Oh, I didn't got fireworks and I'm not at all a Freehand fan...
and I only got a german copy, version 10
But however, let's try. :)
First I converted the text to path (ctrl+shift+p)
Then I made a copy and set the filling to transparent and the contour to a contrast color.
Then I clicked the icon marked on the screenshot, it's on the Xtras icon bar, and the small dialog window showed up.
:) ute
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