Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 31 Exploring Other
FreeHand Features Lesson 3
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2 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Objectives Take
advantage of additional FreeHand features. Use contour gradients.
Use the Trace tool and the Trace wand. Work with symbols. Create
and use master pages. Define and use brush strokes. Use envelopes
and the perspective grid.
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3 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Additional
FreeHand Features Macromedia FreeHand MX includes the following
helpful features: Contour gradients Brush strokes Symbol editing
Master pages You will learn about and use all of these features in
this lesson.
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4 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Use the contour
gradient The color gradation for the contour gradient follows the
perimeter of the shape being filled. To apply the contour gradient:
Select the object or objects to be modified. Select the Fill
property on the Object panel. Select Gradient from the fill type
pop-up menu. Select Contour from the gradient type pop-up menu. You
can drag color swatches to the gradient ramp to change the colors
of the gradient.
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5 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Example of the
contour gradient The text letters have been selected and are ready
to be modified. A black to white contour gradient has now been
applied. A new color swatch has been chosen to replace the white
color.
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6 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Create new objects
with the Trace tool The Trace tool can be used to create a new
object by tracing an existing object. Settings in the Trace Tool
dialog box affect the result of the trace operation. The Trace tool
creates a vector image of the object being traced. Group the image
after it is created so you can select the entire vector image with
one click of the mouse.
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7 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 The Trace Tool
dialog box The Trace Tool dialog box has many settings and options
that affect the tracing operation. Adjust wand color tolerance
here. Select a path conversion type here. Select path overlap
tolerance here.
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8 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Use the Trace wand
to select color The Trace wand is similar to the Trace tool, except
it selects sections of your document based on color. Its selection
is not limited to a single object, but is based purely on color
tolerance as specified in the Trace Tool dialog box. Click in an
area containing the color to be selected and a moving marquee
appears around the perimeter of the selection. Use the Wand Options
panel to indicate what conversion method is to be used for the
selected area.
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9 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 FreeHand symbols
can save time editing a document An object in a document that will
be used multiple times can be saved as a symbol in a library. Each
occurrence of the symbol in a document is called an instance. If
the symbol is modified (reshaped, resized, recolored, etc.), every
instance of the symbol within the document is automatically
updated, making edits faster and safer.
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10 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Use the Library
panel to manage and create symbols You can create a symbol by
dragging a selected object from the document window into the bottom
half of the Library panel. A small thumbnail of the object appears
in the top pane and a default name for the symbol appears in the
lower pane. Thumbnail of image in top pane. Double-click on the
default name to specify a new, more meaningful name.
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11 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Use master pages
in your documents Master pages allow you to create a common style
or template for multiple pages. Add backgrounds, borders, images,
text, and other items to a master page that will be visible on
printed pages in your document. When a page layout must be updated,
update the master. The changes are automatically applied to all
other pages that are affected.
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12 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Create and add a
master page To create a master page: Open the Options menu in the
Document panel for the page to be specified as a master page.
Select the Convert to Master Page option. The page is converted to
a symbol and appears in the Library panel with a default name. To
add master pages to your document: While the desired page is
displayed in the Document window, open the Options menu in the
Document panel. Click Add pages. Specify the number of pages to
add, and the master page will be replicated that number of
times.
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13 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 FreeHand brush
strokes Brush strokes are symbols that can be saved and used to
apply borders and animations. Brush strokes are graphics that can
be mapped to a path whenever they are needed.
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14 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Create and save
brush strokes To create a brush stroke: Select an object in the
document. Click the Modify menu, click Brush, and then click Create
Brush. Select the Copy option to open the Edit Brush dialog box.
Enter a name for the brush stroke, set any other desired options,
and click OK. Use the Pencil tool to draw a path in the desired
shape. With the new path still selected, click the Add Stroke
button in the Object panel and select Brush from the stroke type
pop-up menu. Select the desired brush from the list of available
brushes.
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15 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Use envelopes
Envelopes can be used to apply custom transformations to vector
objects and groups. You can warp or bend an object into a
distinctive and unique shape. The Envelope toolbar allows you to
select the options and settings required to achieve the desired
effect. Text that has been modified using an envelope. To view the
Envelope toolbar, click the Window menu, then Toolbars, and then
Envelope.
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16 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Create 3-D
objects using the perspective grid The perspective grid provides
basic 3-D rendering functions to FreeHand. The perspective grid
displays guidelines that converge to a vanishing point. The number
of lines in the grid and the number of vanishing points can be
altered to fit your needs. Dragging an object over the perspective
grid using the Perspective tool allows you to move the object in
3-dimensional space.
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17 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Examples of
perspective grids Both figures below show examples of perspective
grids. You can see how the location of the vanishing points can be
modified as needed.
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18 Exploring Other FreeHand Features Lesson 3 Summary In this
lesson, you learned to: Take advantage of additional FreeHand
features. Use contour gradients. Use the Trace tool and the Trace
wand. Work with symbols. Create and use master pages. Define and
use brush strokes. Use envelopes and the perspective grid.
