Applying Filters And Photoshop Plug-Ins As Live Filters - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

To apply a drop shadow or inner shadow:
1. Click the Add Live Filters button in the Property inspector, then select a shadow option
from the pop-up menu:
Shadow and Glow > Drop Shadow.
Shadow and Glow > Inner Shadow.
2. Edit the filter settings in the pop-up window:
Drag the Distance slider to set the distance of the shadow from the object.
Select the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the shadow color.
Drag the Opacity slider to set the percentage of transparency in the shadow.
Drag the Softness slider to set the sharpness of the shadow.
Drag the Angle dial to set the direction of the shadow.
Select Knock Out to hide the object and display the shadow only.
3. When you finish, click outside the window or press Enter to close it.
To apply a glow:
1.
Click the Add Filters button in the Property inspector, then select Shadow and Glow >
Glow.
2.
Edit the filter settings in the pop-up window:
Click the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the glow color.
Drag the Width slider to set the width of the glow.
Drag the Opacity slider to set the percentage of transparency in the glow.
Drag the Softness slider to set the sharpness of the glow.
Drag the Offset slider to specify the distance of the glow from the object.
3. When you finish, click outside the window or press Enter to close it.
Applying filters and Photoshop plug-ins as Live
Filters
You can apply all the built-in filters and plug-ins in the Add Filters pop-up menu as Live
Filters using the Property inspector. Applying them as Live Filters ensures that you can edit or
remove them from an object anytime.
Photoshop 6 or later plug-ins are not compatible with Fireworks 8.
The menu known as the Xtras menu in some previous versions of Fireworks is called the
Filters menu in Fireworks 8. Fireworks Xtra extensions are now known as filters.
198 Chapter 8: Using Live Filters