Macromedia FreeHand 9
Training
Provided by The Virtual Training Company
Macromedia FreeHand 9 is a versatile graphics application that uses vector drawing and allows you to import artwork from other sources. It is wonderful for creating ads, book covers, letterhead, and more. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, author Vivian Garner starts slowly by acquainting you with the many tools of Freehand. She will then guide you through using layers, fills, strokes, blends, text, and even web art. See what you can learn now by clicking one of the topics below.
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Macromedia FreeHand 9
Introduction
- Introduction
- About the Tutorials
- The Workspace
- Pointer Tool
- Lasso Tool
- Eyedropper Tool
- Text Tool
- Rectangle Tool
- Polygon Tool
- Ellipse Tool
- Spiral Tool
- Line Tool
- Freehand Tool
- Pen Tool
- Bezigon Tool
- Knife Tool
- Freeform Tool
- Rotating Tool
- Reflecting Tool
- Scaling Tool
- Skewing Tool
- Trace Tool
- Perspective Tool
- Page Tool
- Zoom Tool
- Floating Palettes
New in Freehand 9
- What's New Import/Export Features
- Interface Features
- Editing Features
- Drawing Features
- Dynamic Interactivity
Work with files
- Launch Freehand
- Start Document
- Page Size
- Page Orientation
- Adding Pages
- Move Pages
- Magnification
- Saving/closing
- Quit Freehand
Views and Guides
- Previewing
- Keyline
- Anti-Alias
- Page Rulers
- Create Guides
- Work with Guides
- Work with Grids
- Magnification
Layers
- What is a layer
- Moving Objects
- Viewing and renaming
- Duplicating/removing
- Reorder layers
- Moving Objects
- Non Printing Layers
- Displaying
- Locking
- Changing Color
Drawing
- Rectangles
- Squares
- Rounded corners
- Ellipse
- Lines
- Polygons
- Stars
- Freehand
- Variable Strokes
- Calligraphic pen
- Spirals
- Arcs
- Tracing Artwork
Points and Paths
- Points
- Bezier Handles
- Grouping Paths
- Effective Placement
- Types of Points
- Converting Points/Paths
- Adding/Deleting
- Open/closed paths
- Changing Positions
Pen and Bezigon
- Pen and Bezigon Tool
- Curves
- Bezigon and Handles
- Adding Segments
- Types of Paths
Moving/Transforming
- Info Toolbar
- Cut, copy and paste
- Moving
- Scaling and rotating
- Reflect and transform
- Cloning
- Duplicating
- Transformation handles
- The Freeform tool
Working in Color
- Defining colors
- The Color List
- Eyedropper tool
- Create tints
- Color-matching
- Custom Libraries
Fills
- Choose fills
- Apply and modify
- Custom
- Using no fill
- Using Overprint
Strokes
- Set Color
- Set width
- Set the Cap
- Set join
- Apply dashes
- Apply arrowheads
- Set custom
Blends
- Introduction
- Blends not gradients
- Blends & color
- Setting steps
- Modifying blends
- Align paths
- Rules of blends
- View onscreen
- Printing correctly
Text
- Create Text Blocks
- Auto-expanding blocks
- Changing size
- Using links
- Applying borders
- Precision
- Importing text
- Character attributes
- Paragraph attributes and effects
- Hyphenation
- Tabs and alignment
- Copyfit controls
Text Effects
- Attach to a path
- Adjust on a path
- Apply effects
- Edit special effects
- Adding rules
- Wrapping
- Inline graphics
- Convert to art
Editing Text
- Using Text Editor
- Recognize Characters and formatting commands
- Invisible Characters
- Spell Check
- Finding Text
Automating Freehand
- Styles
- Default styles
- Applying styles
- Define and edit
- Base one on another
- Change view
- Edit Styles
- Parent/Child Duplicating
- Use Find & Replace
- Copy and Paste
- Using Symbols
- Export/Import
Path Operations
- Apply Paths
- Join objects
- Clipping Paths
- Open/close paths
- Reverse direction
- Knife tool
- Simplifying
- Adding Points
- Using Commands
- Insert Path
- Fractalize
- Emboss
- Envelope Tools
- Custom Grids
Xtra Features
- Toolbar
- 3D Rotation
- Fisheye Lens
- Smudge
- Shadow
- Roughen
- Mirror
- Graphic Hose
- Bend tool
- Color Xtras
- Trap Xtra
- Xtras Manager
Charts and Graphs
- Entering Data
- Using Data
- Modifying Charts
- Pictographs
Web Art
- Web Safe Color
- URL links
- Safe files
- Flash Animation
- Bitmapped Graphics
- Gif attributes
- Jpeg attributes
- PNG attributes
Printing
- Print Set-up
- Tiling Options
Advanced Printing
- Marks and Labels
- Output Options
- Color Separations
- Document Report
- Collection for Output
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VTC grew quickly over the next three years and relocated first in 1999 to the beautiful town of Winchester, Virginia; and six years later to Stephens City, Virginia.
The company was founded by British born Mark Vernon who started producing CD-based training for Apple software. The format on the CDs - narrated...
