basic question - stroke marquee selection

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    hi. i have never used fireworks before and today i have to; to make a quick edit to a banner that a someone else has created using this program.

    one quick question: how the hell do i create a stroke from marquee selection?... to the effect of 'edit--> stroke' in photoshop.

    this is insane, i can't find the function anywhere... thank you very much.


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    On 8/18/2003 4:09 PM, "johnnyburma" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:
    > hi. i have never used fireworks before and today i have to; to make a quick edit to a banner that a someone else has created using this program.
    >
    > one quick question: how the hell do i create a stroke from marquee selection?... to the effect of 'edit--> stroke' in photoshop.
    >
    > this is insane, i can't find the function anywhere... thank you very much.
    Choose Select > Border Marquee. Set the width as you like. Click on the
    Paint Bucket tool. In the Properties inspector, choose a fill color or
    type, edge properties, and texture. Zoom in and fill with the paint
    bucket tool.




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