MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual page 83

The Text tool retains the current text color independently of the fill color of other tools. When
you use another tool after using the Text tool, the fill and stroke settings revert to the most recent
settings from before the Text tool was used. Likewise, when you return to the Text tool, the fill
color reverts to the most recent Text tool setting, and the stroke is reset to None. Fireworks
retains the current Text tool color as you switch from document to document or close and
reopen Fireworks.
You can add a stroke and Live Effects to all text in a selected text block, but not to highlighted
text in a text block. Fireworks updates stroke characteristics and Live Effects applied to a text
block as you edit text in the text block, but the Text tool does not retain stroke characteristics or
Live Effects if you create a new text block. For more information, see
effects to text" on page
Applying color to all text in selected text blocks
You can apply text color to all text in selected text blocks using the Property inspector, any Fill
Color box, or the Eyedropper tool. You can also use any of these methods to set the text color for
the Text tool.
To set the color of all text in a selected text block, do one of the following:
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Click the Fill Color box in the Property inspector and choose a color from the color pop-up
window, or sample a color from anywhere on the screen using the eyedropper pointer while
either color pop-up window is open.
Fill Color box in the Property inspector
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Click the Fill Color box in the Tools panel and choose a color from the color pop-up window,
or sample a color from anywhere on the screen using the eyedropper pointer while the Fill
Color box pop-up window is open.
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Click the icon next to the Fill Color box in the Tools panel, choose the Eyedropper tool, and
then click to sample a color anywhere in any open document.
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Stroke Color box
"Applying strokes, fills, and
Fill Color box
Fill Color pop-up
window
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