Adjusting Star Auto Shapes; Using The Assets Panel To Add Auto Shapes To A Drawing; Adding New Auto Shapes To Fireworks - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Adjusting star Auto Shapes

Stars initially have five control points. There are control points for adding or removing points,
for adjusting the inner and outer angles of the points, and for adjusting the roundness of the
peaks and valleys.
To change the number of sides on a selected star:
Drag the Points control point.
To adjust the valleys of a selected star:
Drag the valley control point.
To adjust the points of a selected star:
Drag the peak control point.
To adjust the roundness of a selected star's peaks or valleys:
Drag a Roundness control point.

Using the Assets panel to add Auto Shapes to a drawing

The Assets panel contains a Shapes tab where you can find additional Auto Shapes. These
Auto Shapes are generally more complex than those that appear in the Tools panel. Instead of
drawing these Auto Shapes directly on the canvas, you place these Auto Shapes into your
drawing by dragging them from the Assets panel to the canvas.
To create an Auto Shape using the Assets panel:
1.
Select Window > Auto Shapes to display the Shapes tab, if it is not already visible.
2.
Drag a Auto Shape preview from the Assets panel to the canvas.
3.
If desired, edit the Auto Shape by dragging any of its control points.

Adding new Auto Shapes to Fireworks

You can add new Auto Shapes to Fireworks using the Fireworks Exchange website. Some new
Auto Shapes will appear in the Shapes tab in the Assets panel, and others will appear in the
Tools menu, grouped with the other Auto Shapes.
You can also add new Auto Shapes to Fireworks by writing the JavaScript code for the Auto
Shapes yourself. For more information, see Extending Fireworks.
122 Chapter 5: Working with Vector Objects