To adjust a single corner of a beveled, chamfered, or rounded rectangle Auto
Shape:
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:
Drag the drag-to-resize control point.
To convert the corners of a rectangle to a different type:
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Macintosh) any corner control point.
To convert a single corner to a different type:
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:
Drag the control point at the start or end of the connector line.
To reposition the cross bar of a connector line:
Drag the horizontal position control point.
To adjust all corners of a selected connector line:
Drag a corner control point.
To adjust a single corner of a selected connector line:
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.
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