Help my knife tool is grayed out!

I have been using Fireworks for a number of years now. I need
to create a graphic header and drew a rounded-rectangle. I want to
cut it in half but noticed that my knife tool is grayed out. It has
always worked in the past. What could have happened to it? How do I
get it back to functioning? Please help!

cgacfox wrote:
> I have been using Fireworks for a number of years now. I
need to create a
> graphic header and drew a rounded-rectangle. I want to
cut it in half but
> noticed that my knife tool is grayed out. It has always
worked in the past.
> What could have happened to it? How do I get it back to
functioning? Please
> help!
Make sure you haven't accidentally flattened the object you
want to use
the knife tool on. It won't work on bitmaps.
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