Macromedia Freehand MX
Training
Provided by The Virtual Training Company
Macromedia Freehand MX is one of the most powerful, versatile and fun to use illustration programs you can buy. With Freehand MX, you can create artwork, advertisements, illustrations, logos, newsletters, text documents, charts, 3-D objects and even animations. Freehand MX works seamlessly with many other popular programs including Macromedia Fireworks, Flash and Adobe Photoshop. Powerful vector based drawing tools allow users to resize drawings without losing quality. To get started learning Freehand MX now, simply click one of the topics below.
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Macromedia Freehand MX
Introduction
- Welcome
- About the Tutorials
- The Workspace
- Working with Panels
Tools
- Pointer
- Subselect
- Page
- Lasso
- Output Area
- Eyedropper
- Pen
- Bezigon
- Text
- Line
- Arc
- Spiral
- Pencil
- Variable Stroke Pen
- Calligraphic Pen
- Ellipse
- Rectangle
- Polygon
- Scale
Tools II
- Rotate
- Reflect
- Skew
- Freeform
- Roughen
- Bend
- Eraser
- Knife
- Perspective
- 3D Rotation
- Fisheye Lense
- Extrude
- Smudge
- Shadow
- Trace
- Blend
- Mirror
- Graphic Hose
- Chart
- Action
- Connector
- Hand
- Zoom
- Colors: Line
- Colors: Fill
- Snap to Point and Object
New In Freehand MX
- Multiple Attributes
- Live Effects
- Live-Edit Graphic Primitives
- Workspace
- Flash Integration
- Action Tool
- Connector Lines Tool
- Fireworks MX Integration
- Extrude Tool
- Modify Blends
Working With files
- Launch Freehand
- Start Document
- Page Size and Orientation
- Adding Pages
- Move Pages
- Organizing Pages
- Selecting and Deleting
- Page Bleed
- Master Pages
- Saving/Closing/Quit
Views And Guides
- View Modes
- Page Rulers
- Work with Guides
- Work with Grids
Layers
- What is a Layer?
- Using Arrange Commands
- Paste in Front and Back
- Viewing and Renaming
- Duplicating/Removing
- Reorder Layers
- Moving Objects
- Non-Printing Layers
- Displaying
- Locking
- Changing Color
Drawing
- Rectangles and Squares
- Ellipse
- Lines
- Polygons
- Stars
- Freeform
- Variable Strokes
- Calligraphic Pen
- Spirals
- Arcs
- Tracing Artwork
Points And Paths
- Points
- Bezier Handles
- Joining Paths
- Types of Points
- Adding/Deleting
Pen And Bezigon
- Pen Tool
- Pen Tool Options
- Bezigon Tool
- Curves
- Adding Points
Moving/Transforming
- Info Toolbar
- Copy and Paste Attributes
- Scaling
- Rotating
- Reflecting
- Cloning
- Duplicating
- Power Duplicating
- Transformation Handles
- Freeform Tool
Working in Color
- Defining Colors
- Swatches
- Eyedropper Tool
- Create Tints
- Color Libraries
Fills
- Basic Fills
- Gradient Fills
- Lens Fills
- Tiled Fills
- Custom and Textured Fills
- Pattern Fills
- PostScript Fills
Strokes
- Stroke Colors
- Basic Strokes
- Brush Strokes
- Calligraphic Strokes
- Custom and Pattern Strokes
- PostScript Strokes
Blends
- Introduction
- Blending Paths
- Color Blends
- Modifying Blends
- Attaching Blends to a Path
- Printing Blends
Extruding Objects
- Create an Extrusion
- Using Profiles
- Surface Options
Text
- Create Text Blocks
- Auto-Expanding Blocks
- Text Attributes
- Using Links
- Applying Borders
- Importing Text
- Paragraph Attributes and Effects
- Tabs and Alignment
- Columns and Rows
Editing Text
- Using the Text Editor
- Special Characters
- Spell Check
- Find and Replace
Text Effects
- Attach Text to a Path
- Text Alignment on a Path
- Special Text Effects
- Paragraph Rules
- Text Wrapping
- Inline Graphics
- Converting Text to Paths
Graphic Hose
- Graphic Hose Tool
- Storing Objects
Automating Freehand
- Styles
- Defining Styles
- Renaming Styles
- Editing Styles
- Parent/Child Duplicating
- Creating Symbols
- Editing Symbols
Path Operations
- Joining Paths
- Clipping Paths/Masking
- Knife Tool
- Simplify Command
- Add Points Command
- Intersect Command
- Union Command
- Punch Command
- Divide Command
- Inset Path Command
- Emboss Command
- Fractalize
Xtras
- Animate
- Chart
- Pictograph
- Cleanup
- Color Adjustments
- Colors and Organizing Swatches
- Create Blends
- Delete
- Distort
- Other
- Path Operations-Expand Stroke
Charts And Graphs
- Entering Data
- Chart Styles
- Modifying Charts
- Chart Colors
- Pictographs
Printing
- Basic Printing Options
- Advanced Printing Options
About The Training Provider: The Virtual Training Company
The Virtual Training Company - The Virtual Training Company started in California's Silicon Valley in 1996.
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...
