Adobe 38039927 User Guide - Page 150

ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3 145 User Guide 2 Select an edge option: Hard Edge, Anti-Alias, or Feather. 3 For a feathered edge, also select the number of pixels on each side of the edge that are to be feathered. The default is 10. You can select from 0 to 100. The higher the level, the more feathering occurs. About saving a custom gradient fill To save the current gradient settings as a custom gradient for use across many documents, you must create a style. For more information, see "Creating and deleting styles" on page 184. Removing a fill You can easily remove fill attributes from selected objects. To remove the fill from a selected object, do one of the following: • Select None from the Fill Options pop-up menu in the Property inspector or from the Fill Options pop-up menu in the Fill Options pop-up window. • Click any Fill Color box and click the Transparent button. This option removes only solid fills. Adding texture to strokes and fills You can add three-dimensional effects to both strokes and fills by adding texture. Fireworks provides several textures, or you can use external textures. Adding texture to a stroke Textures modify the brightness of the stroke, but not the hue, and give strokes a less mechanical, more organic look, as if you were applying paint to a textured surface. Textures are more effective when used with wide strokes. You can add a texture to any stroke. Fireworks ships with several textures to select from, such as Chiffon, Oilslick, and Sandpaper. Use the Stroke options in the Property inspector or the Stroke Options pop-up window to add a texture to a brush stroke. To add texture to the stroke of a selected object: 1 Do one of the following to open the Stroke Texture pop-up menu: • Click the Stroke Texture pop-up menu in the Property inspector. • Click the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel, click Stroke Options, and click the Texture pop-up menu. 2 Do one of the following: