How to Apply a Find Edge Effect in Fireworks

When you apply the find edge effect to an image in Adobe Fireworks CS3, it will convert that image to a line drawing. It does this by separating the colors and changing those separations into lines instead of color changes. You can apply this sort of effect to an image within Fireworks with the following steps.

Things You'll Need

• Adobe Fireworks CS3

Instructions

1. Start Adobe Fireworks CS3. Open an image or document that contains an image that you would like to use the find edge effect on to convert it to a line drawing.

2. Select and click on the image that you want to use the find edge effect on. Notice that the properties for the image will be displayed in the "Properties" pane found at the bottom of the screen.

3. Click the "+" button directly to the right of the word "Filters" in the "Properties" pane. You will get a pop-up menu with the filters that can be applied to the selected image.

4. Point to "Other" and click "Find Edges" from the pop-up menu. The find edge effect will immediately be applied to the selected image.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't see the "Properties" pane at the bottom of the Fireworks screen, point to the "Window" menu and click to select "Properties."

• The Undo command cannot be used to undo the find edge effect in Fireworks. You will need to select the "Find Edges" selection from the "Filters" menu and click the "-" button to the right of the word "Filters" to get rid of the find edge effect.