FreeHand 9 authorized / [Tony Roame, author and instructional designer].

Fully updated for Version 9, including seven new lessons, FreeHand 9 Authorized is the complete curriculum from Macromedias Authorized Training Centers hands-on course. For a fraction of the cost of the class, the book presents lessons in manageable, step-by-step sessions, letting you work at your own pace. At the end of this desktop course, youll be proficient at creating and manipulating graphics and text in FreeHand. In 16 hours of hands-on lessons, FreeHand 9 Authorized leads you through the basics and introduces you to FreeHand 9s powerful new enveloping and perspective grid features, shows you how to best use FreeHand with Macromedia Flash, and teaches you how to create graphics and special effects for print and the Web. The accompanying cross-platform CD-ROM includes all the files you need to complete each lesson. Platform: MAC WI

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Introduction	p. 1
Lesson 1 Freehand Basics: A Quick Tour	p. 6
Creating a Folder on Your Hard Drive
Creating a New Document
Exploring the Controls
Customizing Application Preferences
Working with Panels
Organizing the Workspace
Creating an Element on the Page
Changing the View
Creating Basic Shapes
Saving the Document
Applying Basic Fills and Strokes
Applying Gradient Fills
Arranging, Aligning, and Grouping Elements
Adding Other Elements
Customizing Tool Settings
Creating a Mirror Image of an Element
Rotating an Element on the Page
Getting Help
Bonus Round
Lesson 2 Combining Text and Graphics	p. 58
Creating a New Document with a Custom Page Size
Adding Custom Pages and Arranging Pages on the Pasteboard
Creating and Editing Ruler Guides
Importing a Vector Graphic (EPS Format)
Cloning and Scaling Elements
Importing and Creating Colors and Tints
Applying Color to Objects
Adding Text to the Layout
Importing Text into a Layout
Applying a Color Fill to Text
Bonus Round
Lesson 3 Working with Points and Paths	p. 94
Manipulating Paths with the Freeform Tool
Important Foundation Information
Point Principles
Control Handle Principles
Drawing with the Freehand tool
Differences Between the Bezigon and Pen Tools
Drawing with the Bezigon tool
Drawing with the Pen tool
Exchanging Elements Between Documents
Lesson 4 Using Layers and Styles	p. 128
Creating a New Custom-Size Document
Importing a Tracing Pattern and Moving It to a Background Layer
Defining Process Colors
Creating an Element with the Pen Tool
Rotating a Copy and Duplicating the Transformation
Combining Elements with Paste Inside
Changing Your View of the Artwork
Creating Other Foreground Layers
Creating Curved Paths with the Pen Tool
Defining and Applying Object Styles
Combining Elements with Path Operations
Creating Other Elements
Aligning Elements
Positioning Artwork and Editing Styles
Adding Elements to the Clipping Path
Scaling and Reflecting Artwork
Importing a Picture Frame
Other Layer Panel Controls
Exporting Artwork for Use in Other Programs
On Your Own
Lesson 5 Creating More Complex Art	p. 184
Creating Illustrations with Path Operations
Adding Text to a Path
Adding Blends to a Path
Copying Elements from Other Documents
Setting up the Perspective Grid
"Perspectifying" Artwork on Vertical Planes
"Perspectifying" Artwork on the Ground Plane
Tracing Imported Artwork
Trimming Excess Artwork
Adding Text and Other Elements
Using the Live Envelope Feature
Bonus Files
Lesson 6 Blending Shapes for Shading	p. 240
Getting Started
Creating Blends
Pasting Blends Inside Paths to Create Three-Dimensional Shading
Creating Shading for the Top of a Sphere
Creating Shading for the Bottom of a Sphere
Creating Shading for a Cylindrical Ring
Adding Dimension with Radial Fills
Completing the Figure
Creating a Realistic Shadow
Creating the Finished Document
Customizing FreeHand's Toolbars and Shortcuts
On Your Own
Lesson 7 Page Layout in Freehand	p. 276
Assembling the Top Section
Separating the Text Labels
Creating Multi-Column Text Blocks
Using In-Line Graphies
Making Text Flow Around Graphic Elements
Saving the Document as a PDF File
Lesson 8 Multiple-Page Documents	p. 298
Specifying a Custom Page Size
Creating Guides for a Consistent Layout
Using the Edit Guides Command
Mixing Custom Process Colors and Blending Gradients
Creating Text and Graphic Elements
Using the Xtra Operations
Using Transparency in Freehand
Using Layers to Separate Types of Artwork
Using Text Effects
Duplicating Pages in a Document
Importing Text and Linking Text Blocks
Defining Paragraph Styles
Using the Text Editor
Importing Images
Wrapping Text Around Graphics
Using the Links Dialog Box
Using Colors from Bitmap Images
Using Find and Replace Graphics for Text
Printing your Document
Collecting Files for Output
On Your Own
Lesson 9 Setting Up Animation	p. 368
Building the First Sequence
Building the Second Sequence
Building the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sequences
Building the Final Sequence
Releasing the Blends to Layers
Exporting the Animation
Optional Bonus: Modifying the SWF File in Flash
Lesson 10 Web Site Storyboards	p. 394
Approaching Web Site Design
Working with Symbols
More Powerful Editing Features
Duplicating Groups of Pages
Assigning Active Links with the URL Editor
Exporting to Various Formats from FreeHand
Optional Bonus: Modifying the SWF File in Flash
Appendix A Windows Shortcuts	p. 421
Appendix B Macintosh Shortcuts	p. 429
Appendix C Moving to Freehand	p. 437
Appendix D Freehand Resources	p. 441
Index	p. 443

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