Within a text block, you can vary all aspects of text, including size, font, spacing, leading, and baseline shift. When you edit text, Fireworks redraws its stroke, fill, and filter attributes accordingly.

You can change a text block's attributes using the Property inspector. If the Property inspector is minimized, click the expander arrow in the lower right corner to see all text properties.

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Property inspector when a text block is selected

You can also use the Text Editor and the commands in the Text menu to edit text, but the Property inspector offers the quickest way to change text attributes and provides more detailed editing control than the other two options. For more information about the Text Editor, see Using the Text Editor.

NOTE

Changes you make during a text-editing session constitute only one Undo. Choosing Edit > Undo while editing text will undo every text edit you've made from the time you double-clicked the text block to edit its contents.

To edit text:

  1. Select the text you want to change:
    • Click a text block with the Pointer or Subselection tool to select the entire block. To select multiple blocks simultaneously, hold down Shift as you select each block.
    • Double-click a text block with the Pointer or Subselection tool, and highlight a range of text.
    • Click inside a text block with the Text tool, and highlight a range of text.
  2. Make your changes.

    For information about changing text attributes, see Choosing a font, size, and text style, Inserting special characters, Setting kerning, Setting leading, Setting text orientation, Setting text alignment, and Indenting text.

  3. Do one of the following to apply your changes:
    • Click outside the text block.
    • Select another tool in the Tools panel.
    • Press Escape.