This feature can greatly help automate
your design process. In this example I'm using a simple nav bar
with 3 buttons. Let's say this was for a client (not a big client)
and she really liked the shape but didn't like the colors, text
or the font used. Do I have to go through each button and change
it individually? You can, but you don't have to! You can make the
changes very quickly using the Find and Replace feature in Fireworks.
Step 1.
You can download the source
file for this or you can use one of your own.
Step 2.
Click Control-F/Command-F to open
the Find and Replace panel. You can
also find it by going to Edit>Find Replace...
Step 3.
The first item we will change will be the color of the buttons in
the normal, UP state.
Step 4.
In the "Search" pop
up menu, choose where you want to search. In this case, we'll select
document which will mean Fireworks will search the entire document.
Step 5.
In the Find pop up menu, select
what you want to search for. In this case we want to first change
the color of the Up state of the buttons.
Step 6.
After you select Color, click
in the Find Color swatch and
the Eyedropper Tool appears.
You can now use the Eyedropper Tool
to select the color from one of your buttons. When you've found
the color you want to replace, click once to select it.
Step 7.
Choose a color to "Change To"
the Find color with. I'll choose a blue color here.
Step 8.
In the Apply To pop up menu,
choose where you want to apply the color change. You can have Fireworks
replace both the Fill and the Stroke,
or just one. In this case, we only need to replace the Fill so that's
the option we'll change.
Step 9.
Now, just click Replace All and
Fireworks will automatically go through the buttons and make the
changes.
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