MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 74

To distort selected paths:
Choose the Reshape Area tool, located in the Freeform tool pop-up menu.
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Drag across the paths to redraw them.
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To change the size of the reshape area pointer, do one of the following:
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While holding down the mouse button, press the Right Arrow key or 2 to increase the width of
the pointer.
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While holding down the mouse button, press the Left Arrow key or 1 to decrease the width of
the pointer.
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To set the size of the pointer and set the length of the path segment that it affects, deselect all
objects in the document, and then enter a value from 1 to 500 in the Size text box of the
Property inspector. The value indicates the size of the pointer in pixels.
To set the strength of the inner circle of the reshape area pointer:
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Enter a value from 1 to 100 in the Strength text box of the Property inspector. The value
indicates the percentage of the pointer's potential strength. The higher the percentage, the
greater the strength.
Redrawing paths
You can use the Redraw Path tool to redraw or extend a segment of a selected path while retaining
the path's stroke, fill, and effect characteristics.
To redraw or extend a segment of a selected path:
Choose the Redraw Path tool, located in the Pen tool pop-up menu.
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Move the pointer directly over the path.
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The pointer changes to the redraw path pointer.
Drag to redraw or extend a path segment. The portion of the path to be redrawn is
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highlighted in red.
Release the mouse button.
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Changing a path's appearance by varying pressure and speed
You can change the appearance of a path using the Path Scrubber tools. Using varying pressure or
speed, you can change a path's stroke properties. These properties include stroke size, angle, ink
amount, scatter, hue, lightness, and saturation. You can specify which of these properties is
affected by the Path Scrubber tools using the Sensitivity tab of the Edit Stroke dialog box. You can
also specify how much pressure and speed affects these properties. For details on setting options in
the Edit Stroke dialog box, see
74 Chapter 3: Working with Vector Objects
"Working with strokes" on page 106.