To Pull A Selected Path; To Push A Selected Path; To Change The Size Of The Push Pointer - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

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When the pointer is directly over the path, you can pull the path. When the pointer is not
directly over the path, you can push the path. You can change the size of the push or pull
pointer.
The Freeform tool also responds to pressure from a Wacom or other compatible tablet.

To pull a selected path:

1.
Select the Freeform tool in the Tools panel.
2.
Move the pointer directly over the selected path.
The pointer changes to the pull pointer.
3.
Drag the path.

To push a selected path:

1.
Select the Freeform tool in the Tools panel.
The pointer changes to the push or pull pointer.
2.
Point slightly away from the path.
3.
Drag toward the path to push it. Nudge the selected path to reshape it.
To change the size of the push pointer, do one of the following:
While holding down the mouse button, press the Right Arrow key or 2 to increase the
width of the pointer.
While holding down the mouse button, press the Left Arrow key or 1 to decrease the
width of the pointer.
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.
134 Chapter 5: Working with Vector Objects

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