Modifying Auto Shapes in FW8

Hello,
While researching materials for an upcoming tutorial, I
stumbled upon a problem about Auto Shape Properties and Fireworks
8.
Fireworks CS3 has the option to modify autoshape properties
by numeric input, through the Auto Shape Properties panel. I still
have MX 2004, and it doesn't seem to have this option. The one I'm
not sure about is Fireworks 8 (I skipped that generation).
So my question basically is this: was the Auto Shape
Properties panel introduced in CS3 or in FW8?
I'm also curious if anyone knows a way to modify autoshapes
in MX 2004 by means other than manual dragging of those pointers
(in case I missed something).
Thanks,
SiamJai

SiamJai wrote:
> So my question basically is this: was the Auto Shape
Properties panel
> introduced in CS3 or in FW8?
FW8.
> I'm also curious if anyone knows a way to modify
autoshapes in MX 2004 by
> means other than manual dragging of those pointers (in
case I missed
> something).
None that I'm aware of.
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