Fireworks

fade into picture
hay im just trying to get a picture to fade into the other one or whatever. without doing the whole fade thing in commands+creative there has to be an easier way i hope you know what im talking about tell me if you dont and i will try to further collaborate i have looked at the other fade topics but its n... 24 Feb 2006 17:00

How do I break a Fireworks image into 2 parts?
I have created an background image which has a zigzaging horizontal line throughout the bottom third. I need to create two seperate images ( the top 2/3 and the bottom 1/3) which will later fit back together like a puzzle in a flash movie. I know this must be a simple question but I have been trying to accomp... 22 Feb 2006 20:03

ERgister File Types
I installed Fireworks 8 (as part of Studio) but it did not register the file types with Windows. I can't get it to work through the Folder Options or Open With routes. Is there a way to register these file types to open with Fireworks, or do I need to reinstall Fireworks. It was working property before with Fi... 23 Feb 2006 06:20

Transparent Background Problems
Sorry first of all if this is redundant...couldn't locate it anywhere in the forums. After creating images with a transparent background and uploading them, they ALWAYS show on the page as a white background. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to show up transparent. Have checked all Window Options as wel... 20 Feb 2006 21:28

"A problem was detected with your application" error
I have been using Fireworks (version 8) for a long time with no hassle (fully activated etc.) However, recently, I cannot say exactly since when unfortunately, whenever I try to launch it I get this error message Macromedia Product Activation Please Reinstall your software A problem was detected with your a... 18 Feb 2006 13:47

Masked Object Boundaries
I'm using FW8. For this discussion, let's say I have a large photo of a flower. The image is 300x400. I want to create a mask that will remove the background and leave only the flower in the middle of the photo. I create a vector oval object that overlays the photo. The oval object is only 100x150. I can... 18 Feb 2006 09:39

Canvas Size
I use Fireworks 3 and can only get a maximum canvas length of 6000 pixels. I am thinking about upgrading to 8 or to Adobe Photoshop CS2. Can I can longer canvas size in either? ... 12 Feb 2006 05:00

Picture editing with a twist
Hello, I am new to fireworks as you will be able to tell, but I just wanted to know if there is a way to remove certain items from a picuture as if there were never there, without cropping it. For example, if I have a picture of two people standing, is it possible to remove one of them from the pic, wi... 9 Feb 2006 23:34

problems with text going crazy
I'm having a weird problem with Fireworks, and I'm wondering if anyone else out there has experienced this. Sometimes, for no apparent reason, when I'm typing, the text will suddenly divide and jump down to the next line, usually in the middle of a word, sometimes letter to letter. For instance, "Adventure" will ... 6 Mar 2006 15:06

Image Preview View
I have designed and created the layout for my website using Fireworks 8. When I click on the "Preview" button (Image Preview View), my gradients look horrible! There's so much banding (or stripes). I would like some advice on how to get rid of the banding and make the gradient look smooth. I've messed around... 6 Feb 2006 18:51