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If you really want to get to grips with this versatile graphics application then you might like to take a look at this Macromedia FreeHand 8 tutorial. Using high quality video training movies, expert author Yan Cowles explains all the essential tools, concepts and techniques in an easy to follow manner, which will help you master FreeHand 8 in the shortest time possible! You can start learning right now, click any of the blue linked lessons below for FREE Freehand video tutorials...

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Tutor: Ian (Yan) Cowles
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Intro & Tool Box

Macromedia FreeHand 8 tutorial Intro

Tutorial Overview

Using the Pointer Tool

Using the Text Tool

Using the Rectangle Tool

Using the Polygon Tool

Using the Ellipse Tool

Using the Line Tool

Using the Freehand Tool

Using the Pen Tool

Using the Freeform Tool

Using the Bezigon Tool

Using the Knife Tool

Using the Rotate Tool

Using the Reflect Tool in FreeHand

Using the Scale Tool

Using the Shear Tool

Using the Trace Tool

Using the Magnify Tool

What's New in Version 8

Chapter Overview

Lens Fill Explained

Using the Freeform Tool

Emboss

Shadow

Mirror

Graphic Hose Explored

Releasing to Layers

Export Flash Animation

Utilising the Flash Player

Customise

Rasterise

Fundamentals

Simple Commands

Inspector Palette Explained

Panels

Navigation

Set Up

Useful FreeHand Stuff

Toolbars in FreeHand

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Drawing
How to Draw Linear Shapes in FreeHand
How to Draw Curved Shapes
Edit Points
Using the Bezigon Tool
Accurate Drawing - Best Practices
Drawing Exercise

Colours and Fills
Process Colours - Overview
Using the Colour Mixer
Creating Package Colours - Step by Step
Colour List Explained
Fill and Stroke Inspector - Lesson 1
Fill and Stroke Inspector - Lesson 2
Spot Colours Explained
Gradient and Lens Fills - Lesson 1
Gradient and Lens Fills - Lesson 2
Exercise

Type
Inputting and Manipulating Type - Lesson 1
Inputting and Manipulating Type - Lesson 2
Inserting Text on Path
Converting to Path
Colouring Type

Functionality
Clone
Sending to Back
Pasting Behind
Group
Snap To
Using The Grid
Layers in FreeHand 8
Styles

Graphic Manipulation
Transform Handles and Palette - Lesson 1
Transform Handles and Palette - Lesson 2
Rotation
Scaling
Skew
Reflect
Moving
Transform Again
Aligning and Locking
Joining

Importing Files
How to Import Graphics
Dragging and Dropping
Links versus Embedding
Tracing
Creating a Trace Image

Further Fills & Strokes
Using Custom Fill
Pattern and Postscript Fill - Lesson 1
Pattern and Postscript Fill - Lesson 2
Texture Fill Described
Tiled Fill Described
Further FreeHand Strokes

Type Manipulating
Columns
Justify
Paragraph
Runaround
Tabs
Checking Your Spelling

Advanced Techniques
Power Duplication
Paste Inside
Colourise B/W TIFF
B/W Image Control
Inline Graphics Explained
Constraining
Customising
Rasterising

Operations
Chapter Overview
Creating PICT
Fractalising
Trap
Cropping in FreeHand
Transparency Overview
Expanding Stroke
Union
Divide
Punch
Intersect
Simplify
Blending
Removing Overlap
Reversing the Direction
Set Note
Envelope
Emboss
Add Points

Xtra Tools
Chapter Overview
3D Rotation
Arc
Fisheye Lens
Smudging
Spiral
Shadow Effect
Roughen
Mirror Effect
Graphic Hose
Eyedropper
Chart
Chart Options
Bending

Other Xtras
Colour Control
How to Darken Colours
Desaturating Colours
Lighten Colours
Naming All Colours
Randomize Colours
How to Saturate Colours
Sorting Colours
Deleting Empty Text Boxes
Deleting Unused Colours

Internet Graphics
Web Safe Color Overview
Animation Setup
Joining Blend to Path
Releasing Layers
How to Export Flash Animation
Flash Player
Export as GIF and as JPEG - Lesson 1
Export as GIF and as JPEG - Lesson 2
URL Editor

Printing and Exporting
Printing a Proof
Output Options Explained
Printing Process Separation
Setup
Print Spot Separations Overview
Tile Image
Exporting as an EPS
Export as Bitmap
Exporting Text
Export Alpha Channel
Further Export Formats

Case Study - Map
Chapter Overview and Layers and Colours
Drawing the Map - Overview
Colouring Up
Road Building Explained
The Addition of Road Names
Tutorial Wrap Up


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