Use the Styles panel to store and apply styles to objects or text.
Styles panel
Fireworks does not keep track of which style you applied to an object; the object does not update if you edit the style.
To apply a style to a selected object or text block:
Click a style in the Styles panel.
To add a new style:
1 | Create an object or text with the stroke, fill, effect, or text settings you want. |
2 | With the object selected, enter a name for the style: |
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Click the New Style button at the bottom of the Styles panel. |
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Choose New Style from the Styles panel Options pop-up menu. |
3 | Choose the properties you want to be part of the style and click OK. |
An icon depicting the style appears in the Styles panel. | |
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To edit a style:
1 | Open the Edit Styles dialog box: |
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Double-click a style in the Styles panel. |
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Click a style in the Styles panel and choose Edit Style from the Options pop-up menu. |
2 | In the Edit Style dialog box, choose or deselect components of the style you wish to apply. |
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To base a new style on an existing style:
1 | Apply the base style to a selected object. |
2 | Edit the attributes of the object. |
3 | Save the attributes as a new style. |
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To delete a style:
1 | Choose a style from the Styles panel. |
To select multiple styles for deleting, hold down the Shift key while choosing styles. | |
2 | Click the Delete Style button in the Styles panel.
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Note: If you delete a style you created, you cannot recover it. If you delete a style supplied in Fireworks, you can recover it and all other styles using the Reset Styles command in the Options pop-up menu. However, resetting styles also deletes your custom styles.
To reset the Styles panel to the default styles:
Choose Reset Styles from the Options pop-up menu.
To enlarge the style preview icons:
Choose Large Icons from the Options pop-up menu.
To switch back to the small previews:
Choose Large Icons again.