Converting A Path To A Marquee Selection; To Combine Selected Closed Paths As One Path Enclosing The Entire Area Of The Original Paths; Creating An Object From The Intersection Of Other Objects; To Create A Closed Path That Encloses The Area Common To All Selected Closed Paths - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

To combine selected closed paths as one path enclosing the entire area of the
original paths:
Select Modify > Combine Paths > Union. The resulting path assumes the stroke and fill
attributes of the object that is placed farthest back.

Converting a path to a marquee selection

You can convert a vector shape to a bitmap selection, and then use the bitmap tools to edit the
new bitmap.
To convert a path to a marquee selection:
1.
Select a path.
2. Select Modify > Convert Path to Marquee.
3. In the Convert Path to Marquee dialog box, select an Edge setting for the marquee
selection that you are about to create.
4. If you chose Feather in the Edge setting, specify the value you want to use for the amount
of feather.
5.
To convert the selected path to a marquee, click OK.
Converting a path to a marquee deletes the selected path. If you would rather not delete
paths when you convert them to marquee selections, you can change the default setting.
Select Edit > Preferences > Editing, and then clear the setting for Delete paths when
converting to marquee.

Creating an object from the intersection of other objects

Using the Intersect command, you can create an object from the intersection of two or more
objects.
To create a closed path that encloses the area common to all selected closed
paths:
Select Modify > Combine Paths > Intersect. The resulting path assumes the stroke and fill
attributes of the object that is placed farthest back.
138 Chapter 5: Working with Vector Objects