Reasons Adobe should write a migration manual from FH to AI
what my friend wrote me...About FHMX, how about educating people why Freehand is so much better thanill, and publishing a migration guide from ill to Freehand. Maybe you and Ican join Adobe and...
View ArticleIt's Official
Hi All,Just picked up this info.davecchttp://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2007/05/freehand_no_lon.html
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BRING BACK THE BEST EVER!
I don't understand WHY Adobe would buy the bestever software and NOT USE it?!FreeHand had Layers BEFORE Photoshop and many others!!It also had Style Sheets, Superior Tools, and multiple pages which...
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How do I create a new Style that can be applied to an object?
Under the Assets menu there is a tab called “Styles”. My question is how do I create a new Style that I can apply to an object??? A link to a tutorial or something like that would be useful because I...
View ArticleLast usable FH version?
I took a big step from FH 7 to MX recently. So far my productivity is almost zero with MX. At first I thought it should be better when I learned all the stupid tweaks. But as an example, tonight I was...
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Macromedia Freehand MX Activation Problem
Dear Team, I have a problem when activating macromedia mx serial number"Unable to connect to the internet" In fact im connected to the Internet need help
View ArticleBatch 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 ArticleCan't get Upgrade Illustrator CS4 to work with Freehand.
There's no option for upgrading from anything but CS, CS2, CS3. Adobe advertises that Illustrator CS4 can be upgraded from Freehand MX, 10, 9, but fail to provide an option to enter a Freehand number...
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 ArticleFreehand won't fully launch in OSX 10.6.8
I'm trying to install Freehand on a Mac running 10.6.8. Yes, I have downloaded and installed (placed) the MXa Registration file provided by Adobe. The program does launch, but only a couple of palettes...
View ArticleNow What
I've made my living off of Freehand and I've been using Freehand since 3.1 I've built my skills according to this program. I've tested these against illustrator time and time again and have found that...
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 ArticleA Very Interesting Article About Adobe
I found this new article recently about Adobe. I think everyone here will be interested. One of the highlights:“At this point, there has been no decision to kill any product because there is a...
View ArticleAdobe Officially Killed Freehand
From the french web site Macbidouille :“Frédéric has sent us an information directly from Adobe Live to report a fleshly released information from Adobe Marketing Director: Adobe has officially decided...
View Articletapered brush strokes
Please help. I really would like to know how to create variable brush stokes in Freehand MX. I have tried using the calligraphic pen and that is awful and even creating a custom brush does not give...
View Articlecreate a dithering with big dots (like 6 ppp)
hi,i have a logo to do, which uses dithering.i work on a black & white low-res version of it (like for faxes) and try to make the dithering use very big dots. It will not so much be a true...
View ArticlePlease save my FreeHand :(
My FreeHand 11.0.2 was working fine under 10.5.4 (Intel MacBook), until I installed a security update 2008-005 (at least I suspect that's the reason). After that FreeHand jumps in the dock and nothing...
View ArticleRemove All Overprints
Maybe I'm missing something very obvious, but I can't seem to find a way to remove all overprints in a document. Is there a way?We received a very complex multi-page layout from a customer, and either...
View ArticleNews Links to Antitrust Suit against Adobe
For those who are interested, [edited by host], here's a re-post of some links to outside news sources regarding Free Freehand's antitrust lawsuit against Adobe:...
View ArticleFile extension for FreeHand MX
I am trying to find the correct file name extension for a Freehand MX file. FreeHand 9 = .fh9 for example.
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