No longer have a system that can run Freehand but have 1000's of old Freehand...
I had a graphic design business for 10 years and at the time found Freehand to be the best solution. Now I'm an InDesign convert but many of the old freehand files I wish I could open and convert to...
View ArticleWhat version of Freehand will work on OSX Mountain Lion?
I am looking at switching from a powerbook to an iMac that is running OSX Mountain Lion, my version of Freehand is 11.0. What do I need to do to insure that when I receive my iMac that I can install...
View Articlewhere did my toolbar go!!!!
Everything was fine last week. This wek I boot Freehand to find that I cannot get the toolbars to show up on my screen. I'm running Mac OSX 10.4.11. Freehand MXa 11.0.1. When I go to the Window menu...
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...
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Unable to change ruler units in Freehand MX
Hi, I am trying to change the ruler units from points to inches. I change the Custom1 setting to a new name and change the untis, click accept....it doesn't change. Uhhh what am I not getting?Thanks, Sg
View ArticleHow to activate freehand mx 11 - if via internet won't work
I have a copy of the product and want to activate it again on my new computer (windows 7) and the activating procedure doesn't let me do this via the internet and the phone support can not help me and...
View Articlewhy i can't open freehand files in Windows which are created in Mac??
As i use Mac to operate freehand in my company. But when i open those files at home by using Windows freehand, i can't open them? Why?? Please help..thanks!
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 ArticleDoes Freehand run on mac with OS X Mavericks?
Hello, I was trying to find out if Freehand runs on the latest OS X Mavericks (10.9.x)? And what is the latest OS X version that does run Freehand?
View ArticleAdding a gradient to a line?
I use Freehand MX to do simple B&W line art, so I am attempting something out of my league. I have drawn a music stanza. It consists of the notes sitting on 5 lines. I am attempting to make these...
View ArticleHelp converting old Freehand files
I have several old Freehand files, to be honest I don't remember the versions, but they were definitely before 9. I'm on a PowerMac running Freehand MX and Illustrator CS3 and do not have the Classic 9...
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Calculating color percentages
I've designed a terrazzo floor using Freehand. My terrazzo contractor needs to know the percentage of each color I've used so he can order the right amount of material. Is there a function that will...
View ArticleAndalus font
Hi there!i don't undertstand why Freehand refuse to read "ANDALUS" font!I can use this font on Flash but in Freehand or in Photoshop seems that it don't exist.Andalus doesn't appear on the font...
View ArticlePasteboard and size limitations?
I've been trying to create a jpeg image 60"x24" and can't seem to manage it either in Fireworks or Freehand. Neither one seems to allow dimensions that big. I seem to get closest in Freehand MX, but...
View ArticleWhere is the Spiral Tool on Freehand?
Dear forum members: I would like to know if the Spiral Tool on Freehand Drawing Toolbox has been eliminated in version 11.0.2. All I see is the ellipse and the rectangle.Thanks for any enlightmentDilsia
View ArticleConvert EPS images from Mac to PC
I wonder if anyone have any experience of converting large quantities of images from Mac to PC? I have several thousands of freehand eps-images saved for Mac that I need to convert to a PC-eps. Anyone...
View ArticleExport Selected
Is Illustrator CS4 capable of doing the "export selected" command that's similar to what's available in Freehand. Sorry to post this here, but I've searched the Illustrator Forum with no luck....
View ArticleEasy fix for export/print problem with Freehand under Win7/Vista
For all of those who encountered a dreaded error 'read or write access denied' with Freehand printing or exporting to EPS/PDF under Windows 7 or Vista, there may be an easy fix. Conditions: Freehand...
View ArticleOpening Old Freehand 8 Files
Hi All:I have several old files created in FH 8 on a mac running OS9 (maybe even some OS8).I'm hoping to open on a mac running an early version of OSX (I'll follow up with exactly which version if...
View Article"Paste special" suddenly isn't working
All of a sudden, when I "paste special -- unformatted" text from one document into another, it's not picking up the text attributes of the text box I'm pasting it into. This is a BIG deal for me, as...
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