Melody, I've never been able to figure this out either .. so a googling I went .. The second link is more comprehensive. http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread.cfm/lev2/4/lev3/31/pid/726/qid/240923 http://www.designnewz.com/2001/0416.html HTH, Michele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melody Kerchhoff" <mel at kingsley.co.za> | Does anyone know how to create a dotted line as a border for an object in | Fireworks 4? For instance, I have drawn a square with rounded corners and I | know how to set the fill and how to change many attributes of the stroke, | but I can't seem to figure out how to make the stroke a dotted line. Am I | just having an extremely blonde day or is this not possible in Fireworks 4?