Adobe 65011817 - Fireworks CS4 - Mac Using Manual page 138

USING FIREWORKS CS4
Layers, masking, and blending
Fireworks applies an empty mask to the selected object. The Layers panel displays a mask thumbnail representing
the empty mask.
(Optional) If the masked object is a bitmap, use one of the marquee or lasso tools to create a pixel selection.
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4 From the Tools panel, select a bitmap painting tool.
Set tool options in the Property inspector.
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With the mask still selected, draw on the empty mask. In the areas where you draw, the underlying masked object
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is hidden.
Image with mask applied
The mask as it appears in the Layers panel
Mask objects by using the Reveal and Hide commands
The Modify > Mask submenu has several options for applying empty bitmap masks to objects:
Applies an empty, transparent mask to an object, revealing the entire object. To achieve the same effect,
Reveal All
click the Add Mask button in the Layers panel.
Applies an empty, opaque mask to an object, which hides the entire object.
Hide All
Can be used only with pixel selections. Reveal Selection applies a transparent pixel mask using the
Reveal Selection
current pixel selection. The other pixels in the bitmap object are hidden. To achieve the same effect, make a pixel
selection, then click the Add Mask button.
Can be used only with pixel selections. Hide Selection applies an opaque pixel mask using the current
Hide Selection
pixel selection. The other pixels in the bitmap object are shown. To achieve the same effect, make a pixel selection, and
then Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Add Mask button.
Use Reveal All and Hide All to create a mask
1 Select the object you want to mask.
To show the object, select Modify > Mask > Reveal All. To hide it, select Modify > Mask > Hide All.
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Select a bitmap painting tool from the Tools panel.
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4 Set tool options in the Property inspector.
If you've applied a Hide All mask, you must select a color other than black.
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