Changing The Canvas; Changing Canvas Size, Color, And Resolution; To Display A Document As It Would Appear On A Different Platform - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

To control document redraw:
Select View > Full Display.
When Full Display is selected, Fireworks displays the document in all available colors with
full detail. When Full Display is deselected, Fireworks displays paths as 1 pixel wide with
no fill and displays images with an X through them.
Display and draft modes

To display a document as it would appear on a different platform:

In Windows, select View > Macintosh Gamma.
On the Macintosh, select View > Windows Gamma.
You can now preview how the document would appear on the other computer platform.
For example, if you are working on the Windows platform, you can use this command to
preview how a document would appear on the Macintosh platform.

Changing the canvas

When you first create a new Fireworks document, you must specify document characteristics.
You can modify the size and color of the canvas and change the image's resolution anytime
using the Modify menu or the Property inspector. As you work with the document, you can
also rotate the canvas and trim unwanted parts.

Changing canvas size, color, and resolution

Fireworks makes it easy to change to the canvas size, canvas color, and image resolution.
To change the canvas size:
1. Do one of the following:
Select Modify > Canvas > Canvas Size.
Select Select > Deselect, click the Pointer tool to display the document properties in
the Property inspector, then click the Canvas Size button.
2. Enter the new dimensions in the Width and Height text boxes.
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