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Figure 2-28: Adding links to your Web objects is
easy with the URL panel.
You can access most of Fireworks’ URL management utilities through the URL panel
Options menu, detailed in Table 2-13.
Table 2-13
URL Panel Options Menu Commands
Option Description
Add Used URLs to Library Adds the list of current URLs to the URL Library
Clear Unused URLs Removes all URLs from the current listing
Add URL Adds a new URL to the URL Library
Edit URL Opens the Edit URL dialog box
Delete URL Removes the selected URL from the URL Library
New URL Library Creates a new URL Library
Import URLs Loads a new set of URLs from a previously stored URL Library,
a bookmark file, or an HTML page
Export URLs Stores the current URL Library
Styles panel
If you’ve ever spent hours getting just the right combination of stroke, fill, and
effects for an object — and then find you need to apply the same combination to all
the navigation buttons throughout a Web site — you’ll greatly appreciate the
Fireworks Styles feature.
In Fireworks, a style is a collection of attributes that you can apply to any object.
The Styles panel is preset with a number of such designs, which appear as graphi-
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a style, select the object and then select the style; you can even select multiple
objects (such as a row of navigation buttons) and apply the same style to them all

save and reopen as needed. Symbols are edited right in the Library. Dragging a sym-
bol from the Library panel and dropping it into a document creates an instance of
that symbol. Instances are copies of symbols that remain linked to the symbol and
inherit changes to the symbol. Instances are similar to a Windows file shortcut or
Mac alias — right down to the arrow badge — and can be animated, tweened, and
edited as a group. You can save symbols in Symbol Libraries and use them again
and again in multiple documents.
The commands detailed in Table 2-15 are located in the Library panel Options
menu. Figure 2-30 shows the Library panel.
Figure 2-30: The Library panel enables you to
store Libraries of symbols.
Table 2-15
Library Panel Options Menu Commands
Option Description
New Symbol Creates a new symbol
Duplicate Duplicates the current symbol
Delete Removes the current symbol from the Library and all its
instances from the document
Edit Symbol Opens the selected symbol in its own window for editing
Properties Displays the Symbol Properties dialog box for the current
symbol
Select Unused Items Selects unused symbols in the Library
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Option Description
Update Updates symbols that were imported from external Libraries
Play Consecutively displays all frames of a button

Project Log panel
With the power inherent in Fireworks automation tools, such as Find and Replace
and Batch Processing, you need a way to keep track of the many changes you may
make. The Project Log panel, shown in Figure 2-32, details each change that has
taken place and enables you to not only receive confirmation of the change, but
also to easily open any file that was affected.
Figure 2-32: Use the Project Log to manage your
Find and Replace and Batch Process operations.
In addition to listing documents altered during an automated process, you can use
the Project Log to keep a number of files close at hand, ready to be opened at will.
Through the Add Files to Log command, in the Options menu detailed in Table 2-17,
files can be made accessible, but not immediately opened. The Options menu also
enables you to quickly make changes to files in the Project Log and to re-export
them using their previous settings.
To find out more about what’s possible with the Project Log, turn to Chapter 18.
Cross-
Reference
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Table 2-17
Project Log Options Menu Commands
Option Description
Export Again Exports selected files in the Project Log using their previous
settings
Add Files to Log Includes additional graphic files in the Project Log without
initially opening them
Clear Selection Removes the selected files from the Project Log

The Application menu, also known as the Fireworks menu in this case, is an OS X
only menu that contains commands for setting up an application and controlling
how it interacts with the operating system. It is formally referred to the Application
menu because it becomes the name of the application that is forefront in the OS.
While in Fireworks, it’s the Fireworks menu, while in Dreamweaver it’s the
Dreamweaver menu, and so forth. Table 2-18 lists the commands in the Fireworks
menu.
Table 2-18
Fireworks Menu Commands (Mac OS X only)
Command Description Keystroke
About Fireworks Displays the About Fireworks dialog box with n/a
information about the application and its authors
Keyboard Shortcuts Displays the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, which n/a
enables you to modify keyboard shortcuts
Preferences Displays the Preferences dialog box where you Command+U
set user preferences
Services Displays a submenu of available system services n/a
Hide Fireworks Hides the Fireworks application and all of Command+H
its windows
Hide Others Hides all running applications except for Fireworks n/a
Show All Shows all running applications n/a
Quit Fireworks Quits the Fireworks application Command+Q
In the tables throughout this chapter, commands or tools listed in bold text are
new or have changed menu, or panel, locations in Fireworks MX.
Note
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File menu
Placing basic computer operations — creating, saving, and printing files — in the

(Macintosh only) to acquire an image from a
corresponding device
Close Closes the current document Ctrl+W Command+W
Save Saves a document, or displays Ctrl+S Command+S
the Save As dialog box for an
unnamed document
Save As Displays the Save As dialog box Ctrl+Shift+S Command+
before saving a document Shift+S
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Command Description Windows Macintosh
Save a Copy Displays the Save Copy As n/a n/a
dialog box before saving a
copy of a document
Revert Replaces the current document n/a n/a
with the previously saved version
of the same document
Import Displays the Import dialog box Ctrl+R Command+R
before importing a file into any
open document
Export Displays the Export dialog box Ctrl+Shift+R Command+
before exporting a document in Shift+R
the format specified in the
Optimize panel
Export Preview Displays the Export Preview Ctrl+Shift+X Command+
dialog box before exporting a Shift+X
document
Update HTML Places or updates Fireworks n/a n/a
HTML code in another HTML

Exit (Windows only) Quits Fireworks Ctrl+Q —
Edit menu
The Edit menu holds the standard editing commands, such as Undo, Cut, Copy, and
Paste, as well as numerous commands specific to Fireworks graphics, such as Paste
Inside and Crop Document. The Edit menu is detailed in Table 2-20.
Table 2-20
Edit Menu Commands
Command Description Windows Macintosh
Undo Reverses the last action; the Ctrl+Z Command+Z
number of Undo steps is set
in Preferences
Redo Redoes the last edit that was Ctrl+Y Command+Y
undone by Undo
Insert ➪ New Button Displays the Button Editor n/a n/a
before creating a new button
Insert ➪ New Symbol Displays the Symbol Properties Ctrl+F8 Command+F8
dialog box before creating a
new symbol
Insert ➪ Hotspot Inserts a hotspot object Ctrl+Shift+U Command+
Shift+U
Insert ➪ Slice Inserts a slice object Alt+Shift+U Option+
Shift+U
Insert ➪ Empty Bitmap Inserts an empty bitmap object n/a n/a
Insert ➪ Bitmap Creates a new bitmap of the n/a n/a
Via Copy selected pixels, leaving the
original pixels in place
Insert ➪ Bitmap Via Cut Creates a new bitmap of the n/a n/a
selected pixels, removing the
original pixels from the document
Insert ➪ Layer Creates a new layer n/a n/a

into an HTML editor, such as
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Paste Copies the contents of the system Ctrl+V Command+V
clipboard to the current cursor
position
Clear Removes the current selection Backspace Delete
from the document
Paste as Mask Copies the content of the n/a n/a
clipboard as a mask
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Table 2-20 (continued)
Command Description Windows Macintosh
Paste Inside Copies the contents of the Ctrl+Shift+V Command+
system clipboard into a Shift+V
selected, closed path
Paste Attributes Copies the Fireworks-specific Ctrl+Alt+ Command+
attributes of the contents of Shift+V Option+
the system clipboard to a Shift+V
selected object
Duplicate Creates a copy of the selected Ctrl+Alt+D Command+
object, offset slightly from Option+D
the original
Clone Creates a copy of the selected Ctrl+Shift+D Command+
object, directly on top of the Shift+D
original
Crop Selected Bitmap Displays crop handles around n/a n/a
the selected bitmap object

Magnification ➪ 12% Sets the magnification level n/a n/a
of a document to 12 percent
Magnification ➪ 25% Sets the magnification level n/a n/a
of a document to 25 percent
Magnification ➪ 50% Sets the magnification level Ctrl+5 Command+5
of a document to 50 percent
Magnification ➪ 66% Sets the magnification level n/a n/a
of a document to 66 percent
Magnification ➪ 100% Sets the magnification level Ctrl+1 Command+1
of a document to 100 percent
Magnification ➪ 150% Sets the magnification level n/a n/a
of a document to 150 percent
Magnification ➪ 200% Sets the magnification level Ctrl+2 Command+2
of a document to 200 percent
Magnification ➪ 300% Sets the magnification level Ctrl+3 Command+3
of a document to 200 percent
Magnification ➪ 400% Sets the magnification level Ctrl+4 Command+4
of a document to 400 percent
Magnification ➪ 800% Sets the magnification level Ctrl+8 Command+8
of a document to 800 percent
Magnification ➪ 1600% Sets the magnification level Ctrl+6 Command+6
of a document to 1,600 percent
Magnification ➪ 3200% Sets the magnification level n/a n/a
of a document to 3,200 percent
Magnification ➪ 6400% Sets the magnification level n/a n/a
of a document to 6,400 percent
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Semicolon (;)
Guides ➪ Snap to Guides Toggles whether objects snap Ctrl+Shift+ Command+
to Guides or not Semicolon (;) Shift+
Semicolon (;)
Guides ➪ Edit Guides Displays the Edit Guides dialog box n/a n/a
Slice Guides Toggles display of Slice Guides Ctrl+Alt+ Command+
Shift+ Option+Shift+
Semicolon (;) Semicolon (;)
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Command Description Windows Macintosh
Slice Overlay Toggles display of the Slice Overlay n/a n/a
Hide Edges Toggles display of selection borders F9 F9
Hide Panels Toggles display of all open panels F4 F4
Status Bar (Windows only) Toggles display of the status bar n/a —
Select menu
The Select menu, detailed in Table 2-22, contains commands for selecting objects as
well as manipulating any selections you’ve already made.
Table 2-22
Select Menu Commands
Command Description Windows Macintosh
Select All Selects all objects in a document Ctrl+A Command+A
in vector mode, or all pixels in a
bitmap object in bitmap mode
Deselect Deselects all objects or pixels Ctrl+D Command+D
Superselect Selects the entire group to which n/a n/a
the current (sub)selection belongs
Subselect Selects an individual object within n/a n/a
a group

Save Bitmap Selection Stores the current marquee n/a n/a
selection for later recall
Restore Bitmap Recalls a stored marquee selection n/a n/a
Selection
Modify menu
After you’ve created your basic objects, you’ll undoubtedly spend as much, if not
more time, tweaking and modifying them in order to get them just right. The Modify
menu commands, detailed in Table 2-23, are quite numerous and specific.
Table 2-23
Modify Menu Commands
Command Description Windows Macintosh
Canvas ➪ Image Size Displays the Image Size dialog n/a n/a
box before changing the size of
a bitmap
Canvas ➪ Canvas Size Displays the Change Canvas Size n/a n/a
dialog box before changing the
size of the canvas
Canvas ➪ Canvas Color Displays the Canvas Color dialog n/a n/a
box before changing the color of
the canvas
Canvas ➪ Trim Canvas Shrinks the canvas to fit snugly Ctrl+Alt+T Command+
around all objects Option+T
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Command Description Windows Macintosh
Canvas ➪ Fit Canvas Shrinks or expands the canvas Ctrl+Alt+F Command+
to fit snugly around all objects Option+F
Canvas ➪ Rotate 180° Rotates the canvas 180 degrees n/a n/a
Canvas ➪ Rotates the canvas 90 degrees n/a n/a

Mask ➪ Hide All Shows only the mask when n/a n/a
editing a mask
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Table 2-23 (continued)
Command Description Windows Macintosh
Mask ➪ Paste as Mask Copies the contents of the n/a n/a
clipboard as a mask
Mask ➪ Group as Mask Groups one or more selected n/a n/a
objects with the top object used
as an alpha mask
Mask ➪ Reveal Selection Shows the area defined by a n/a n/a
pixel selection
Mask ➪ Hide Selection Hides the area defined by a n/a n/a
pixel selection
Mask ➪ Disable Mask Disables the selected object’s mask n/a n/a
Mask ➪ Delete Mask Deletes the selected object’s mask n/a n/a
Selective JPEG ➪ Save Saves a selection as a selective n/a n/a
Selection as JPEG Mask JPEG mask
Selective JPEG ➪ Restore Creates a selection that matches n/a n/a
JPEG Mask as Selection a selective JPEG mask
Selective JPEG ➪ Settings Displays the Selective JPEG n/a n/a
Settings dialog box
Selective JPEG ➪ Removes a selective JPEG mask n/a n/a
Remove JPEG Mask
Flatten Selection Converts one or more selected Ctrl+Alt+ Command+
objects into a single bitmap object Shift+Z Option+
Shift+Z

of a layer Up Arrow Shift+Up Arrow
Arrange ➪ Bring Forward Moves an object in front of the Ctrl+ Command+
object just in front of it Up Arrow Up Arrow
Arrange ➪ Send Backward Moves an object in back of the Ctrl+ Command+
object just behind it Down Arrow Down Arrow
Arrange ➪ Send to Back Moves an object to the back Ctrl+Shift+ Command+
of a layer Down Arrow Shift+
Down Arrow
Align ➪ Left Aligns selected objects to Ctrl+Alt+1 Command+
the left edge of the selection Option+1
Align ➪ Center Vertical Aligns selected objects to the Ctrl+Alt+2 Command+
vertical center of the selection Option+2
Align ➪ Right Aligns selected objects to the Ctrl+Alt+3 Command+
right edge of the selection Option+3
Align ➪ Top Aligns selected objects to the Ctrl+Alt+4 Command+
top edge of the selection Option+4
Align ➪ Center Horizontal Aligns selected objects to the Ctrl+Alt+5 Command+
horizontal center of the selection Option+5
Align ➪ Bottom Aligns selected objects to the Ctrl+Alt+6 Command+
bottom of the selection Option+6
Align ➪ Distribute Widths Distribute selected objects Ctrl+Alt+7 Command+
horizontally throughout Option+7
the selection
Align ➪ Distribute Heights Distribute selected objects Ctrl+Alt+9 Command+
vertically throughout the Option+9
selection
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Group Groups one or more selected Ctrl+G Command+G
objects
Ungroup Ungroups a Group or Mask Group Ctrl+Shift+G Command+
Shift+G
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Text menu
Text in a traditional graphics program plays a relatively small, but key role. In a Web
graphics program such as Fireworks, text becomes more important because graph-
ics are the only way to incorporate heavily styled text into Web pages. The Text
menu commands, detailed in Table 2-24, offer many shortcuts that enable you to
manipulate text objects without opening the Text Editor.
Table 2-24
Text Menu Commands
Command Description Windows Macintosh
Font ➪ Your Font List Changes the selected text object’s n/a n/a
typeface or the default typeface
if no text object is selected
Size ➪ Other Displays the Text Size dialog box n/a n/a
Size ➪ Smaller Decreases the font size by Ctrl+Shift+ Command+
one point comma (,) Shift+
comma (,)
Size ➪ Larger Increases the font size by Ctrl+Shift+ Command+
one point period (.) Shift+period (.)
Size ➪ 8 to 120 Changes the selected text object’s n/a n/a
type size or the default type size
if no text object is selected
Style ➪ Plain Removes bold, italic, and n/a n/a
underline formatting from the

the bottom of the text block
Align ➪ Justified Vertically Justifies vertically flowing text n/a n/a
to the top and bottom of the
text block
Align ➪ Force-justifies vertically flowing n/a n/a
Stretched Vertically text to the top and bottom of the
text block
Editor Displays the Text Editor dialog box n/a n/a
Attach to Path Attaches the selected text block Ctrl+ Command+
to a selected path Shift+Y Shift+Y
Detach from Path Detaches the selected text block n/a n/a
from a path if it’s attached to one
Orientation ➪ Orients attached text so that the n/a n/a
Rotate Around Path bottom of each letter is closest to
the path
Orientation ➪ Vertical Orients attached text so that the n/a n/a
side of each letter is closest to
the path
Orientation ➪ Skews attached text vertically n/a n/a
Skew Vertical
Orientation ➪ Skews attached text horizontally n/a n/a
Skew Horizontal
Reverse Direction Reverses the direction of text n/a n/a
attached to a path
Convert to Paths Converts text objects into Ctrl+ Command+
vector objects Shift+P Shift+P
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Command Description Windows Macintosh

Data-Driven Use an external XML file to insert n/a n/a
Graphics Wizard variables into batched file
processing
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Table 2-25 (continued)
Command Description Windows Macintosh
Document ➪ Distributes the selected objects in n/a n/a
Distribute to Layers your document so that each one
is on its own layer
Document ➪ Hides all layers except n/a n/a
Hide Other Layers the current layer
Document ➪ Locks all layers except n/a n/a
Lock Other Layers the current layer
Document ➪ Reverses the order of the n/a n/a
Reverse Frames frames in a document
Panel Layout Sets ➪ Arranges the floating panels n/a n/a
1024×768/1152×768/ to the right of the screen, sized
1280×1024/800×600/ for optimal viewing at various
Your Panel Layout Sets display resolutions, and lists
panel layout sets created with the
Commands ➪ Panel Layout Sets ➪
Save Panel Layout command
Panel Layout Sets ➪ Displays a dialog box where you n/a n/a
Save Panel Layout can name the current panel layout
and save it so that it appears under
Commands ➪ Panel Layout Sets
Reset Warning Dialogs Resets all Warning dialog boxes n/a n/a

Shift+X
Adjust Color ➪ Autocorrects the selection’s levels n/a n/a
Auto Levels
Adjust Color ➪ Displays the Brightness/Contrast n/a n/a
Brightness/Contrast dialog box before adjusting the
selection’s brightness and/or
contrast levels
Adjust Color ➪ Curves Displays the Curves dialog box n/a n/a
before adjusting the selection’s
color curves
Adjust Color ➪ Displays the Hue/Saturation dialog n/a n/a
Hue/Saturation box before adjusting the selection’s
hue and saturation levels
Adjust Color ➪ Invert Changes each color in the selection Ctrl+Alt+ Command+
to its mathematical inverse Shift+I Option+Shift+I
Adjust Color ➪ Levels Displays the Levels dialog box n/a n/a
before adjusting the
selection’s levels
Blur ➪ Blur Blurs the selection n/a n/a
Blur ➪ Blur More Blurs the selection across a larger n/a n/a
radius than Blur
Blur ➪ Gaussian Blur Displays the Gaussian Blur dialog n/a n/a
box before blurring the selection
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