Freehand MX Basic Study Guide

0-619-28583-4 © 2005 Publish date: July 23, 2004 208 pages

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Course ID: freehand-mx-basic-sg

If you are ready to learn how to use FreeHand MX for creating illustrations for print and the Internet, consider the FreeHand MX Basic study guide from our selection of Macromedia computer training books.

This FreeHand MX Basic courseware introduces you to the FreeHand panels, views, and toolbox for creating basic shapes. You will learn how to draw and modify paths, how to extract and retract handles on a point, how to edit and modify images, how to position your objects, and how to create colors.

This training guide contains activities that let you do the tasks such as creating text blocks, adding text, linking blocks, and changing the appearance of text. Finally, you will create, duplicate, edit, lock, and delete layers. This manual is designed for your success and presents basic skills that you can begin using right away as you work in the program.

The FreeHand MX Basic courseware is an excellent entry level course that stands on its own as a basic training tool. It is also incredibly versatile. You can use it as a reference after the course or as a supplemental training aid while participating in other Macromedia Freehand MX training courses.

Course Contents

Unit 1 introduces the FreeHand environment

• Navigation Techniques
• Creating, saving, and closing documents

Unit 2 discusses using shapes

• Rectangle and ellipse
• Polygons and spirals
• Modifying Shapes

Unit 3 covers working with and editing Paths

• Pencil tool
• Pen tool
• Editing Paths
• Freeform tool

Unit 4 goes over colors

• Managing your colors
• Fills and strokes

Unit 5 covers text

• Working with the Text tool
• Formatting text
• Using the spell checker and text search

Unit 6 goes over layers

• Using layers
• Manipulating layers