Smooth curves in Fireworks MX

[CGAdam]

Hey everyone...I've been a web designer for quite some time, and I have been using Macromedia Fireworks as my program to design layouts. Unfortunately, this entire time, I have no figured out how to make smooth curves for a layout. I've tried using the vector tools and what not, but to no avail.

An example of what I mean by curves would be something like this:
http://resources.powweb.com/templates/images/0113.jpg

If anyone out there would care to explain how I would go about doing such things, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!
--Adam

[Croc Hunter]

You must have been so close.. You can use Bezier curves.

Drawing curved paths
To draw curved path segments, you click and drag as you plot points. As you draw, the current point shows point handles. Whether drawn with the Pen tool or with another Fireworks drawing tool, all points on all vector objects have point handles. These handles are visible only on curve points, however.

To draw an object with curved segments
Choose the Pen tool.
Click to place the first corner point.
Move to the location of the next point, then click and drag to produce a curve point. Each time you click and drag, Fireworks extends the line segment to the new point.
Continue plotting points. If you click and drag a new point, you produce a curve point; if you just click, you produce a corner point.

Tip: You can temporarily switch to the Subselection tool to change the location of points and the shape of curves as you draw. Press Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) while dragging a point or point handle with the Pen tool.

Do one of the following to end the path, either open or closed:
Double-click the last point to end the path as an open path.
Choose another tool to end the path as an open path. When you choose certain tools and then return to the Pen tool, your next click resumes drawing the object.
To close a path, click the first point you plotted. A closed path’s beginning and ending points are the same.

Adjusting the shape of a curved path segment
You can edit a vector object’s shape by dragging its point handles with the Subselection tool. The point handles determine the degree of curvature between fixed points. These curves are known as Bézier curves.

To edit the Bezier curve of a path segment:
Select the path with the Pointer or Subselection tool.
Click a curve point with the Subselection tool to select it.
A selected curve point appears as a solid blue square. The point handles extend from the point. Drag the handles to a new location. To constrain handle movement to 45-degree angles, press Shift while dragging. For example, if you drag the left point handle downward, the right point handle goes up. Alt-drag a handle to move it independently.

[meetas]

Can you tell what tool you used to drwa these curves? Steps involved in it?

Thanks in advance