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Tutorial: Adding text in Fireworks

Now we will add some menu choices to our image. In doing so, you will learn how to add text, to alter text properties, and to align text.

Adding text
adding text
Adding text
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Adding text to Fireworks images couldn't be easier. All you need to do is click the Text tool in the toolbar (below). Once you have done that, click on your document in the spot where you would like to add your text. The text dialog box will open, allowing you to set various options for your text.
Fireworks Text tool

Once you've got your text looking the way you want it to, click "OK" to set the text into your document.


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Altering text properties
To change some of the properties related to a text object you have already made, do one of the following:

  1. Using the black arrow tool, select your text object by double-clicking on it. The text properties window will open.
  2. Using the text tool, highlight the text you want to alter. The text properties window will open.

If you're following along with our tutorial, make two or three more text objects before you move on to the alignment section.

Alignment
aligning text
Aligning text
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Fireworks allows you to align objects with one another. This allows you to distribute your text objects evenly across your image, and to make sure they line up with one another.

To do this, select all your text objects by dragging a rectangle over them or by holding down the CTRL key as you select each of them. Once you've got your objects selected, follow this progression to find the alignment menu:

Modify Align

Next, you will learn how to add graphics to your image.

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