User Guide

Applying Live Effects 123
Applying shadows and glows
Fireworks makes it easy to apply drop shadows, inner shadows, and glows to objects. You can
specify the angle of the shadow to simulate the angle of the light shining on the object.
Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, and Glow effects
To apply a shadow or inner shadow:
1 Click the Add Effects button in the Property inspector, then choose a shadow option from the
pop-up menu:
■ Shadow and Glow > Drop Shadow
■ Shadow and Glow > Inner Shadow
2 Edit the effect settings in the pop-up window:
■ Drag the Distance slider to set the distance of the shadow from the object.
■ Click 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 Effects button in the Property inspector, then choose Shadow and Glow > Glow.
2 Edit the effect 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 Effects
You can apply all the built-in filters and plug-ins in the Filters menu as Live Effects using the
Property inspector. Applying them as Live Effects ensures that you can edit or remove them from
an object anytime.
Note: Photoshop 6 and 7 plug-ins are not compatible with Fireworks MX 2004.
Note: The menu known as the Xtras menu in some previous versions of Fireworks is called the Filters
menu in Fireworks MX 2004. Fireworks Xtra extensions are now known as filters.