| OVERVIEW OF FREEHAND
Vectors vs. bitmaps
The FreeHand workspace
THE ILLUSTRATION TOOLS
Using the drawing tools
The Pen tool
Adding colour
Contour gradients
Using fills
Creating text
THE MAIN AND TEXT TOOLBARS
The Tools panel
The Object panel
Applying multiple attributes to single vector or text objects
The colour pop-up boxes
Identifying tools with tooltips
Page rulers and guides
The Inspector panels
The Object, Stroke, Fill, Text and Document Inspector panels
THE TRANSFORM PANELS
The Move, Rotate, Scale, Skew, Reflect and Swatches panels
The Colour mixer
The Layers panel
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CUSTOMISING THE WORKSPACE
Customising toolbars
Grouping panels
Customising shortcut keys
FreeHand preferences
CREATING ILLUSTRATIONS
Using the line tool
Creating tints
Blending objects
Distortion and 3D effects
Using the Envelope tool
Creating 3D effects by using the Perspective grid
TOOLS FOR PRODUCTIVITY GAINS
Working with Symbols
Working with Master Pages
The FreeHand contour gradient
The FreeHand brush strokes
The Print Area options
MULTI-PUBLISHING
Using the Navigation panel
Testing a movie with the controller toolbar
Exporting artwork to Flash
Using the Action tool
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