Adobe Fireworks
Intermediate Diversions and Entertainment

Image in Shape
You can put an image into a shape by:

• Create a vector shape
• Place the image over the shape
• Cut the image
• Click the shape
• Select Edit > Paste Inside
• Click the 4 dots icon that appears to move the picture around within the shape untill you are stisfied with the position

Blend an Image into the Background
1) When one end of the image needs to be made transparent:

• Select the image
• Click 'Add Mask' icon in the layers panel
• A new green rectangle will appear in the layer
• Click on this layer
• Click the paint bucket tool
• Select Gradient > Linear in the properties panel
• Click on the image at the part that you want to remain opaque and drag till the end of the image that you want to make transparent.
• The image will blend beautifully into the background

2) When the Image needs to be shaped differently:

• Select the image
• Use the marquee tool to select the area you want to keep
• Select > Feather
• Specify a radius that you want to feather and click ok
• Select > Select Inverse
• Hit "Delete"
• Your image will blend neatly into the background in the desired shape, if the feather is too much you can undo and repeat the process with a lower (or higher) feather radius.

Curve Text around a Shape

• Create some text and a shape Curve Text
• Select both (the text and the shape) > Click Text > Attach to Path Attach to Path
• The text will curve around the shape. You can still edit the text.