Fireworks CS4 Resources

Select and move masks

Select masks and masked objects using mask thumbnails

In the Layers panel, thumbnails allow you to select and edit just the mask or the masked objects, without affecting the other objects.

When you select the mask thumbnail, the mask icon appears beside it in the Layers panel. The Property inspector displays the properties of the mask, where you can edit them.

To select a mask, click the mask thumbnail in the Layers panel.
To select a masked object, click the masked object thumbnail in the Layers panel.

Select masks and masked objects using the Subselection tool

Use the Subselection tool to select individual masks and masked objects on the canvas without selecting the other components of the mask. The Property inspector shows the properties for the selected object.

Click the object on the canvas with the Subselection tool.

Move masks and masked objects

You can reposition masks and masked objects. They can be moved together or independently.

Move a mask and its masked objects together

Using the Pointer tool, select the mask on the canvas.
Drag the mask to a new location, but don't drag the move handle unless you want to move the masked object separately from the mask.

Move masks and masked objects independently by unlinking

In the Layers panel, click the link icon on the mask.

This unlinks masks from masked objects so that they can be moved independently.
Select the thumbnail of a mask or a masked object.
Drag the object or objects on the canvas with the Pointer tool.

Note: If more than one masked object are selected, all masked objects move together.
To relink the masked objects to the mask, click between the mask thumbnails in the Layers panel.

Move a mask independently by using its move handle

Using the Pointer tool, select the mask on the canvas.
Select the Subselection tool and drag the mask's move handle to a new location.

Move masked objects independently of the mask by using the move handle

Using the Pointer tool, select the mask on the canvas.
Drag the move handle to a new location.

The objects move without affecting the position of the mask.

Note: If there is more than one masked object, all masked objects move together.

Move masked objects independently of each other

Click the object with the Subselection tool to select it, and then drag the object.

This is the only way to select and move an individual masked object without moving other masked objects.