Taking a Tour of the Fireworks MX 2004 Interface

• Text tool: Click this tool and click the canvas to place and edit text on the canvas.

• Knife tool: Click this tool and click and drag a line to cut vector paths in two.

• Freeform/Reshape Area/Path Scrubber (Additive)/Path Scrubber (Subtractive) tool: Use the Freeform tool to reshape a vector path by pushing or pulling the stroke instead of moving the individual points that define it. Use the Reshape Area tool to pull a vector path as if you had grabbed it with your hand. Use the Path Scrubber tool to change the color, thickness, and various other properties of the vector path. If you have a graphics tablet, you can set the properties to vary based on variations in the pressure or speed you use in drawing.

• Rectangle/Rounded Rectangle/Ellipse/Polygon tool: Create vector shapes by clicking these tools and clicking and dragging on the canvas.