Blur

To select the blur effect, click on the drop down box by selecting the arrow next to "None." You will see a series of options:

Choose "blur" -- you will then have the option of choosing blur, blur more, or gaussian blur. The gaussian blur option allows you to precisely control the amount of blur. For purposes of this lesson, we will stick to "blur." Select "blur"

When you select blur, Fireworks automatically applies the blur for you. To blur the object more, you can select "blur more."

Exercise

1. Copy the image of Kevin Garnett into fireworks. You can do this by (1) right-clicking the image and choosing "copy" and then (2) pasting the image into fireworks -- make sure you have opened a new document so that you have a workspace in which to paste the image.
2. Select the image.
3. Choose blur as an effect.
4. Choose blur more as an effect.
5. Choose blur more again.
6. Compare your blur to sample 1 on the right -- does it look similar?

TIP: If you want to edit your effect, select your object (using the white arrow on the toolbar, if needed) and then click on the i in the blue dot on the effect menu