FreeHand installation - New activation procedures
Take note that are new activation procedures for Macromedia software installation. “When trying to activate your Creative Suite 2, Acrobat 7, or Macromedia products you may receive an error that the...
View ArticlePlease bring back FreeHand!
I just want to start a post to get FreeHand back into development. I know it's unlikely but still want to express my displeasure. Also, if anyone has an alternative software they could recommend, that...
View Articlevisible outlines in keyline view fh 9 &10?
Hi, I wonder if someone could help me with this, it's something I'm really struggling with .. If you convert typed letters to paths and then add an outline that is larger, when you view this in keyline...
View ArticleOpenType Fonts (OTF) are lost when exporting a PDF
I'm using Freehand MX 11 w/Mac OS X 10.4, when I export a PDF with the font MyriadPro Semibold embedded Acrobat has this error; Cannot extract the embedded font 'MyriadPro Semibold'. Some charcters may...
View ArticleFreeHand MX won't launch: OS 10.4.10
Expanding on the previous thread, I created a new account on my Mac (which presumably offers a clean sheet for FreeHand to run on). I pulled the fonts folder out of Macintosh HD > Library leaving...
View ArticlePDF text garbled
Hello,I'm trying to find an answer as to why pdf files generated from Freehand (via Adobe PDF printer driver) don't include text that can be copied/exported etc.The text is visible, and can be selected...
View ArticlePlase Help! - Exporting file from freehand (FH11) to illustrator 88 (ai)
Hi, I have an important question about exporting file in Adobe Freehand. We have this map in freehand format (FH11) and we want to export it to Illustrator. We used Freehand MX to export the file in...
View ArticleExport to PDF Error
My FHMX has suddenly developed an aversion to exporting to PDF! The problem seems to just be restricted to large-dimension documents - though I can't say that I recall having this problem in the past....
View ArticleSerious Unexpected quit issue
Quick summary: I'm a Cartographer. We create our Map files in Freehand using FHMX. Take a look at a Map and you can see just how complex the files can get. 50K pieces of Text on average, 60-150 Styles...
View ArticleFreehand MX (Win) PDF Export - Bleeds
Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to export a PDF from Freehand MX (Win) and include crop marks? If so, how? I have set the Bleed corerctly in the Documents properties, but it doesn't seem to affect...
View ArticleFreehand MX Chinese Font
Hi!I am using freehand MX on my Mac.WHenever i tried to type in chinese, i can do it.But when i try to make it to PATH / OUTLINE,the words changes to some other *#U)($#&$)@#*($&.PLease...
View ArticleFreehand MX works on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
I love my freehand and it works well on Mac OS x 10.4 (Tiger)Has someone experiance if it works well with Leopard , too?I´m afraid of installing Leopard,I heard perhaps it doesn´t work ..?
View ArticleFreehand Keeps Quitting
Hi,Please can someone assist .....I'm using Freehand MX 11.02 on Mac OS X 10.4.11 and it keeps on quitting on me . Here's the error msg i get ....Date/Time: 2008-07-07 16:11:09.944 +0200OS Version:...
View ArticleOverprint Text in PDF export
I am using Freehand MX 11.0.2 on Mac Leopard 10.5.2In a couple of circumstances I noted that black text (100%K), even when "overprint" is selected at the text's color palette, and the layout exported...
View ArticleFreehand Viewer
Hello. Many years ago in art school, I did some projects in freehand. Fast forward to now, I can't view the files as I no longer use the same OS as I once did. Does anyone know of a free MAC OS...
View ArticleCopy and paste between Flash n Freehand
use to have not problem doing this in non mx version of flash n freehand.. but now i copy a symbol draw from Flash Pro 8 n paste it in Freehand MX, its shape become "polygon-ed"in flash i draw a circle...
View ArticleOSX 10.5.7 and Freehand
Hello everybody, who updated to 10.5.7? Is FreeHand still alive with this update ?
View ArticleCopying objects from Illustrator CS3 to FreeHand 11.0.2
Working on a Mac in OSX 10.4.11, I was able to select and copy objects in an open Illustrator CS2 file and paste them into an open FreeHand 11.0.2 file, where they would be fully editable. After...
View ArticleFHMX bleed & crop?I
I've always preferred Freehand when creating print documents. But, somewhere along the line, upgrading to FHMX as well as upgrading to O.S. Leopard and Snow Leopard, I can't find a print setup box...
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