Plug-ins factor into crossgrade to AI CS3

Yes, you can crossgrade to AI CS3 from FH9, 10 or MX for $199 US.

However, when planning a switch, make sure you also include the price of the
ton of third party plug-ins you'll need to buy to get close the same
functionality as many FH features you may rely on. You'll need to fork out
wads of cash for features such as multiple pages, scale drawings, bending
line segments, joining multiple path segments, knife tool, perspective
drawing. I could go on.

If there are plug-ins and/or scripts that can fully duplicate the
functionality of FH's Find & Replace Graphics, I haven't found them.

Do your research before assuming you can easily jump to Illustrator.

Here are a few reasons I use FH instead of Illustrator:

-- Name all colors in document

-- Find & Replace color in document, page or selection

-- Find & Replace path shape

-- Multiple pages

-- Paste Inside

-- Interactive rounded corners on rectangles

-- Live shape primitives - polygons, stars, etc.

-- Live ellipse segments

-- Join selected path segments (requires concatonate plug-in)

-- Convert multiple points to curve, corner, retract handles, automatic
handles

-- Split paths at multiple subselected path segments

-- "Bend-o-matic" -- bend straight path segment by dragging with pointer

-- Custom ruler scales

-- Scale raster images numerically from original size

-- Easy handling of linked images, including extract image

-- Adjustable snap and pick distances set in preferences

-- New object default preference

-- Type on a closed path, upright top and bottom

-- Zoom view to 512,000 X

-- Tiled printing with specified overlap

Additions or corrections welcome.

Judy Arndt