Freehand 8 for Windows & Macintosh Visua

An easy-access guide to the latest version of Macromedia FreeHand, now for Windows and Macintosh

FreeHand X for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is a fast, easy, and inexpensive way to learn the complexities of FreeHand X, the latest version of this enormously popular illustration program for Mac and Windows. Instructions in the book are clear and concise and kept to a minimum. Approximately half the content is graphics — hundreds of screenshots and dozens of illustrations created by artists and designers who work with FreeHand on a daily basis.

The book is aimed at new or occasional users of FreeHand just tweaking text or adding a simple special effect to their document, as well as more advanced graphic designers and fine artists who need a thorough groundwork of the program. The fundamentals are all here, from startup to image creation, from manipulation to importing the finished product into page-layout programs. Other topics include working with third-party Xtras, printing, Web graphics, and customizing FreeHand.
-- New edition now covers both Windows and Mac versions of the newest version of FreeHand
-- The only under $20 book covering FreeHand basics

The FreeHand 8 Visual QuickStart Guide is a fast, easy, and inexpensive way to learn the complexities of FreeHand 8, the latest version of this enormously popular vector-based illustration program for Mac and Windows. Instructions are clear and concise in this book, which contains hundreds of examples of exciting text, design, and illustration techniques you can create in just minutes. Those just starting out, as well as more advanced graphic designers and fine artists, will find a thorough groundwork of the program in this handy reference format.

Even the most basic beginner will find it easy to create complete Web pages quickly. That's because this latest edition, like FreeHand and the new Design in Motion Suite, is Web-savvy. Powerful new features described in this book include

- how to use Insta.html to transform FreeHand pages into complete Web sites

- how to turn FreeHand files into complete Flash 2 animations that can be instantly incorporated into Web pages

- how to use the new transparency lens fills for extraordinary effects

The FreeHand 8 Visual QuickStart Guide is a fast, easy, and inexpensive way to learn the complexities of FreeHand 8, the latest version of this enormously popular vector-based illustration program for Mac and Windows. Instructions are clear and concise in this book, which contains hundreds of examples of exciting text, design, and illustration techniques you can create in just minutes. Those just starting out, as well as more advanced graphic designers and fine artists, will find a thorough groundwork of the program in this handy reference format. Even the most basic beginner will find it easy to create complete Web pages quickly.