ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3
User Guide
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To apply a solid shadow:
1
In the Property inspector, click the Add Live Filters button, point to Shadow and Glow, and then click Solid
Shadow.
2 In the Solid Shadow dialog box, adjust the filter settings:
• Drag the Angle slider to set the direction of the shadow.
• Drag the Distance slider to set the distance of the shadow from the object.
• Select the Solid Color check box to apply solid color to the shadow.
• Select the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the shadow color.
• If you don’t want to see a preview of the solid shadow, clear the Preview check box.
3 When you finish, click OK.
To apply a drop shadow or inner shadow:
1 Click the Add Live Filters button in the Property inspector, then select a shadow option from the pop-up menu:
• Shadow and Glow > Drop Shadow.
• Shadow and Glow > Inner Shadow.
2 Edit the filter settings in the pop-up window:
• Drag the Distance slider to set the distance of the shadow from the object.
• Select the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the shadow color.
• Drag the Opacity slider to set the percentage of transparency in the shadow.
• Drag the Softness slider to set the sharpness of the shadow.
• Drag the Angle dial to set the direction of the shadow.
• Select Knock Out to hide the object and display the shadow only.
3 When you finish, click outside the window or press Enter to close it.
To apply a glow:
1
Click the Add Filters button in the Property inspector, then select Shadow and Glow > Glow.
2 Edit the filter settings in the pop-up window:
• Click the color box to open the color pop-up window and set the glow color.
• Drag the Width slider to set the width of the glow.
• Drag the Opacity slider to set the percentage of transparency in the glow.
• Drag the Softness slider to set the sharpness of the glow.
• Drag the Offset slider to specify the distance of the glow from the object.
3 When you finish, click outside the window or press Enter to close it.
Applying filters and Photoshop plug-ins as Live Filters
You can apply all the built-in filters and plug-ins in the Add Filters pop-up menu as Live Filters using the Property
inspector. Applying them as Live Filters ensures that you can edit or remove them from an object anytime.
Note: The menu known as the Xtras menu in some previous versions of Fireworks is called the Filters menu in Fireworks
8 and later. Fireworks Xtra extensions are now known as filters.
