FreeHand Fundamentals is a 2-day course that provides experienced Web developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create and publish sophisticated vector-based graphics.

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· Objectives
· Prerequisites
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Topics
· Introduction
· System Requirements
· Overview
· The Interface
· Customizing the Workspace
· The Illustration Tools
· What’s New
· Increasing Your Productivity
· Multi-Publishing
· Integrating with the Studio

Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
· Design material for print, as well as use that same artwork for a Web site

Prerequisites
To gain the most from this class you should:
· Be comfortable working in a Windows environment
· Have experience using the World Wide Web

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Overview
· What is Macromedia FreeHand 10
· Vector Based Graphics
· FreeHand File Formats
· Bitmap images
· Vector graphics
· Text
· FreeHand and the Web

Lesson 2: The Interface
· The Macromedia FreeHand Workspace
· The Main Toolbar and Text Toolbar
· The Tools Panel
· Selection and Text Tools
· Drawing Tools
· Transform Tools
· Viewing Tools
· The Color Pop-Up Boxes
· Identifying Tools with Tooltips
· Page Rulers and Guides
· The Status Bar
· The FreeHand Inspector Panels
· Object Inspector
· Stroke Inspector
· Fill Inspector
· Text Inspector
· Document Inspector
· The Transform Panels
· Move Panel
· Rotate Panel
· Scale Panel
· Skew Panel
· Reflect Panel
· The Swatches Panel
· The Color Mixer
· The Layers Panel

Lesson 3: Customizing the Workspace
· Default Panel Layout
· Docking the Toolbars
· Customizing Toolbars
· Collapsing Panels
· Grouping Panels
· Hiding Panels
· Customizing Shortcut Keys
· FreeHand 10 Preferences

Lesson 4: The Illustration Tools
· Working in Macromedia FreeHand 10
· The Drawing Tools
· The Pen Tool
· Adding Color
· Contour Gradients
· Using Lens Fills
· Arranging Objects
· Creating Illustrations
· Using the Line Tool
· Distorting Objects
· Blending Objects
· Creating Tints
· Using the Envelope Tool
· Creating 3D Effects by Using the Perspective Grid

Lesson 5: What’s New
· What’s New in Macromedia FreeHand 10
· Master Pages
· The New FreeHand 10 Contour Gradient
· The New FreeHand 10 Brush Strokes
· The New FreeHand 10 Print Area
· Overview of the Print Area Option

Lesson 6: Increasing Your Productivity
· Increased Productivity with Macromedia FreeHand 10
· A Definition of Symbols

Lesson 7: Multi-Publishing
· A Description of Multi-Publishing
· Using the Navigation Panel
· Testing the Movie with the Controller Toolbar
· Creating Flash Animations Within FreeHand 10
· Overview of Macromedia Flash 5
· The Flash Interface
· The Flash Toolbar
· Exporting Artwork to Flash 5

Lesson 8: Integrating with the Studio
· Fine-Tuning the FreeHand 10 Workspace for the Studio
· Optimizing the Main Toolbar
· Basic Flash 5 Tools
· Selecting Objects
· Applying Color
· Editing Shapes
· Bringing FreeHand Print Documents Into Flash 5
· Creating an Animated Banner