Macromedia Freehand MX
by John Kuhlman
Start the free chapterMacromedia Freehand MX is one of the most powerful, versatile and fun to use illustration programs you can buy. With Freehand MX, you can create artwork, advertisements, illustrations, logos, newsletters, text documents, charts, 3-D objects and even animations. Freehand MX works seamlessly with many other popular programs including Macromedia Fireworks, Flash and Adobe Photoshop. Powerful vector based drawing tools allow users to resize drawings without losing quality. To get started learning Freehand MX now, simply click one of the topics below.
Course content
Introduction4 lessons
Tools19 lessons
- Pointer0:571 credit or ad
- Subselect1:091 credit or ad
- Page1:221 credit or ad
- Lasso0:551 credit or ad
- Output Area1:371 credit or ad
- Eyedropper1:251 credit or ad
- Pen1:281 credit or ad
- Bezigon1:371 credit or ad
- Text1:001 credit or ad
- Line0:561 credit or ad
- Arc1:501 credit or ad
- Spiral3:091 credit or ad
- Pencil1:161 credit or ad
- Variable Stroke Pen2:261 credit or ad
- Calligraphic Pen1:571 credit or ad
- Ellipse1:061 credit or ad
- Rectangle1:091 credit or ad
- Polygon1:321 credit or ad
- Scale0:581 credit or ad
Tools II26 lessons
- Rotate1:221 credit or ad
- Reflect1:001 credit or ad
- Skew1:081 credit or ad
- Freeform3:081 credit or ad
- Roughen1:281 credit or ad
- Bend0:481 credit or ad
- Eraser1:391 credit or ad
- Knife1:361 credit or ad
- Perspective1:131 credit or ad
- 3D Rotation2:341 credit or ad
- Fisheye Lense1:371 credit or ad
- Extrude1:301 credit or ad
- Smudge0:561 credit or ad
- Shadow2:301 credit or ad
- Trace5:011 credit or ad
- Blend2:171 credit or ad
- Mirror3:021 credit or ad
- Graphic Hose1:411 credit or ad
- Chart2:341 credit or ad
- Action1:211 credit or ad
- Connector2:151 credit or ad
- Hand0:321 credit or ad
- Zoom0:341 credit or ad
- Colors: Line0:591 credit or ad
- Colors: Fill0:411 credit or ad
- Snap to Point and Object1:231 credit or ad
New In Freehand MX10 lessons
- Multiple Attributes1:521 credit or ad
- Live Effects1:471 credit or ad
- Live-Edit Graphic Primitives0:491 credit or ad
- Workspace1:561 credit or ad
- Flash Integration2:261 credit or ad
- Action Tool3:031 credit or ad
- Connector Lines Tool2:171 credit or ad
- Fireworks MX Integration3:091 credit or ad
- Extrude Tool1:271 credit or ad
- Modify Blends0:401 credit or ad
Working With files10 lessons
- Launch Freehand0:541 credit or ad
- Start Document1:441 credit or ad
- Page Size and Orientation2:551 credit or ad
- Adding Pages1:361 credit or ad
- Move Pages0:511 credit or ad
- Organizing Pages1:591 credit or ad
- Selecting and Deleting1:001 credit or ad
- Page Bleed0:531 credit or ad
- Master Pages1:541 credit or ad
- Saving/Closing/Quit1:231 credit or ad
Views And Guides4 lessons
Layers11 lessons
- What is a Layer?1:231 credit or ad
- Using Arrange Commands2:281 credit or ad
- Paste in Front and Back1:201 credit or ad
- Viewing and Renaming1:361 credit or ad
- Duplicating/Removing1:001 credit or ad
- Reorder Layers0:441 credit or ad
- Moving Objects1:041 credit or ad
- Non-Printing Layers1:031 credit or ad
- Displaying1:561 credit or ad
- Locking2:091 credit or ad
- Changing Color1:131 credit or ad
Drawing11 lessons
- Rectangles and Squares5:041 credit or ad
- Ellipse3:471 credit or ad
- Lines4:551 credit or ad
- Polygons2:001 credit or ad
- Stars1:501 credit or ad
- Freeform3:091 credit or ad
- Variable Strokes2:231 credit or ad
- Calligraphic Pen2:021 credit or ad
- Spirals3:051 credit or ad
- Arcs1:481 credit or ad
- Tracing Artwork4:551 credit or ad
Points And Paths5 lessons
Pen And Bezigon5 lessons
Moving/Transforming10 lessons
- Info Toolbar1:571 credit or ad
- Copy and Paste Attributes1:111 credit or ad
- Scaling2:441 credit or ad
- Rotating1:231 credit or ad
- Reflecting1:021 credit or ad
- Cloning0:311 credit or ad
- Duplicating1:111 credit or ad
- Power Duplicating2:341 credit or ad
- Transformation Handles2:101 credit or ad
- Freeform Tool3:061 credit or ad
Working in Color5 lessons
Fills7 lessons
Strokes6 lessons
Blends6 lessons
Extruding Objects3 lessons
Text9 lessons
- Create Text Blocks1:281 credit or ad
- Auto-Expanding Blocks0:571 credit or ad
- Text Attributes4:321 credit or ad
- Using Links1:301 credit or ad
- Applying Borders1:491 credit or ad
- Importing Text1:421 credit or ad
- Paragraph Attributes and Effects2:471 credit or ad
- Tabs and Alignment2:301 credit or ad
- Columns and Rows1:591 credit or ad
Editing Text4 lessons
Text Effects7 lessons
Graphic Hose2 lessons
Automating Freehand7 lessons
Path Operations12 lessons
- Joining Paths1:571 credit or ad
- Clipping Paths/Masking2:271 credit or ad
- Knife Tool1:351 credit or ad
- Simplify Command1:271 credit or ad
- Add Points Command0:501 credit or ad
- Intersect Command1:051 credit or ad
- Union Command0:561 credit or ad
- Punch Command0:501 credit or ad
- Divide Command0:511 credit or ad
- Inset Path Command1:541 credit or ad
- Emboss Command2:121 credit or ad
- Fractalize1:221 credit or ad
Xtras11 lessons
- Animate2:361 credit or ad
- Chart0:381 credit or ad
- Pictograph1:181 credit or ad
- Cleanup1:221 credit or ad
- Color Adjustments2:341 credit or ad
- Colors and Organizing Swatches1:261 credit or ad
- Create Blends2:551 credit or ad
- Delete1:281 credit or ad
- Distort1:571 credit or ad
- Other0:391 credit or ad
- Path Operations-Expand Stroke0:331 credit or ad