MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 2, Use Manual

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Resize and move the text block with the Pointer
tool.
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Add a stroke or effect, or change the fill.
To edit text, double-click a text block. Within a single
block of text, you can vary all aspects of text, including
size, font, spacing, leading, baseline shift, and more. To
resize a text block, pull any text block selection handle.
To use Type 1 fonts on the Macintosh, Fireworks
requires Adobe Type Manager 4 or higher.
Using the Text Editor
The Text Editor is where you enter and edit text and
change text attributes. Select all or part of the text in the
Text Editor preview area and apply changes.
To view the results of changes in the document, move
the Text Editor so that the selected text block is visible,
then click Apply to see the changes without closing the
Text Editor.
Choose fonts from the Font pop-up.
Apply a Bold, Italic, or
Underline style.
Set text block alignment to
Left, Center, Right, Justified,
or Stretched.
Adjust leading.
Type and edit text.
Set the direction of text
flow as left to right or
right to left.
Adjust kerning or
range kerning.
Adjust baseline shift.
Adjust horizontal scale.
Adjust point size.
Orient text horizontally or vertically.
Resize the Text Editor.
Check to show actual
fonts and sizes in the
Text Editor.
Apply color to text.