OS X 10.4.7 Update & FH 11 Crashing
Is anyone experiencing Freehand 11 crashes when trying to open a complex document after installing the Apple Mac OS X 1.4.7 update?I can open & create simple documents but not able to open a...
View ArticleFreehand MX Shuts Down After entering serial number
I have located the page on the Adobe site with all the serial numbers for unsupported Macromedia apps. When enter the number for Freehand MX, after following the instructions, Freehand immediately...
View ArticleFreehand MX on Leopard
Any real world experiences (with the actual and not beta version of Leopard)?I'm planning to upgrade OS from 10.4.10 on an Intel iMac 2.4 GHz.Hoping it works...-stirling
View ArticleReasons 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 ArticleAI to FH Migration Guide
I should have something up on Moday. I am putting a message board on my site just for the purpose of hearing your guys ideas for this migration guide. I will then compile it into a book, available via...
View ArticleUpdate to Freehand MX 11.0.2
Please update Freehand MX 11.0.2 on all platforms. I'm running OS X 10.6.8. Have custom installed Rosetta but the application will no longer launch but was working fine in early 2014. February 2014...
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 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 ArticleHow to create a PS file out of Freehand MX?
I am new to these forums, and wonder if anyone can help clarify a question: How to create a PS file with fonts embedded, out of Freehand MX?I am very late in making the transition to OSX /Freehand MX /...
View Articlecould not complete your request because an unknown command was encountered
So I'm working on a file, I close it, then I can't re-open it. Bizarrely, the same file WILL open on another PC OK. (a puny IBM ThinkPad)This is deeply frustrating as it's a file I've been working on...
View Articlenew workflow first time with InDesign and FH
I thought I would share my experience using FreeHand in an InDesign CS2 workflow for the first time,first a little history: I have almost exclusively used trusty old FreeHand for 95% of my layout work...
View Articletrue type fonts
Although true type fonts are installed in windows xp and are working fine with photoshop, word etc. this does not happen with freehand 11.0.2.As a result i get the message of missing fonts.Any help...
View ArticleThe right way to do it, IMO
I understand Adobe purchase Macromedia. When I hear that, I knew FreeHand was doomed. There hasn't been an update to MX in so long and there are so many bugs popping up since Tiger was released.As a...
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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 ArticleOut of my expertise but for some it is probably easy
I have attached a file I am working on and my question is on the side of the box the kid is carrying the word college appears over his arm. How would I go about making it look authentic and have the...
View ArticleDash lines causing weird PDF
Hi, I have this FREEHAND MX file which uses the font DAX (converted to paths). There is a dashed line in the layout.After exporting the file as MACINTOSH EPS, I have distilled it on ADOBE DISTILLER...
View ArticleFreeHand MX won't launch
Well, I was finally fool enough to waste good money and upgrade FreeHand 10 to the "latest" version from Adobe. Installation seems fo go fine but the app won't launch. I very briefly see the Freehand...
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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Make Illustrator more like Freehand?
I'm a longtime Freehand lover, but now (snif) trying to learn Illustrator in case what I expect to happen happens. I'm finding it hard. I don't think Illustrator is nearly as intuitive as FH, and while...
View ArticleSnow Leopard 10.6.3 won't open Freehand mx, please help!
Hello, I'm a design under deadlines. Just updated my 10.4 operating system to Snow Leopard 10.6.3 to be able to install an Internet Security System. When I tried to open Freehand MX, it won't open. I...
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