Chapter 5: Applying Color, Strokes, And Fills - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

CHAPTER 5
Applying Color, Strokes, and Fills
Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 has a wide range of panels, tools, and options for organizing
and choosing colors, and applying colors to bitmap images and vector objects.
In the Swatches panel, you can choose a preset swatch group such as Color Cubes, Continuous
Tone, or Grayscale, or you can create custom swatch groups that include your favorite colors or
colors approved by your client. In the Color Mixer, you can choose a color model such as
Hexadecimal, RGB, or Grayscale, and then choose stroke and fill colors directly from the color
bar or by entering specific color values.
Throughout the Fireworks workspace you will find color boxes that show the current color
choices for options and object characteristics. When you click a color box, you see a color pop-up
window from which you can choose a color for the color box. Move the pointer away from an
open color pop-up window, and you can click any color on your screen to apply it to the
color box.
The Colors section of the Tools panel contains stroke and fill color controls and other color
options. The Bitmap section contains the Paint Bucket, Gradient Fill, and Eyedropper tools,
which you can use to apply color to bitmap selections, areas of similar color, and vector objects.
For information on these bitmap tools, see Chapter 2, "Working with Bitmaps," on page 29.
Note: For information about color correction using Live Effects and filters, see "Adjusting bitmap
color and tone" on page 39.
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