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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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Introduction
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| Welcome | (01:45) | |
| About the Tutorials | (01:03) | |
| The Workspace | (02:17) | |
| Working with Panels | (01:30) | |
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Tools
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| Pointer | (00:57) | |
| Subselect | (01:09) | |
| Page | (01:22) | |
| Lasso | (00:55) | |
| Output Area | (01:37) | |
| Eyedropper | (01:25) | |
| Pen | (01:28) | |
| Bezigon | (01:37) | |
| Text | (01:00) | |
| Line | (00:56) | |
| Arc | (01:50) | |
| Spiral | (03:09) | |
| Pencil | (01:16) | |
| Variable Stroke Pen | (02:26) | |
| Calligraphic Pen | (01:57) | |
| Ellipse | (01:06) | |
| Rectangle | (01:09) | |
| Polygon | (01:32) | |
| Scale | (00:58) | |
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Tools II
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| Rotate | (01:22) | |
| Reflect | (01:00) | |
| Skew | (01:08) | |
| Freeform | (03:08) | |
| Roughen | (01:28) | |
| Bend | (00:48) | |
| Eraser | (01:39) | |
| Knife | (01:36) | |
| Perspective | (01:13) | |
| 3D Rotation | (02:34) | |
| Fisheye Lense | (01:37) | |
| Extrude | (01:30) | |
| Smudge | (00:56) | |
| Shadow | (02:30) | |
| Trace | (05:01) | |
| Blend | (02:17) | |
| Mirror | (03:02) | |
| Graphic Hose | (01:41) | |
| Chart | (02:34) | |
| Action | (01:21) | |
| Connector | (02:15) | |
| Hand | (00:32) | |
| Zoom | (00:34) | |
| Colors: Line | (00:59) | |
| Colors: Fill | (00:41) | |
| Snap to Point and Object | (01:23) | |
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New In Freehand MX
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| Multiple Attributes | (01:52) | |
| Live Effects | (01:47) | |
| Live-Edit Graphic Primitives | (00:49) | |
| Workspace | (01:56) | |
| Flash Integration | (02:26) | |
| Action Tool | (03:03) | |
| Connector Lines Tool | (02:17) | |
| Fireworks MX Integration | (03:09) | |
| Extrude Tool | (01:27) | |
| Modify Blends | (00:40) | |
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Working With files
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| Launch Freehand | (00:54) | |
| Start Document | (01:44) | |
| Page Size and Orientation | (02:55) | |
| Adding Pages | (01:36) | |
| Move Pages | (00:51) | |
| Organizing Pages | (01:59) | |
| Selecting and Deleting | (01:00) | |
| Page Bleed | (00:53) | |
| Master Pages | (01:54) | |
| Saving/Closing/Quit | (01:23) | |
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Views And Guides
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| View Modes | (01:53) | |
| Page Rulers | (03:31) | |
| Work with Guides | (04:00) | |
| Work with Grids | (02:58) | |
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Layers
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| What is a Layer? | (01:23) | |
| Using Arrange Commands | (02:28) | |
| Paste in Front and Back | (01:20) | |
| Viewing and Renaming | (01:36) | |
| Duplicating/Removing | (01:00) | |
| Reorder Layers | (00:44) | |
| Moving Objects | (01:04) | |
| Non-Printing Layers | (01:03) | |
| Displaying | (01:56) | |
| Locking | (02:09) | |
| Changing Color | (01:13) | |
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Drawing
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| Rectangles and Squares | (05:04) | |
| Ellipse | (03:47) | |
| Lines | (04:55) | |
| Polygons | (02:00) | |
| Stars | (01:50) | |
| Freeform | (03:09) | |
| Variable Strokes | (02:23) | |
| Calligraphic Pen | (02:02) | |
| Spirals | (03:05) | |
| Arcs | (01:48) | |
| Tracing Artwork | (04:55) | |
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Points And Paths
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| Points | (01:14) | |
| Bezier Handles | (03:45) | |
| Joining Paths | (01:15) | |
| Types of Points | (03:29) | |
| Adding/Deleting | (01:27) | |
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Pen And Bezigon
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| Pen Tool | (01:29) | |
| Pen Tool Options | (01:10) | |
| Bezigon Tool | (01:36) | |
| Curves | (03:26) | |
| Adding Points | (00:55) | |
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Moving/Transforming
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| Info Toolbar | (01:57) | |
| Copy and Paste Attributes | (01:11) | |
| Scaling | (02:44) | |
| Rotating | (01:23) | |
| Reflecting | (01:02) | |
| Cloning | (00:31) | |
| Duplicating | (01:11) | |
| Power Duplicating | (02:34) | |
| Transformation Handles | (02:10) | |
| Freeform Tool | (03:06) | |
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Working in Color
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| Defining Colors | (02:44) | |
| Swatches | (03:24) | |
| Eyedropper Tool | (01:23) | |
| Create Tints | (01:02) | |
| Color Libraries | (02:28) | |
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Fills
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| Basic Fills | (01:51) | |
| Gradient Fills | (03:12) | |
| Lens Fills | (03:44) | |
| Tiled Fills | (01:36) | |
| Custom and Textured Fills | (01:33) | |
| Pattern Fills | (01:23) | |
| PostScript Fills | (00:34) | |
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Strokes
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| Stroke Colors | (01:02) | |
| Basic Strokes | (03:47) | |
| Brush Strokes | (00:59) | |
| Calligraphic Strokes | (00:42) | |
| Custom and Pattern Strokes | (01:42) | |
| PostScript Strokes | (00:30) | |
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Blends
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| Introduction | (01:25) | |
| Blending Paths | (04:06) | |
| Color Blends | (00:53) | |
| Modifying Blends | (01:57) | |
| Attaching Blends to a Path | (03:07) | |
| Printing Blends | (01:29) | |
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Extruding Objects
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| Create an Extrusion | (02:50) | |
| Using Profiles | (03:09) | |
| Surface Options | (02:35) | |
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Text
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| Create Text Blocks | (01:28) | |
| Auto-Expanding Blocks | (00:57) | |
| Text Attributes | (04:32) | |
| Using Links | (01:30) | |
| Applying Borders | (01:49) | |
| Importing Text | (01:42) | |
| Paragraph Attributes and Effects | (02:47) | |
| Tabs and Alignment | (02:30) | |
| Columns and Rows | (01:59) | |
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Editing Text
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| Using the Text Editor | (01:36) | |
| Special Characters | (02:49) | |
| Spell Check | (01:39) | |
| Find and Replace | (01:36) | |
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Text Effects
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| Attach Text to a Path | (01:57) | |
| Text Alignment on a Path | (02:50) | |
| Special Text Effects | (02:07) | |
| Paragraph Rules | (01:57) | |
| Text Wrapping | (02:05) | |
| Inline Graphics | (01:28) | |
| Converting Text to Paths | (01:16) | |
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Graphic Hose
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| Graphic Hose Tool | (01:41) | |
| Storing Objects | (02:38) | |
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Automating Freehand
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| Styles | (02:12) | |
| Defining Styles | (02:55) | |
| Renaming Styles | (00:52) | |
| Editing Styles | (01:28) | |
| Parent/Child Duplicating | (03:07) | |
| Creating Symbols | (01:14) | |
| Editing Symbols | (01:46) | |
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Path Operations
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| Joining Paths | (01:57) | |
| Clipping Paths/Masking | (02:27) | |
| Knife Tool | (01:35) | |
| Simplify Command | (01:27) | |
| Add Points Command | (00:50) | |
| Intersect Command | (01:05) | |
| Union Command | (00:56) | |
| Punch Command | (00:50) | |
| Divide Command | (00:51) | |
| Inset Path Command | (01:54) | |
| Emboss Command | (02:12) | |
| Fractalize | (01:22) | |
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Xtras
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| Animate | (02:36) | |
| Chart | (00:38) | |
| Pictograph | (01:18) | |
| Cleanup | (01:22) | |
| Color Adjustments | (02:34) | |
| Colors and Organizing Swatches | (01:26) | |
| Create Blends | (02:55) | |
| Delete | (01:28) | |
| Distort | (01:57) | |
| Other | (00:39) | |
| Path Operations-Expand Stroke | (00:33) | |
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Charts And Graphs
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| Entering Data | (03:03) | |
| Chart Styles | (02:53) | |
| Modifying Charts | (02:56) | |
| Chart Colors | (01:12) | |
| Pictographs | (01:19) | |
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Printing
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| Basic Printing Options | (02:19) | |
| Advanced Printing Options | (03:09) | |
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| Title: | Macromedia Freehand MX |
| Author: | John Kuhlman |
| SKU: | 33453 |
| ISBN: | 1932072527 |
| Release Date: | 2003-09-30 |
| Price: | |
| Duration: | 6.5 hrs / 201 lessons |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
| Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7 |
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