Adobe 38039927 User Guide - Page 92

ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3 87 User Guide Chamfer Rectangle draws object groups that appear as rectangles with chamfers, corners that are rounded to the inside of the rectangle. You can edit the chamfer radius of all corners together, or change the chamfer radius of individual corners. Connector Line draws object groups that appear as three-segment connector lines, such as those used to connect the elements of a flowchart or organizational chart. Using control points, you can edit the end points for the first and third sections of the connector line, as well as the location of the second section, which connects the first and last sections. Doughnut draws object groups that appear as filled rings. Using control points, you can adjust the inner perimeter or split the shape into pieces. L-Shape draws object groups that appear as right-angled corner shapes. Using control points, you can edit the length and width of the horizontal and vertical sections, as well as the curvature of the corner. Pie draws object groups that appear as pie charts. Using control points, you can split the shape into pieces. Rounded Rectangle draws object groups that appear as rectangles with rounded corners. Using control points, you can edit the roundness of all corners together, or change the roundness of individual corners. Smart Polygon draws object groups that appear as equilateral polygons with 3 to 25 sides. Using control points, you can resize and rotate, add or remove segments, increase or decrease the number of sides, or add an inner polygon to the shape. Spiral draws object groups that appear as open spirals. Using control points, you can edit the number of spiral rotations, and you can determine whether the spiral is open or closed. Star draws object groups that appear as stars with any number of points from 3 to 25. Using control points, you can add or remove points, and you can adjust the inner and outer angles of the points. Add Shadow adds a shadow beneath the selected object based on the dimensions of that object. The shadow is actually an Auto Shape and, like all Auto Shapes, contains control points that you can use to manipulate its appearance. For example, you can Shift-drag the Direction control point to constrain its movement to a 45-degree angle. Clicking the Direction control point resets the shadow to the original shape. Note: The Add Shadow command will automatically send the new shadow shape back by one level. Unless you apply this command to only one object at the top of the current layer, the shadow may appear above the selected object. To draw an Auto Shape by using the Tools panel: 1 In the Vector section of the Tools panel, select an Auto Shape tool from the pop-up menu. 2 Do one of the following: • Drag the canvas to draw the shape. • Click on the canvas to place the shape at its default size. To create the Add Shadow Auto Shape: 1 Select an object on the canvas. 2 Select Commands > Creative > Add Shadow. A shadow is added to the selected object. 3 If you want to make changes to the shadow, you can do any of the following: • Drag the Direction control point to constrain its movement on a 45-degree angle. • Click the Direction control point to reset the shadow (its size will be identical to the original shape).