Adding a custom pattern

You can set a bitmap file as a new pattern fill. You can use files with these formats as patterns: PNG, GIF, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, and PICT (Macintosh only). When a pattern fill is a 32-bit transparent image, the transparency affects the fill when used in Fireworks. If an image is not 32-bit, it becomes opaque.

When you add a new pattern, its name appears in the Pattern Name pop-up menu of the Fill Options pop-up window.

To create a new pattern from an external file:

1. With vector object properties displayed in the Property inspector, select Pattern from the Fill Options pop-up menu.
2. Click the Fill Color box and select Other from the Pattern Name pop-up menu.
3. Navigate to the bitmap file you want to use as the new pattern, and click Open.

   The new pattern is added to the Pattern Name list in alphabetical order.