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Adjusting opacity and applying blends
You can use the Property inspector or the Layers panel to adjust the opacity of selected objects
and to apply blending modes. An Opacity setting of 100 renders an object completely
opaque. A setting of 0 (zero) renders an object completely transparent.
You can also specify a blending mode and opacity before you draw an object.
To specify a blending mode and opacity before you draw an object:
With the desired tool selected in the Tools panel, set blend and opacity options in the
Property inspector before you draw the object.
Blend and opacity options are not available for all tools.
To set a blending mode and opacity level for existing objects:
1.
With two objects overlapping, select the top object.
2.
Select a blending option from the Blend Mode pop-up menu in the Property inspector or
the Layers panel.
3.
Select a setting from the Opacity pop-up slider or type a value in the text box.
To set a default blending mode and opacity level to be applied to objects as
you draw them:
1.
Choose Select > Deselect to avoid inadvertently applying a blending mode and opacity.
2.
With a vector or bitmap drawing tool selected, select a blending mode and opacity level in
the Property inspector.
The blending mode and opacity level you select are used as the default for any objects you
subsequently draw with that tool.
About the Color Fill Live Filter
Fireworks also offers a Live Filter that allows you to adjust the color of an object by altering
the object's opacity and blend mode. This Live Filter, called Color Fill, produces the same
effect as overlapping an object with one that has a different opacity and blend mode. For more
details on using the Color Fill Live Filter, see
Chapter 8, "Using Live Filters," on page
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