Exploring The Fireworks Tools Panel

Fireworks has a variety of tools you can choose by clicking the Tool icon on the Tools panel or by using the shortcut key shown in the following figure. If a tool has a small black triangle in the bottom-right corner, it is part of a group of tools; hold down the mouse on the tool to access the pop-up tool group.

For example, hold down the mouse on the Pointer tool (top left on the Tools panel) to see the other tool (the Select Behind tool) in this group. If the Tools panel is not open, choose Window > Tools. The shortcut key for the Pointer tool is either V or 0 (zero); you can press either of these keys to cycle to the other tool in the group.

To make it easier to find the tool you need, the Tools panel is divided into six sections: Select, Bitmap, Vector, Web, Colors, and View. The tools in all of these sections are explained in the lessons in this book.