Batch conversion of old Freehand clipart files to AI or EPS?
I've found several threads about simply opening an old Freehand file into Illustrator, but I am looking for a utility that can convert the entire disk, or at least entire folders at one time. Looks...
View ArticleIllustrator no longer opens FH files!
Just a 'heads up' to anyone who may still be lurking this board. With the release of Illustrator CS6 Adobe has apparently dropped support for opening FreeHand files i.e. Ai CS6 no longer opens FH...
View ArticleThumbnails Freehand MX
In Windows 7 64 bit Freehand MX (11.0.2) installation by default does not display thumbnail in windows explorer thumbnail view. Is there a way to fix it?
View ArticleFH8: listing with wrapping tab and right indent
Hi everyone,I' trying to create a bulleted list, indented left and right, within mybody text like so:xxx xxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxx xxxx xx xxx xxxxxx xxxx xx. xxx...
View ArticleWindows 7 - Freehand MX ??
Hello Friendly Freehanders.Any comments yet on running FH MX under Windows 7?I understand Windows XP can run in emulation mode in Win7 Professional version and wonder if that will be an option for...
View ArticleExporting to PDF from Freehand error
Hi, I have been trying to export a freehand presentation to a PDF file, i have tried to do a simple export aswell as printing to PDF, in both cases the resulting PDF file becomes disconfigured with...
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 ArticleMac OS 10.6.6 & Freehand MX
Anyone out there that can help me? I have MX installed but cannot upgrade to 11.0.1 or 11.0.2 on my Intell based Imac. I spent at least 12 hours on the phone with Adobe and their final evaluation was...
View ArticleError when making PS file
I am having problems converting FH MX files to Postscript files since I upgraded my PowerPC based Mac to a Duel-Core Intel Xeon Machine.I get error message sometimes with large multiple page documents...
View ArticleFreehand & Arabic Text
I'm on a mac using freehand MX v11.0.2Someone has supplied me with a few words in arabic text. They display fine in textedit and in the word file supplied.When paste into freehand however, it says font...
View ArticleFreehand File Format Specifications
Hi,Trying to locate file format specifications for Freehand 9, 10 and MX files. From what I've seen on the 'net, they weren't made availabe to the public by Macromedia.With Freehand considered "dead"...
View ArticleFreehand MX and Leopard
Have any of you out here had the opportunity to try Freehand MX on a beta of OSX Leopard by chance? I hope Leopard doesn't break it any more than Tiger did.. :-(
View ArticleFreehand External Editor
Is it possible to have Photoshop CS2 as an external editor in Freehand 10? Preferably in a Mac Intel system running 10.4.8? Currently, when I try to make it an external editor, the Photoshop CS2...
View ArticleWikipedia entry for FH
I was looking at the Wikipedia entry for FreeHandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehandand it looks like it could use a bit of an update.It's missing a reference to the change of orientation from press...
View ArticleFreehand Export to PDF
Could someone please help me, I am trying to export Freehand file to PDF, If I select Page 1 and Export, I could export to PDF format easily, But I am having problem when I try to export multiple pages...
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Measuring the length of an irregular path
It wasn't the first time I badly missed that "compute path length" function for irregular paths of any shape which FreeHand still doesn't include . This time I needed the length of an artificial...
View ArticleOSX 10.5.7 and Freehand
Hello everybody, who updated to 10.5.7? Is FreeHand still alive with this update ?
View ArticleIs Freehand MX11.02 10.6 Snow Leopard compatible?
I am currently working on Mac Pro 2x2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon. System Version ist 10.5.7.Except the well known bugs including fonts, guides and PDF-writing everything works out fine. Yesterday i...
View ArticlePrinting Error in Freehand MX 11
I am getting an odd error when I go to print from Freehand MX 11. I am running Windows XP with SP3. When I go to print an .eps file it tells me that "The specified printer could not be initialized....
View ArticlePaste image in box – Freehand only moves box, not image inside
God bleeeees Freehand! I still stubbornly refuse to move to Illustrator, but... I'm now getting bugs on bugs - this has just started happening: I paste an image into an image box, but then when I move...
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