Flipping Objects; Skewing Objects; To Achieve The Illusion Of Perspective - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

3.
Drag to rotate the object.
To constrain rotation to 15° increments relative to the horizon, Shift-drag the pointer.
4. Double-click inside the window or press Enter to apply your changes.
To relocate the axis of rotation:
Drag the center point away from the center.
To reset the axis of rotation to the center of the selection, do one of the
following:
Double-click the center point
Press Escape to deselect the object, then select it again.

Flipping objects

You can flip an object across its vertical or horizontal axis without moving its relative position
on the canvas.
To flip a selected object:
Select Modify > Transform > Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical.

Skewing objects

Skewing an object transforms it by slanting it along the horizontal or vertical axis, or both
axes.
To skew a selected object:
1.
Do one of the following to display the transform handles:
Select the Skew tool.
Select Modify > Transform > Skew.
2. Drag a handle to skew the object.
3.
Double-click inside the window or press Enter to remove the transform handles.

To achieve the illusion of perspective:

Drag a corner point.
72 Chapter 3: Selecting and Transforming Objects