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Topics covered on this course include:

Intro & Tool Box

What's New in FreeHand 8

Basics

Drawing

Drawing Linear Shapes
Drawing Curved Shapes
Editing Points
Bezigon Tool
Accurate Drawing
Drawing Exercise

Colors & Fills

About Process Colors
Color Mixer
Create Package Colors
Color List
Fill Inspector
Stroke Inspector
About Spot Colors
Gradient Fills
Lens Fill
Exercise

Type

Inputting Type
Manipulate Type
Text on Path
Convert to Path
Coloring Type

Functionality

Clone
Send to Back
Paste Behind
Group
Snap To
The Grid
Layers
Styles

Graphic Manipulation

Transform Handles
Transform Palette
Rotation
Scale
Skew
Reflect
Move
Transform Again
Align/Lock
Join

Importing Files

Importing Graphics
Drag & Drop
Links Vs Embedding
Tracing
Create Trace Image

More Fills & Strokes

Custom Fill
Pattern Fill
Postscript Fill
Texture Fill
Tiled Fill
More Strokes

Type Manipulation

Columns
Justification
Paragraph
Runaround
Tabs
Check Spelling

Advanced Techniques

Power Duplication
Paste Inside
Colorize B/W TIFF
B/W Image Control
Inline Graphics
Constrain
Customize
Rasterize

Operations

About Operations
Create PICT
Fractalize
Trap
Crop
Transparency
Expand Stroke
Union
Divide
Punch
Intersect
Simplify
Blend
Remove Overlap
Reverse Direction
Set Note
Envelope
Emboss
Add Points

Xtra Tools

About Xtras
3D Rotation
Arc
Fisheye Lens
Smudge
Spiral
Shadow
Roughen
Mirror
Graphic Hose
Eyedropper
Chart
Chart Options
Bend

Other Xtras

Color Control
Darken Colors
Desaturate Colors
Lighten Colors
Name All Colors
Randomize Colors
Saturate Colors
Sort Colors
Delete Empty Text Boxes
Delete Unused Colors

Internet Graphics

Web Safe Color
Animation Setup
Join Blend to Path
Release Layers
Export Flash Animation
Flash Player
Export as GIF
Export as JPEG
URL Editor

Printing & Exporting

Print a Proof
Output Options
Print Process Separation
Setup
Print Spot Separations
Tile Image
Export as EPS
xport as Bitmap
Export Text
Export Alpha Channel
Other Export Formats

Case Study - Map

Layers & Colors
Drawing the Map
Coloring Up
Road Building
Add Road Names
Finishing

Macromedia Freehand 8 Course Details

Macromedia Freehand 8 Training Course
Author:	Ian Cowles All Training Videos by author
Duration:	8 Hours
No. of movies	171

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