MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8, Use Manual

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You can also insert another Auto Shape into your document directly from the Auto Shape
Properties panel.
To change properties for your Auto Shape:
1.
Insert an Auto Shape into your document.
2.
Select Window > Auto Shape Properties.
The Auto Shape Properties panel appears, displaying the properties for the selected Auto
Shape.
3.
Adjust the properties in the Auto Shape Properties panel.
4. To apply the changes, press Tab or Enter.
The selected Auto Shape is updated with the changes you made to its properties. If you
want to make further changes, you can also adjust the Auto Shape on the canvas by using
its control points, and the corresponding values in the Auto Shape Properties panel will be
updated dynamically.
5. If you want to insert another Auto Shape, you can select one from the Insert New Auto
Shape pop-up menu at the bottom of the panel.
The new shape appears in the upper-left corner of the document.
Adjusting arrow Auto Shapes
Arrows have five control points. There are control points for adjusting the flare of the
arrowhead, the length of the arrow tail, the length of the arrowhead tip, and the width of the
arrow tail.
To adjust the flare of an arrowhead:
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Drag the flare control point of a selected arrow.
To increase or decrease the sharpness of an arrowhead:
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Drag the tip control point of a selected arrow.
To lengthen or shorten an arrow tail:
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Drag the body length control point of a selected arrow.
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This panel only supports Auto Shapes that appear in the Tools panel. It does not support
third-party Auto Shapes or those in the Shapes panel (Window > Auto Shapes).
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For Rectangle shapes, you can choose to lock the shape corners so that changes to
one corner will affect all four. You can also change the properties for each corner
individually.