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9780201354898

FreeHand 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

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  • Edition: 2nd
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  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
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Summary

FreeHand 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is a fast, easy, and inexpensive way to learn the latest version of the enormously popular, but complex, illustration program. No wordy explanations here--just clear and concise step-by-step instructions, plus hundreds of screenshots and dozens of illustrations created by seasoned FreeHand artists and designers.The flexible, time-tested Visual QuickStart format lets you get exactly what you need from the book. Use its tabbed pages to go straight to topics such as tweaking text or adding a special effect, or read it straight through to get a thorough grounding in the program. The fundamentals are all here, from startup to image creation, from manipulation to importing the finished product into a page-layout program. You'll also learn how to work with third-party Xtras, print your projects, create Web graphics, and customize FreeHand.

Author Biography

Sandee Cohen is the graphics curriculum coordinator for the New School Computer Instruction Center in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(4)
File Preparation
5(8)
Launch FreeHand
5(1)
Create a new document
6(1)
Change the units of measurement
6(1)
Display the Document Inspector
7(1)
Change the printer resolution
7(1)
Select a new work page size
7(1)
Create a custom-size work page
7(1)
Change the orientation of a page
8(1)
Create additional work pages
8(1)
Move pages with the Page tool
9(1)
Move pages with the page thumbnails
9(1)
Change the page icon magnifications
10(1)
Set a bleed size
10(1)
Save a document
11(1)
Close a document
11(1)
Revert to last saved version
11(1)
Quit FreeHand
12(1)
Use the Wizard (Win)
12(1)
Views and Precision
13(12)
View artwork in the Preview mode
13(1)
View artwork in the Fast Preview mode
14(1)
View artwork in the Keyline modes
14(1)
View artwork in Flash anti-alias mode
14(1)
See the page rulers
15(1)
Create guides by dragging
15(1)
Move a guide by dragging
16(1)
Delete a guide by dragging
16(1)
Reposition guides using the Guides dialog box
17(1)
Delete guides using the Guides dialog box
17(1)
Lock guides
17(1)
Turn on Snap To Guides
18(1)
View the document grid
18(1)
Change the document grid intervals
18(1)
Turn on Snap to Grid
19(1)
Work with a relative grid
19(1)
Turn on Snap To Point
19(1)
Zoom using the View menu
20(1)
Zoom using the Magnifying tool
20(1)
Use the Magnification pop-up menu
21(1)
Enter magnification amounts
21(1)
Create and choose Custom views
21(1)
Edit a Custom view
21(1)
Hide onscreen elements
22(1)
Use the Zip feature (Mac)
22(1)
Use the Zip feature (Win)
23(1)
Join tabbed panels
23(1)
Separate tabbed panels
23(1)
Work with docked panels
24(1)
Layers and Layering
25(8)
Move objects to front or back of a layer
25(1)
Move objects within a layer
26(1)
Move objects using Paste In Front or Behind
26(1)
View the Layers panel
27(1)
Rename a layer
27(1)
Duplicate a layer
27(1)
Remove a layer
27(1)
Reorder layers
28(1)
Move objects between layers
28(1)
Create a nonprinting layer
29(1)
Create a printing layer
29(1)
Change the display of a layer
30(1)
Lock a layer
31(1)
Lock an object on a layer
31(1)
Unlock an object on a layer
31(1)
Change the display color of a layer
32(1)
Creation Tools
33(14)
Draw a rectangle
33(1)
Draw a square
34(1)
Set the corner radius for a rectangle
34(1)
Draw an ellipse or circle
35(1)
Draw a straight line
35(1)
Draw a polygon
36(1)
Create a star
37(1)
Set the Freehand tool mode
38(1)
Draw with the Freehand tool
39(1)
Set the Variable stroke mode
40(1)
Draw with the Variable stroke tool
40(1)
Set the Calligraphic pen mode
41(1)
Draw with the Calligraphic pen tool
41(1)
Set the Spiral tool mode
42(2)
Choose the settings for the Arc tool
44(1)
Draw with the Arc tool
44(1)
Import artwork for tracing
45(1)
Trace an image
46(1)
Points and Paths
47(14)
Select points by clicking
47(1)
Select points with a marquee
48(1)
Basics of points
48(1)
Corner points
49(1)
Curve points
49(1)
Connector points
49(1)
One-third rule
50(1)
Delete a point from a path
50(1)
Add a point to a path
50(1)
Connect points
51(1)
Split a point
51(1)
Retract handles manually
51(1)
Extend a single handle manually
51(1)
Extend two handles manually
52(1)
Manipulate points using the Object Inspector
52(1)
Retract point handles using the Object Inspector
53(1)
Extend handles using the Object Inspector
53(1)
Close a previously drawn path
54(1)
Determine if path is open or closed
54(1)
Open or close a path using the Object Inspector
54(1)
Move a point or grouped object numerically
55(1)
Group paths
56(1)
Work with grouped objects
56(1)
Select individual points in a group
56(1)
Nest objects
57(1)
Work with nested groups
57(1)
Ungroup an object
58(1)
Select and move an object
58(1)
Delete an object
58(1)
Change the size of a grouped object numerically
59(1)
Modify a path using Bend-O-Matic
59(1)
Select behind objects
60(1)
Pen and Bezigon
61(6)
Difference between Pen and Bezigon tools
61(1)
Draw an object with straight sides
62(1)
Draw a smooth curved path with the Bezigon
62(1)
Draw a smooth curved path with the Pen
63(1)
Draw a bumpy curved path with the Bezigon
63(1)
Draw a bumpy curved path with the Pen
64(1)
Draw a straight-to-bumpy path with the Bezigon
64(1)
Draw a straight-to-bumpy path with the Pen
65(1)
Create connector points using the Bezigon
65(1)
Create connector points using the Pen
65(1)
Add points to end of path
66(1)
Move and Transform
67(14)
Read the Info Toolbar
67(1)
Info Toolbar readings
68(1)
Cut, copy, or paste objects
69(1)
Move and copy an object
69(1)
Rotate an object by eye
70(1)
Scale an object by eye
71(1)
Reflect an object by eye
72(1)
Skew an object by eye
73(1)
Copy and transform an object
74(1)
Power Duplicating
74(1)
View the Transform panel
75(1)
Move using the Transform panel
75(1)
Rotate using the Transform panel
75(1)
Scale using the Transform panel
76(1)
Skew using the Transform panel
76(1)
Reflect using the Transform panel
77(1)
Change the Constrain axis
77(1)
Use the Transformation handles
78(1)
Use the Push/Pull Freeform tool
79(1)
Use the Reshape Area Freeform tool
80(1)
Working in Color
81(10)
Color Mixer in CMYK mode
81(1)
Color Mixer in RGB mode
81(1)
Color Mixer in HLS mode
81(1)
Color Mixer in Windows mode
82(1)
Color Mixer in Apple mode
82(1)
Which color system to use
83(1)
Define a CMYK color
83(1)
Define an RGB color
83(1)
Define an HLS color
83(1)
Add a color to the Color List
84(1)
Rename a color
84(1)
Convert process to spot color
85(1)
Convert spot to process color
85(1)
Change the order of colors
85(1)
Duplicate colors
85(1)
Remove colors
86(1)
Replace colors
86(1)
Drag colors from a drawing to the color list
86(1)
Hide the color names
87(1)
Change the color mode
87(1)
Make a tint of a color
88(1)
Add colors from copied objects
88(1)
Add colors from imported EPS files
89(1)
Color-matching system libraries
89(1)
Add colors from color-matching system libraries
89(1)
Export a custom color library
90(1)
Fills
91(14)
Display the Fill Inspector
91(1)
Apply a Basic fill using the Fill Inspector
91(1)
Change a fill color using the Color List
92(1)
Change a fill color using the Fill Inspector
92(1)
Change a fill color by dragging
93(1)
Change a fill color to None
93(1)
Create a linear gradient fill
94(1)
Create a 3D effect using linear gradients
94(1)
Apply a linear gradient by dragging a color
95(1)
Create a radial gradient
95(1)
Create a 3D effect using radial gradients
96(1)
Apply a radial gradient by dragging a color
96(1)
Add colors to gradient fills
96(1)
Create a Transparent lens fill
97(1)
Create a Magnify lens fill
98(1)
Use the Centerpoint control
98(1)
Use the Invert lens fill
99(1)
Use the Lighten lens fill
99(1)
Use the Darken lens fill
99(1)
Use the Monochrome lens fill
99(1)
Working with spot colors
99(1)
Create and apply a Tiled fill
100(1)
Adjust a Tiled fill
101(1)
Apply a Custom or Textured fill
102(1)
Apply a Pattern fill
103(1)
Apply a PostScript fill
104(1)
Use the Overprint feature
104(1)
Strokes
105(8)
Apply a Basic stroke
105(1)
Change the color of a stroke
106(1)
Change the width of a stroke
107(1)
Apply a cap to a stroke
107(1)
Change the join of a stroke
108(1)
Change the Miter limit
108(1)
Apply a dash pattern
109(1)
Edit a dash pattern
109(1)
Create a multicolored dash
110(1)
Apply arrowheads
110(1)
Create new arrowheads
110(1)
Edit arrowheads
111(1)
Apply a Custom stroke pattern
111(1)
Apply a Pattern stroke
112(1)
PostScript strokes
112(1)
Blends
113(8)
Create a simple blend
114(1)
Create a custom blend
115(1)
Ungroup a blend
116(1)
Change the number of steps in a blend
116(1)
Change the number of steps in a document
116(1)
Modify a blend shape
117(1)
Modify a blend color
117(1)
Align a blend to a path
118(1)
Release a blend from a path
118(1)
Select objects blended along a path
119(1)
View blends
119(1)
Rules of blends
119(1)
Avoid banding in blends when printing
120(1)
Basic Text
121(18)
Create a standard text block
122(1)
Create an auto-expanding text block
122(1)
Change the auto-expansion settings
122(1)
Change the size of a dragged text block
123(1)
Recognize the status of the Link box
123(1)
Automatically shrink a text block
124(1)
Apply a border to a text block
124(1)
Inset text
124(1)
Position a text block numerically
125(1)
Import text
125(1)
Change character attributes using the Inspector
126(1)
Change character attributes
127(1)
Change horizontal scaling
128(1)
Use the Convert Case commands
129(1)
Change paragraph attributes
129(1)
Change margin indents using the text ruler
130(1)
Create hanging punctuation
130(1)
Use automatic hyphenation
131(1)
Control the hyphenation
131(1)
Align text by using tabs
132(1)
Set the tabs by dragging
133(1)
Set the tabs numerically
133(1)
Delete existing tabs
133(1)
Move a tab
133(1)
Create columns and rows
134(1)
Add rules to columns and rows
135(1)
Link text between objects
136(1)
Copyfit text
137(1)
Keep words and lines together
138(1)
Text Effects
139(10)
Attach text to a path
139(1)
Change the direction in which the text flows
140(1)
Move the text along a path
140(1)
Change the text alignment
140(1)
Change the orientation and rotation
141(1)
Move text numerically
141(1)
Display and print the path
141(1)
Apply any of the special text effects
142(1)
Edit Highlight, Underline, and Strikethrough effects
142(1)
Edit Inline effect
143(1)
Use Shadow effect
144(1)
Edit Zoom effect
144(1)
Create paragraph rules
145(1)
Wrap text around a graphic element
146(1)
Change a text wrap
146(1)
Undo a text wrap
146(1)
Create an inline graphic
147(1)
Convert text into paths
148(1)
Editing Text
149(6)
Open the Text Editor
149(1)
Use the special characters
150(1)
End of column
150(1)
End of line
150(1)
Non-Breaking space
150(1)
Em space
150(1)
En space
150(1)
Thin space
150(1)
Em dash
150(1)
En dash
150(1)
Discretionary hypen
151(1)
Typing with the special characters
151(1)
See the invisible characters
152(1)
Use the spelling checker
152(1)
Use the Change button
153(1)
Use the Change All button
153(1)
Use the Ignore button
153(1)
Use the Ignore All button
153(1)
Use the Add button
153(1)
Use the Suggest button
153(1)
Use the Find Text dialog box
154(1)
Automating FreeHand
155(14)
Working with styles
156(1)
View the default styles
156(1)
Define a style by example
157(1)
Rename a style
157(1)
Apply a style
157(1)
Define a style by attributes
158(1)
Redefine a style
158(1)
Change the Styles display
159(1)
Use the Edit Style dialog box
159(1)
Create Parent and Child styles
160(1)
Work with Parent and Child styles
160(1)
Duplicate styles
161(1)
Remove a style
161(1)
Find objects by attributes
162(1)
Find and change the attributes
163(1)
Use the Set Note command
164(1)
Use Copy and Paste Attributes
164(1)
Use a symbol to create an instance
165(1)
Create a symbol by dragging
165(1)
Create a symbol using menu commands
166(1)
Export symbols
166(1)
Import symbols
167(1)
Modify a symbol
167(1)
Delete a symbol
168(1)
Path Operations
169(16)
Use the Operations palette
170(1)
Create joined paths
170(1)
Split joined objects
171(1)
Use Paste Inside
171(1)
Move objects pasted inside
171(1)
Close an open path
172(1)
Close an open path using the mouse
172(1)
Open a closed path
172(1)
Use the Reverse Direction command with blends
172(1)
Use the Knife tool
173(1)
Use the Remove Overlap command
174(1)
Use the Simplify command
174(1)
Use the Add Points command
174(1)
Use the Intersect command
175(1)
Use the Punch command
175(1)
Use the Union command
176(1)
Use the Divide command
176(1)
Use the Transparency command
176(1)
Use the Crop command
177(1)
Use the Expand Stroke command
177(1)
Use the Inset Path command
178(1)
Use the Fractalize command
178(1)
Use the Emboss command
179(1)
Use the Repeat Xtra command
179(1)
Apply preset envelope to a graphic
180(1)
Remove an envelope from a graphic
180(1)
Use a path as an envelope
181(1)
Save a custom envelope
181(1)
Delete an envelope preset
181(1)
Paste an envelope as a path
182(1)
Attach an object to the Perspective grid
183(1)
Move an object on the Perspective grid
183(1)
Set up a custom Perspective grid
184(1)
Release an object from the Perspective grid
184(1)
Remove objects from the Perspective grid
184(1)
Xtras
185(14)
Use the Xtra Tools panel
186(1)
Set the 3D Rotation controls
186(1)
Use the 3D Rotation tool
187(1)
Use the Fisheye Lens tool
187(1)
Use the Smudge tool
188(1)
Change the Smudge colors
188(1)
Use the Shadow tool
189(1)
Use the Roughen tool
190(1)
Use the Eyedropper tool
190(1)
Set the Mirror tool controls
191(1)
Use the Mirror tool
191(1)
Store objects in the Graphic Hose palette
192(1)
Use the Graphic Hose tool
193(1)
Use the Bend tool
194(1)
Use the Color Control dialog box
194(1)
Darken or lighten colors
195(1)
Saturate or desaturate colors
195(1)
Convert colors to grayscale
195(1)
Name all colors
196(1)
Sort the Color List by name
196(1)
Delete Unused Named Colors
196(1)
Use the Randomize Named Colors Xtra
196(1)
Delete empty text boxes
196(1)
Use the Trap Xtra
197(1)
Using third-party Xtras
198(1)
Use the Xtras Manager
198(1)
Use the Repeat Xtra command
198(1)
Charts and Graphs
199(6)
To open the worksheet
199(1)
To enter data
199(1)
Style a graph or chart
200(1)
When to use a grouped column graph
200(1)
When to use a stacked column graph
200(1)
When to use a line graph
200(1)
When to use a pie chart
200(1)
When to use an area graph
200(1)
When to use a scatter graph
200(1)
Change the column width
201(1)
Change the cluster width
201(1)
See the data values
201(1)
Add a drop shadow
201(1)
Move the legend
201(1)
Create gridlines
202(1)
Modify the axis values
202(1)
Modify an existing chart
203(1)
Change the pie chart legend
203(1)
Change the wedge separation
203(1)
Insert a pictograph in a chart
204(1)
Using pictographs
204(1)
Other Applications
205(18)
Import artwork
206(1)
Import artwork by dragging and dropping
207(1)
Import artwork by copying and pasting
207(1)
Scan artwork directly into FreeHand
207(1)
Resize imported images by dragging
208(1)
Resize imported images numerically
208(1)
Transform an imported image
208(1)
Colorize an imported image
209(1)
Make an image transparent
209(1)
Change the shade of an imported image
210(1)
Install Photoshop filters within FreeHand
210(1)
Apply a Photoshop filter to a TIFF image
211(1)
Extract an embedded image
211(1)
Edit an image with an external application
212(1)
Export files
213(1)
Set bitmap options
213(1)
Set the additional bitmap options
214(1)
Use the Export Again command
214(1)
Rasterize an image
215(1)
Copy and paste text into a FreeHand document
216(1)
Drag and drop text into a FreeHand document
216(1)
Export text from a FreeHand document
217(1)
Drag text from a FreeHand document
217(1)
Cut and paste text from a FreeHand document
217(1)
Export an Acrobat PDF
218(1)
Add Portfolio information
218(1)
Add a URL to the URL Editor
219(1)
URL link choices
220(1)
Assign URL links
220(1)
Set the HTML Output preferences
221(1)
Create an HTML setting
221(1)
Check the HTML Output warnings
222(1)
Create HTML Output
222(1)
Web Art and Animations
223(12)
Import the Web-safe colors
224(1)
Maintain the Web-safe colors
224(1)
Add addresses to the URLs panel
225(1)
Apply a URL to an object
225(1)
Features supported in Flash animations
226(1)
Export a single-frame Flash file
226(1)
Create a page animation
227(1)
Create an animation from a blend
228(1)
Export as a multiframe Flash animation
228(2)
Play a Flash animation
230(1)
Save a file as a bitmap
231(1)
Set the GIF options
232(1)
Dithered colors
233(1)
Nondithered colors
233(1)
Set the JPEG options
234(1)
Set the PNG options
234(1)
Printing
235(12)
Basic Printing
236(1)
Set the print range and output options
236(1)
Set the scale options
237(1)
Print selected objects
237(1)
Set the basic separations options
237(1)
Set the tile options
238(1)
Tile an oversized illustration
238(1)
Select the PPD
238(1)
Advanced Printing
239(1)
Change the print setup
239(1)
Control the Print Setup preview
239(1)
Add labels and marks
240(1)
Choose the imaging options
240(1)
Set the Output options
241(1)
Set the Maximum Color Steps
241(1)
Set the Flatness
241(1)
Choose the Separations options
242(1)
Set the halftone screen
243(1)
Set the halftone screen for individual objects
243(1)
Set the Transfer function
244(1)
Choose the spread size
244(1)
Save and apply print settings
244(1)
Create a document report
245(1)
Information in each report category
245(1)
Use the Collect For Output command
246(1)
Customizing FreeHand
247(10)
Change the preferences
247(1)
General preferences
248(1)
Object preferences
248(1)
Text preferences
249(1)
Document preferences
250(1)
Import preferences
251(1)
Export preferences
251(1)
Spelling preferences
252(1)
Colors preferences
252(1)
Panel preferences
253(1)
Redraw preferences
253(1)
Sound preferences
254(1)
Add icons to the toolbars
254(1)
Delete icons from the toolbars
254(1)
Customize keyboard shortcuts
255(1)
Apply the preset shortcuts
255(1)
Set the FreeHand Defaults file
256(1)
Appendix A: Onscreen Elements 257(10)
FreeHand document window
258(1)
Sample dialog box
259(1)
Toolbox
260(1)
Toolbars
261(1)
Inspector panels
262(1)
Tabbed panels
263(1)
Transform panels
264(1)
Xtra Operations and Xtra Tools toolbars
265(1)
Align panel
266(1)
Find & Replace Graphics panel
266(1)
Find Text panel
266(1)
Appendix B: Keyboard Shortcuts 267(6)
Macintosh keyboard commands
268(2)
Windows keyboard commands
270(3)
Appendix C: Fills and Strokes 273(6)
Custom fills
274(1)
Textured fills
275(1)
Pattern fills and strokes
276(1)
Custom strokes
277(2)
Index 279

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