Macromedia Freehand MX Tutorial

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What's New?
Multiple Attributes
Live Effects in MX
Live-Edit Graphic Primitives
The new Workspace
Flash Integration
Action Tool
Connector Lines Tool
Macromedia Fireworks MX Integration
The Extrude Tool
How to Modify Blends

Working With files
Launching MX
Start Doc.
Page Size and Orientation
How to Add & Move Pages
Organising Pages
Selecting and Deleting Pages
The Page Bleed
Master Pages - Overview
Save, Close & Quit

Views And Guides
View Modes
Page Rulers
Using Guides
Using Grids

Layers in Freehand
Layers explained
Using Arrange Commands Correctly
Paste in Front and Back
Viewing and Renaming
Duplicating and Removing
Reorder Layers
How To Move Objects
Non-Printing Layers
Displaying and Locking
Changing Colour in MX

Drawing in MX
Rectangles and Squares
Ellipse
Lines
Polygons
Stars
Freeform
Variable Strokes
Calligraphic Pen
Spirals
Arcs
Tracing Artwork

Points And Paths
Points
Bezier Handles
How to Join Paths
Types of Points
How to Add and Delete

Pen And Bezigon
Pen Tool - overview
Pen Tool Options
Bezigon Tool
Curves
How to Add Points

Moving and Transforming
Info Toolbar
Copy and Paste Attributes
Scaling
Rotating and Reflecting
How to Clone and Duplicate
Power Duplicating
Transformation Handles
Freeform Tool

Working in Colour with Freehand
Defining Colours
Swatches
Eyedropper Tool
Create Tints
Colour Libraries

Fills
Basic Fills
Gradient Fills
Lens and Tiled Fills
Custom and Textured Fills
Pattern Fills
PostScript Fills

Strokes
Stroke Colours
Basic Strokes
Brush Strokes
Calligraphic Strokes
Custom and Pattern Strokes
PostScript Strokes

Blends
Intro
How to Blend Paths
Colour Blends explained
How to Modify Blends
Attaching Blends to a Path
Printing Blends

Extruding Objects
Creating an Extrusion
Using Profiles
Surface Options

Text
Creating 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
Making use of Text Editor
Special Characters
MX Spell Check

Text Effects
How to Attach Text to a Path
Text Alignment on a Path
Special Text Effects
Paragraph Rules
Text Wrapping - overview
Inline Graphics
Converting Text to Paths

Graphic Hose
Graphic Hose Tool
Storing Objects

Freehand - Automated
Styles
Defining and Renaming Styles
How to Edit Styles
Parent/Child Duplicating
Creating and Editing Symbols

Path Operations
How to Join Paths
Clipping Paths / Masking
The Knife Tool
Simplify Command - explained
Other Commands:
• Add Points
• Intersect
• Union
• Punch
• Divide
• Inset Path
• Emboss
Fractalize

Xtras in MX
Animate
Chart
Pictograph
Cleanup
Colour Adjustments
Colours and organising Swatches
Create Blends
Delete
Distortions
Other
Path Operations - Expand Stroke

Charts And Graphs
Adding Data
Chart Styles
How to Modify Charts
Chart Colours
Pictographs

Printing
Simple Printing Options
Printing Options - Advanced