Text in Fireworks

Text
Select the Text tool and type in some sample text.  The text box can then be toggled between Fixed width (wrap) or automatically extend. This is done by double clicking on the small hollow square thumb top left of the text box.

Lorum Ipsum Sample Text
To use sample text select – Commands/Text/Lorem Ipsum

Importing Text
Select the text file to import using  File/Import. Then select the text file and  drop it on the canvas using click and drag.

Making Text follow a path

1. Type in your text
2. Select the Pen tool and click and drag a path out (double click to end the path)
3. Select the Pointer tool then select text and Path line. Select Text/Attach To Path
4. The text can be edited and the path can be reprofiled using the sub selection tool.
5. To re profile text then select the text then Text / Orientation / …

Wrapping Text within a container

1.  Create your paragraph of text on the canvas.
2. Create your container shape. Maybe by drawing a number of shapes. Then Modify/Combine PAths/Union to form a single shape.
3. Select your text and drag it over the container. Then shift click to select the container as well
4. Select Text/Attach in Paths.
5. Use the sub selection tool to drag container points to a new shape.

Wrapping Text around a Picture.

1. On your canvas you should have a few paragraphs of text and your image placed over it to the right.
2. We first need to create a container representing the text box to go around the image :-
3. - Draw a rectangle (box 1) covering the text and image.
4. -Position your image on the top layer so that you can see it
5. - Now create another rectangle (box 2 ) slightly bigger than the image. This represents the text no go area.
6. - Select box 1 and box2. Then select “punch paths” in the Paths panel or Modify/Combine Paths/Punch.  Box 1 now represents the text container
7. To now put the text into this container we select it and the text. Then Text/Attach in Path.
8. The text now wraps around the image and is still editable. With the Sub Selection tool the wrap shape can be edited.

Using Text as a Mask

1. Starting condition is Text on top layer. Image 1 on middle layer and Image 2 on bottom layer. Image 1 is used as fill in for the text. (text is a mask for image 1) and sits on Image 2
2. Select the text then Edit/Cut
3. Select Image 1 Edit/Paste as Mask.
4. Select the text to apply filters like drop shadows etc. To make fills and strokes visible make sure the “Show and Fill” Selection box is ticked
5. To move the masked image (1) around on the text drag the centre thumb with the text selected.

Keeping Crisp Text when Optimising
When you optimise an image with text in it make sure you check the “Selective Quality” panel.  In the optimise panel enable it in the pop up and set a value of 80. Also check the “Preserve Quality” box.

How to Create Blurred Effect Text
Blur your text using the properties Filter/Blur. Then copy the text and remove the blur effect from one copy.

How to apply Styles to text
Select your text. then in the styles panel in the drop down box select your style. Or use “Photoshop live Filters” in the properties filter selection.  If you create your own style (combination of filters) you can save it in the style panel options.