Hi
I use Macromedia Freehand 9 which has been working well. I have had this working on my new laptop on Windows 7. Recently I got a LCD monitor and have it connected as an extended laptop. I had opened a FH9 file and dragged FH9 application, along with the transform, colour mixer, colour list and object panels, onto the LCD monitor. They were operating fine.
When I'd finished I dragged them back onto the laptop screen but for some reason the transform panel disappeared. I have an icon for each of these in the bar of icons along the top. When I click on the transform icon nothing happens (except the screen does I kind of flick like something is going to change but it doesn't). I have minimised the file I opened in case it was 'behind' it but nothing. When I click on the others they close and open fine.
I tried clicking on the object and clicking modify at the top and coming sown to transform and selecting one of the options but nothing happens. I have also gone to customise and taken the icon off the toolbar and put it back again. I have also closed the programme in between these steps in case it needed refreshing.
Under Windows/Panels there is a tick beside Transform. If I take it off and then click on the Transform icon screen does that quick kind of flick thing but nothing happens and when I check back in Windows/Panels the tick is back there.
I have also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the programme but have the same result. Only difference is when programme opens after installing it and I open a file I can open the transform box by clicking on the icon in the toolbar and I can rotate, move, change size etc but after closing the file and reopening it, it's gone back as above and won't come up.
I've also tried the defaults option in the preferences. However it has not brought up the transform box. I just get the same quick flick of the screen each time I did Ctrl-M.
I have also tried the transform short cuts like Ctrl-E and Ctrl-F2 but same result.
This seems a bit weird, I have had a look in google for help but the help I seem to have found is in how to use the transform functions. I do know how to use, it's just I can't access them. With the quick flick thing the screen does it's almost like it's behind somewhere or off the side but just can't seem to figure it.
Do you have any idea what's gone wrong or how I can get it back.
Any help to restore the settings would be absolutely wonderful. 
Cheers
Bernadette