User Guide

32 Chapter 2: Working with Bitmaps
To change the color of pixels to the color in the Fill Color box:
1 Choose the Paint Bucket tool.
2 Choose a color in the Fill Color box.
3 Set the tolerance value in the Property inspector.
Note: The tolerance determines how similar in color pixels must be to be filled. A low tolerance
value fills pixels with color values similar to the pixel you click. A high tolerance fills pixels with a
broader range of color values.
4 Click the image.
All pixels within the tolerance range change to the fill color.
To apply a gradient fill to a pixel selection:
1 Make the selection.
2 Choose the Gradient tool.
3 Set the fill attributes in the Property inspector.
4 Click the pixel selection to apply the fill.
The Paint Bucket and Gradient tools can also fill selected vector objects. For more information
about creating, applying, and editing gradient fills, see “Working with fills” on page 110.
Sampling a color to use as a stroke or fill color
With the Eyedropper tool, you can sample color from an image to designate a new stroke or fill
color. You can sample the color of a single pixel, an average of color values within a 3-by-3-pixel
area, or an average of color values within a 5-by-5-pixel area.
To sample a stroke or fill color:
1 If the correct attribute is not already active, do one of the following:
■ Click the stroke icon next to the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel to make it the active
attribute.
■ Click the fill icon next to the Fill Color box in the Tools panel to make it the active
attribute.
Note: Do not click the color box itself. If you do, the eyedropper pointer that appears is not the
Eyedropper tool. For information on the color box eyedropper pointer, see “Sampling colors from
a color pop-up window” on page 105.
2 Open a Fireworks document or any file that Fireworks can open. For more information, see
Chapter 9, “Slices, Rollovers, and Hotspots,” on page 167.
3 Choose the Eyedropper tool from the Bitmap section of the Tools panel. Set the Color
Averaging Sample setting in the Property inspector:
1-pixel creates a stroke or fill color from a single pixel.
3x3 pixels creates a stroke or fill color from the average of color values in a 3-by-3-pixel area.
5x5 pixels creates a stroke or fill color from the average of color values in a 5-by-5-pixel area.
4 Click the Eyedropper tool anywhere in the document.
The sampled color appears in all Stroke Color or Fill Color boxes throughout Fireworks.