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Macromedia Freehand MX

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.

Author: Vtc

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