MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS, Use Manual

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CHAPTER 7
Applying Color, Strokes,
and Fills
Macromedia Fireworks 8 has a wide range of panels, tools, and options for organizing and
selecting colors, and applying colors to bitmap images and vector objects.
In the Swatches panel, you can select a preset swatch group such as Color Cubes, Continuous
Tone, or Grayscale, or you can create custom swatch groups that include your favorite colors
or colors approved by your client. In the Color Mixer, you can select a color model such as
Hexadecimal, RGB, or Grayscale, and then select stroke and fill colors directly from the color
bar or by entering specific color values.
Throughout the Fireworks workspace you will find color boxes that show the current color
choices for options and object characteristics. When you click a color box, you see a color
pop-up window from which you can select a color for the color box. Move the pointer away
from an open color pop-up window, and you can click any color on your screen to apply it to
the color box.
The Colors section of the Tools panel contains stroke and fill color controls and other color
options. The Bitmap section contains the Paint Bucket, Gradient Fill, and Eyedropper tools,
which you can use to apply color to bitmap selections, areas of similar color, and vector
objects. For information on these bitmap tools, see
Chapter 4, “Working with Bitmaps,” on
page 79 .
This chapter contains the following topics:
Using the Colors section of the Tools panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Organizing swatch groups and color models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Using color boxes and color pop-up windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Working with strokes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Working with fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Applying gradient and pattern fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Adding texture to strokes and fills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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For information about color correction using Live Filters and filters, see “Adjusting
bitmap color and tone” on page 93 .