MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Mounting instructions

Using FreeHand MX

Macromedia FreeHand MX

This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under a license and may not be copied, photocopied,

reproduced, translated, or converted to any electronic or machine-readable form in whole or in part without prior written

approval of Macromedia, Inc. Macromedia, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may

appear in this manual.

Trademarks

Allaire, Authorware, ColdFusion, Contribute, Director, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Fontographer, FreeHand, HomeSite,

Jrun, Kawa, Macromedia, Macromedia M Logo & Design, Macromedia Contribute, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Flash

Communication Server, Macromedia Flash Remoting, Roundtrip, Roundtrip HTML, SoundEdit, Shockwave, UltraDev, what

the web can be and Xtra are trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. and may be registered in the United States or in other jurisdictions

including internationally. Macromedia, Inc. does not waive any rights to any Macromedia trademark, service mark, trade name,

product name, or logo that does not appear on this list. Third party trademarks, trade names, product names and logos,

contained in this manual may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

This guide contains information related to third-party products and services that are not under the control of Macromedia.

Macromedia provides this information only as a convenience, and the inclusion of such information does not imply that

Macromedia endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or performance of such third-party products and services.

Apple Disclaimer

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE

ENCLOSED COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGE, ITS MERCHANTABILITY OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY

PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME

STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH

SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. THERE MAY BE OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WHICH VARY FROM

STATE TO STATE.

Part Number ZFH11M100

Acknowledgments

Writers: Dale Crawford and Tonya Estes

Editors: Mary Ferguson, Rosana Francescato, Rebecca Godbois, and Anne Szabla

Managing Editor: Rosana Francescato

Documentation Manager: Gary White

Production: Chris Basmajian, Aaron Begley, Caroline Branch, and Benjamin Salles

Production Manager: Patrice O’Neill

Special thanks to Melana Orton, Delores Highsmith, David Spells, David Morris, and David Halpin.

Macromedia, Inc.

600 Townsend St.

San Francisco, CA 94103

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing and starting FreeHand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Uninstalling FreeHand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Resources for learning FreeHand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What’s new in FreeHand MX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CHAPTER 1

FreeHand Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

About vector graphics and bitmap images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

The Macromedia Studio MX interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

The Document window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using and managing Xtras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Setting the document view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the right mouse button (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Printing a shortcut quick-reference card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Customizing your environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CHAPTER 2

Setting Up Your Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the Document panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Working with pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Working with master pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the rulers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using the grid and guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Creating and opening documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Linking and embedding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Handling font substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Sending mail (Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using AppleScript to automate FreeHand (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Working with wizards (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Contents4

CHAPTER 3

Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

About vector graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Drawing rectangles, ellipses, and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Drawing polygons and stars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Drawing spirals and arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Drawing freeform paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Drawing with the Pen tool and Bezigon tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Editing paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Creating charts and pictographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Dynamically linking objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Drawing with the Graphic Hose tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

CHAPTER 4

Working with Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Using the Object panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Selecting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Moving objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Copying objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Grouping objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Arranging objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Adding names and notes to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Making global changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Combining paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Working with clipping paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Expanding a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Insetting a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Transforming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Undoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Changing default attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

CHAPTER 5

Working with Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Applying color to objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Spot and process colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Color spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Using the Color Mixer panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Using the Tints panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Using the Swatches panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Editing colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Exporting colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

CHAPTER 6

Using Strokes and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Adding strokes and fills to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Applying attributes to strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Applying attributes to fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Contents 5

CHAPTER 7

Special Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Adding live special effects to objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Extruding objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Working with blends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Adding points to objects or paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Roughening objects or paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Applying a fisheye lens effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Bending or bloating objects or paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Creating perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

CHAPTER 8

Using Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Creating text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Working with text blocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Importing text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Selecting text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

About text appearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Linking text blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Working with the type adjustment tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Setting precise type specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Setting tabs, indents, and margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Aligning paragraphs and adding paragraph rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Applying color to text and text blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Copying type attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Working with columns, rows, and tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Using text styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Applying text effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Converting text to paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

CHAPTER 9

Using Layers, Symbols, and Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Using layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Using the Library panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Using styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

CHAPTER 10

Using Imported Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Importing a graphic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Import file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Working with bitmap images in FreeHand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Launching Fireworks to edit imported bitmap images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Editing bitmap images using other external editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Tracing bitmaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Converting vector graphics to bitmap images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Cropping a bitmap image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Contents6

CHAPTER 11

Creating Web Graphics and Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Attaching URLs to objects and text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

About compressing artwork for the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Publishing FreeHand documents as HTML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Animating objects and text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Assigning Flash actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Using the Action tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Using Flash movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Controlling SWF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

CHAPTER 12

Saving and Exporting Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Saving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Adding IPTC file information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

About export file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Exporting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Exporting vector artwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Exporting bitmap images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Exporting PDF files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Exporting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

CHAPTER 13

Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Color management strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Calibrating monitor colors visually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Using Kodak Digital Science and Apple ColorSync CMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Managing RGB image color for selected images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Using color tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

CHAPTER 14

Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Using print preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Defining an output area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

About printing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Applying halftone settings to selected objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

About choosing an output device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Guidelines for faster printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

INTRODUCTION

Getting Started

Macromedia FreeHand MX is a vector-based drawing application. With FreeHand, you can

create vector graphics that can be scaled and printed at any resolution, without losing detail

or clarity.

You can use FreeHand to create print and web illustrations such as logos and advertising banners.

You can also use FreeHand to turn your artwork into Macromedia Flash animations.

The FreeHand user interface contains a workspace and Tools panel that are consistent with other

Macromedia products such as Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash, to give you a

true integrated print and web solution. In addition, now you can view and test your FreeHand

documents in a Macromedia Flash Player window without ever leaving the FreeHand

environment.

System requirements

FreeHand runs on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems. Their installers

are found on separate CDs. To install FreeHand and begin using the application, you will need

the following hardware and software:

•For Windows: An Intel Pentium II processor (300 MHz or faster), or the equivalent, running

Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT version 4 (Service Pack 6), or

Windows XP; enough random-access memory (RAM) to meet your operating system’s

requirements, plus 64 MB of application memory (128 MB recommended); 70 MB of

available hard disk space; a CD-ROM drive; a color monitor capable of 1024 x 768 pixel

resolution and 16-bit display (thousands of colors, millions of colors recommended); Adobe

Type Manager version 4 or later with Type 1 fonts; and a PostScript Level 2–compatible

printer or later (recommended).

•For the Macintosh: a Power Macintosh G3 (or faster) computer running Mac OS 9.1 or later,

or Mac OS 10.1 or later; enough RAM to meet your operating system’s requirements, plus 64

MB of application memory; 70 MB of available hard disk space; a CD-ROM drive; a color

monitor capable of 1024 x 768 pixel resolution and 16-bit display (thousands of colors,

millions of colors recommended); Adobe Type Manager version 4 or later with Type 1 fonts

(Mac OS 9.x); a PostScript Level 2–compatible printer or later (recommended); and

QuickTime 6 (Mac OS 9.x).

Introduction8

Installing and starting FreeHand

This section describes how to install FreeHand on your hard disk and start the application.

Before you begin, make sure your computer meets the requirements listed under “System

requirements” on page 7. Read the Read Me document on the FreeHand CD for late-breaking

information.

To install and start FreeHand in Windows:

1Disable any virus-protection software.

2Insert the FreeHand CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

3Follow the onscreen instructions. The FreeHand installer prompts you to enter the serial

number found on your registration card.

4Select Start > Programs > Macromedia FreeHand MX > FreeHand MX to launch FreeHand.

To install and start FreeHand on the Macintosh:

1Insert the FreeHand CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2From the Apple menu, select Control Panels > Extensions Manager.

3Disable virus-protection extensions and restart your computer.

The CD folder appears on your desktop.

4Open the FreeHand MX folder.

5Double-click the FreeHand MX Installer icon to launch the FreeHand installer.

6Follow the onscreen instructions. The FreeHand installer prompts you to enter the serial

number found on your registration card.

When the installation is complete, the FreeHand folder opens on your desktop.

7If prompted, restart your computer.

Uninstalling FreeHand

To uninstall FreeHand, you use Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or the installer (Macintosh)

to ensure that all FreeHand files are removed from your system.

To uninstall FreeHand in Windows:

1Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3Select Macromedia FreeHand MX from the list of programs that can be removed.

4Click the Add/Remove button.

5Follow the onscreen instructions.

All FreeHand MX program files are removed from your system.

Getting Started 9

To uninstall FreeHand on the Macintosh:

1Insert the FreeHand CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive and launch the installer.

2A pop-up menu prompts you to select an option. Select Uninstall.

3Follow the onscreen instructions.

Note: If you used custom installation to install FreeHand in a folder other than the default folder, you must specify

the same folder when uninstalling.

The installer removes all FreeHand application files from your computer.

Resources for learning FreeHand

FreeHand MX includes a variety of media to help you learn the program quickly and become

proficient in creating your own FreeHand illustrations. These resources include Using FreeHand, a

user’s guide that comes in two formats: the help system, and in book form as a PDF file on the

application CD.

In addition, Macromedia presents helpful information via the Answers panel. The Answers panel

gives you easy access to the latest information on the Macromedia website. On the website, the

FreeHand Support Center (www.macromedia.com/support/freehand) offers support and

problem-solving information. The Designer & Developer Center (www.macromedia.com/

desdev) presents information to help you improve your skills and learn new ones.

FreeHand lessons

If you are new to FreeHand, or if you have used only some of its features, start with the lessons.

The lessons introduce you to the main features of FreeHand, letting you practice on isolated

examples.

To view the lessons:

1With a working Internet connection, do one of the following:

•Select Help > Learning FreeHand.

•Select Window > Answers. In the Answers panel, select the Tutorials link.

A browser window displays the “Learning FreeHand MX” web page.

2Select one of the lessons in the list.

FreeHand tutorial

The FreeHand tutorial presents a hands-on introduction to the FreeHand workflow by leading

you through the creation of a FreeHand illustration. Included in the tutorial are steps involving

many features that are new to FreeHand MX. The tutorial assumes that you already understand

the topics covered in the FreeHand lessons.

To view the tutorial:

1With a working Internet connection, do one of the following:

•Select Help > Learning FreeHand.

•Select Window > Answers. In the Answers panel, select the Tutorials link.

A browser window displays the “Learning FreeHand MX” web page.

2Select the link to the tutorial.

Introduction10

What’s new in FreeHand MX

Whether you design illustrations for print media, the web, or a combination of both, FreeHand

MX offers new features that enhance the approachability, creativity, and power of FreeHand.

Standards and interactivity

FreeHand MX has a new user interface that simplifies workflow and organizes the workspace

better. The new interface makes FreeHand easier to learn if you already know other Macromedia

Studio MX products, including Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, and Fireworks MX.

Panel grouping/tabs Panels are now conveniently docked together at the right edge of the

application window. You can move, separate, or combine these customizable panel groups. For

more information, see “Using panels” on page 15.

Object panel The Object panel is a context-sensitive panel that lets you view and change

properties for selected objects and text. It is extremely useful in performing practically any

drawing task. For more information, see “Using the Object panel” on page 107.

Launching and editing Flash FreeHand can now launch Flash to edit imported Flash movies.

For more information, see “Editing imported Flash movies” on page 336.

Launching and editing Fireworks When you’re editing a bitmap file, FreeHand can

automatically launch Macromedia Fireworks, letting you use Fireworks bitmap editing tools to

modify the image or to make quick optimization changes. Together, the two applications give you

a more streamlined workflow for editing and designing graphics. For more information, see

“Launching Fireworks to edit imported bitmap images” on page 320 and “Launching Fireworks

to optimize bitmap images” on page 321.

Answers panel The Answers panel helps you work more effectively by giving you quick access

to Macromedia website content such as tutorials, lessons, TechNotes, and other useful

information. To learn more, see “The Answers panel” on page 21.

Power illustration

Many new features make FreeHand MX an even more powerful illustration tool.

Extrude tool The new Extrude tool lets you apply 3D extrusion effects to an object. To learn

more, see “Extruding objects” on page 205.

Multiple strokes and fills With FreeHand MX, you can now apply more than one stroke or fill

to an object, opening up fascinating new potentials for your illustrations. See “Adding strokes and

fills to objects” on page 165.

Live raster effects and transparency Live raster effects work similarly to some of the image

manipulation tools found in photo editing software such as Fireworks. These effects act as

properties of the object they are applied to, and do not modify the object itself. For more

information, see “Applying live raster effects” on page 198.

Transparency effects allow a fill or stroke (or parts of a fill or stoke) to appear clear or semi-

opaque. To learn more, see “Using a Transparency effect attribute” on page 204.

Live vector effects Live vector effects work similarly to some of the other object manipulation

capabilities of FreeHand, except that they act as properties of the object they are applied to,

and do not modify the object itself. For more information, see “Applying live vector effects” on

page 194.

This manual suits for next models

Table of contents

Other MACROMEDIA Software manuals

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLEX-GETTING STARTED WITH FLEX User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLEX - DEVELOPING COMPONENTS AND THEMES User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Mounting instructions

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA BREEZE User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA CONTRIBUTE 3 - USING AND ADMINISTERING... Mounting instructions

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Mounting instructions

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH Service manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Mounting instructions

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Mounting instructions

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA BREEZE-SECURITY User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA DRUMBEAT 2000 ECOMMERCE EDITION User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLASH REMOTING MX-USING FLASH REMOTING FOR FLASH MX 2004 ACTIONSCRIPT... Mounting instructions

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA COLFUSION MX 7-MIGRATING APPLICATIONS TO COLDFUSION MX... User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML Service manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER 8-GETTING STARTED WITH... User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA BREEZE-MANAGING EXTERNAL BREEZE REPORTS User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA CONTRIBUTE 3-DEPLOYING CONTRIBUTE User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-DIRECTOR SCRIPTING Service manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-DEVELOPING COLDFUSION MX User manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA FLASH MEDIA SERVER 2-CLIENT-SIDE ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE REFERENCE FOR FLASH MEDIA SERVER... Service manual

MACROMEDIA

MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER MX 2004-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER User manual

Popular Software manuals by other brands

COMPRO

COMPRO COMPROFM manual

Muratec

Muratec OFFICEBRIDGE ONLINE user guide

Oracle

Oracle Contact Center Anywhere 8.1 installation guide

Adobe

Adobe 65007312 - Photoshop Lightroom Programmer's guide

Avaya

Avaya NULL One-X for RIM Blackberry user guide

HP ProLiant BL420c user guide

PS Audio

PS Audio PowerPlay Programming manual

Brady

Brady LOCKOUT PRO 3.0 Administrator's guide

Avaya

Avaya Interaction Center user guide

Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Silver Edition Guide book

Novell

Novell GROUPWISE 8 - INTERNET AGENT manual

Oracle

Oracle Application 9i Configuration guide

Acer

Acer RDM user guide

Canon

Canon Vixia HF21 instruction manual

Canon

Canon ZR950 instruction manual

Samsung

Samsung Auto Backup user manual

Polycom

Polycom Vortex EF2201 Application note

Brocade Communications Systems

Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c user manual