Text color is controlled by the Fill Color box. By default, text is black and has no stroke. You can change the color of all text in a selected text block or of highlighted text in a text block. The Text tool retains the current text color from text block to text block.

The Text tool retains the current text color independently of the fill color of other tools. When you use another tool after using the Text tool, the fill and stroke settings revert to the most recent settings from before the Text tool was used. Likewise, when you return to the Text tool, the fill color reverts to the most recent Text tool setting, and the stroke is reset to None. Fireworks retains the current Text tool color as you switch from document to document or close and reopen Fireworks.

You can add a stroke and Live Filters to all text in a selected text block, but not to highlighted text in a text block. Fireworks updates stroke characteristics and Live Filters applied to a text block as you edit text in the text block, but the Text tool does not retain stroke characteristics or Live Filters if you create a new text block. For more information, see Applying strokes, fills, and filters to text.