnut Auto Shapes initially have three control points. There are control points for adjusting
the inner perimeter, for setting the inner perimeter to zero, and for dividing the shape into slices
to resemble a pie chart. You can add as many sections as you want using control points. For each
new section, Fireworks adds a control point for resizing or splitting the new section.
To add sections to a selected doughnut:
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Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh) an add/divide sector control point on the
outer perimeter of the shape.
To remove a section from a selected doughnut:
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Drag the add/divide sector control point on the outer perimeter of the shape to define the
portion of the shape that you want to remain on the canvas.
To resize the inner radius of a selected doughnut:
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Drag the inner radius control point.
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