Macromedia® FreeHand®MX: Training from the Source 9780321179166, 0321179161
When faced with a design problem, it shouldn't be because you don't know how to use thedesign software. If you
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Macromedia FreeHandMX: Training from the Source......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 2
Copyright......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Setting Up the Lesson Files......Page 9
Using This Book......Page 11
Macromedia Training from the Source......Page 12
What You Will Learn......Page 13
System Requirements......Page 14
Lesson 1. FreeHand Basics......Page 15
Learning the MX Interface......Page 17
Exploring the FreeHand Tools Panel......Page 18
Floating and Docked Panel Groups......Page 19
Creating a New Document......Page 21
Adding Ruler Guides to the Page......Page 23
Drawing the Camera......Page 26
Using the Rectangle Tool......Page 27
Using the Object Panel......Page 31
Snapping to Objects......Page 35
Changing the View Magnification......Page 39
Using the Line Tool......Page 42
Duplicating an Object......Page 43
Using the Polygon Tool......Page 46
Using the Knife Tool......Page 49
Moving the Guides......Page 52
Creating Rounded Corners......Page 55
On Your Own......Page 57
Grouping Items......Page 58
What You Have Learned......Page 60
Lesson 2. Adding Pages and Text......Page 61
Creating a Default Document Template......Page 63
Changing the Page Size......Page 66
Adding Custom Pages......Page 69
Importing Graphics......Page 75
Using the Text Tool......Page 77
Formatting Text......Page 81
Kerning and Range Kerning......Page 87
Adding a Register Mark......Page 89
Using Baseline Shift......Page 91
On Your Own......Page 93
What You Have Learned......Page 94
Lesson 3. Colors, Gradients, and Styles......Page 95
Using Split and Join......Page 97
Reflecting Objects......Page 102
On Your Own......Page 106
Scaling Objects......Page 107
Using the Reflect Panel and the Mirror Tool......Page 109
Using the Color Mixer......Page 112
Using the Swatches Panel......Page 114
Using the Tints Panel......Page 116
Adding Gradients......Page 120
Using the Styles Panel......Page 124
Drawing the Bar Code......Page 127
Using the Subselect Tool......Page 130
Using the Arc Tool......Page 132
Rotating Items......Page 134
What You Have Learned......Page 137
Lesson 4. Using Layers......Page 138
Using the Arrange Commands......Page 140
Using the Layers Panel......Page 142
Aligning Objects......Page 146
Using the 3D Rotation Tool......Page 151
Changing the Layer Color......Page 155
What You Have Learned......Page 157
Lesson 5. Using Points and Paths......Page 158
Using the Bezigon Tool......Page 160
Using the Combine Commands......Page 164
Adding PANTONE Colors......Page 169
Changing the View Mode......Page 172
On Your Own......Page 175
Drawing Dashed Lines......Page 176
Adding Multiple Guides......Page 178
Using the Pen Tool......Page 180
Adding Connector Points......Page 183
Manipulating Control Handles......Page 185
Retracting and Extracting Handles......Page 187
On Your Own......Page 189
Adding The Rider......Page 190
Exporting Color Libraries......Page 194
Using the Freeform Tool......Page 196
Using the Pencil Tool......Page 200
On Your Own......Page 202
Adding the Bike And Rider......Page 203
What You Have Learned......Page 205
Lesson 6. Adding Special Effects......Page 206
Using the Lens Fill......Page 208
Drawing the Magnifying Glass......Page 209
On Your Own......Page 218
Adding Text to a Path......Page 219
On Your Own......Page 226
Converting Text to a Graphic......Page 227
Using Composite Paths......Page 229
Pasting Contents Inside a Path......Page 231
Using the Extrude Tool......Page 234
Changing the Profile of an Extrusion......Page 239
On Your Own......Page 243
Using the Envelope Effects......Page 244
Adding Live Effects......Page 248
On Your Own......Page 253
What You Have Learned......Page 254
Lesson 7. Page Layout and Printing......Page 255
Aligning Text to the Page......Page 257
Importing Text......Page 259
Creating Multicolumn Text Blocks......Page 265
Using the Text Editor......Page 269
Checking the Spelling......Page 272
Flowing Text Around Graphics......Page 275
Setting Raster Effects Resolution......Page 279
Working with Text Styles......Page 281
On Your Own......Page 284
Editing Text Styles......Page 285
Exporting as a PDF File......Page 287
Checking Your Links......Page 291
Collecting for Output......Page 294
Printing Your Document......Page 296
What You Have Learned......Page 301
Lesson 8. Symbols, Brushes, and Hoses......Page 302
Creating Symbols......Page 304
Editing a Symbol......Page 311
Using the Roughen Tool......Page 313
Using Blends for Shading......Page 317
On Your Own......Page 321
Adding a Contour Gradient......Page 323
Using the Brush Feature......Page 326
Creating a Brush......Page 332
Editing a Brush......Page 335
On Your Own......Page 338
Creating More Symbols......Page 339
On Your Own......Page 344
Hosing it Down......Page 345
On Your Own......Page 348
Exporting Your Symbols......Page 349
What You Have Learned......Page 351
Lesson 9. Creating Animations and Movies......Page 352
Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 355
Drawing the Aperture......Page 359
Creating a Blend for Animation......Page 363
Releasing to Layers......Page 366
Reversing the Animation......Page 370
Exporting Your Movie......Page 372
Joining a Blend to a Path......Page 375
Animating Text......Page 379
Creating Master Pages......Page 380
Using the Action Tool......Page 386
Editing a Master Page......Page 390
Adding a Second Master Page......Page 392
Adding a Path Guide to the Master Page......Page 395
Using Macromedia Fireworks to Edit Graphics......Page 397
On Your Own......Page 400
Editing Macromedia Flash from Freehand......Page 401
Using Macromedia Flash to Create New Movies......Page 405
On Your Own......Page 407
What You Have Learned......Page 408
Lesson 10. Creating Web Pages......Page 409
Using the Connector Tool......Page 411
Redefining the Connector Style......Page 418
Adding a PDF Note......Page 420
Pasting an Image in a Path......Page 424
Adding URL Links......Page 427
Exporting as HTML......Page 429
What You Have Learned......Page 432
Licensing Agreement......Page 433
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
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Adding Ruler Gu id es t o t h e Page Drawing t he Cam era Usin g t h e Rect angle To ol Usin g t h e Object Pa nel Snappin g t o Obj ect s Cha nging t he View Magnif ication Usin g t h e Lin e Tool Duplicat ing an Object Usin g t h e Polygon Tool Usin g t h e Knife Tool Mov ing t he Gu ides Creat ing Roun ded Corn ers On Your Own Groupin g I t em s What You Hav e Learned Cha pter 2. Adding Pages an d Tex t Creat ing a Defau lt Docum ent Tem plat e Cha nging t he Pa ge Size Adding Cust om Pa ges I m port ing Gr aphics
Usin g t h e Text Tool Form at tin g Tex t Ker ning and Ran ge Ker ning Adding a Regist er Mark Usin g Baseline Sh if t On Your Own What You Hav e Learned
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Cha pter 3. Colors, Gradient s, an d St y les Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce Usin g Split an d Join By Patti Schulze Reflect ing Ob ject s On Your Own Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Scaling Obj ect s Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 Usin g t h e Reflect Pan el an d t he Mirror Tool I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Usin g t h e Color Mixer Pages: 35 0 Usin g t h e Swat ches Panel Usin g t h e Tint s Panel Adding Gr adien t s Usin g t h e Styles Panel Drawing t he Bar Code
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Cha pter 6. Adding Special Ef fect s Usin g t h e Lens Fill Drawing t he Magnif yin g Glass On Your Own Adding Text t o a Pat h On Your Own Con vert ing Tex t t o a Graphic
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Usin g Com posit e Pa th s Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce Past ing Con ten ts I n side a Pat h By Patti Schulze Usin g t h e Ext rud e Tool Cha nging t he Pr ofile of an Extr usion Pub lish er: Peachp it Press On Your Own Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 Usin g t h e En velope Eff ect s I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Adding Liv e Eff ect s Pages: 35 0 On Your Own What You Hav e Learned Cha pter 7. Page Lay out a nd Print ing Alig ning Text t o t he Page I m port ing Text
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Creat ing Mult icolu mn Text Blocks design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on g t hFre e Text Ma cromUsin e dia e HEdit anord M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Check ing t he Spelling t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep tFlowing hr ough Texat Aro pr ogr und am' Graphics s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act icalSet grt aph ic design roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n ing Rast er Eff ect spResolu tion Ma cromWork e diaingFre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s wit h Tex t St y les r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , On Your Own or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Edit ing Tex t St yles in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e Export in g as a PDF File lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get Checking You r Links st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Collect in g f or Ou t put Prin tin g You r Docu men t What You Hav e Learned Cha pter 8. Sym bols, Brushes, and Hoses Creat ing Sy m bols Edit ing a Sym bol Usin g t h e Rough en Tool Usin g Blends for Shadin g On Your Own Adding a Con t our Gradient Usin g t h e Brush Feat ure Creat ing a Bru sh Edit ing a Br ush On Your Own Creat ing More Sy m bols On Your Own Hosin g it Down On Your Own Ex port in g You r Sym bols What You Hav e Learned Cha pter 9. Creat ing An imat ions an d Movies
Assignin g Keyb oard Sh ort cut s Drawing t he Apert ure Creat ing a Blend for Anim at ion Relea sing to Lay ers Reversin g t h e Anim at ion Ex port in g You r Mov ie Jo in ing a Blend t o a Pat h
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Anim at in g Tex t Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce Creat ing Mast er Pages By Patti Schulze Usin g t h e Act io n Tool Edit ing a Mast er Page Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Adding a Second Master Page Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 Adding a Pa th Guide to t he Mast er Pa ge I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Usin g Macrom ed ia Firework s t o Edit Graph ics Pages: 35 0 On Your Own Edit ing Macromedia Flash from Freehan d Usin g Macrom ed ia Flash t o Creat e New Mov ies On Your Own What You Hav e Learned
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 10 . Creat ing Web Pag es designCha sofpter t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Usin g e Conn Ma crom e diat hFre e Hect anordToo MlX : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Redefinin g t h e Conn ecto St yn le pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ept hat y ou can t ack le at y our r ow by - st ep tAdding hr ough a PDF a pr Notogr e am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act icalPast gr aph ic I design rojhect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n ing an m age in apPat Ma cromAdding e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s URL Lin ks r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , Ex port in g as HTML or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used What You Hav e Learned in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e Licen sing Agr eem en t lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Introduction FreeHand MX is a pow er ful illu st r at ion t ool t hat enab les d esign er s an d w eb developer s t o cr eat e r ich gr ap hics for p rin t , t he I n t er n et , and Macrom edia Flash pr oject s. Wit h Fr eeHan d MX, you can st for a pr • ar t w it h a concept Table of Content s oject , cr eat e t he g rap hics, and t hen pub lish you r w or k, all w hile w or king w it hin a sing le docum entfr. om Nott heonly Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng Sourcan ce you cr eat e mu lt ipage d ocu ment s, but each pag e can be a d iff er ent size, m ak ing file m anagem ent an easier t ask . You r docum ent s can also be By Patti Schulze m ult ipu rp osed: y ou can creat e illust r at ions or log os for pr int , an d t h en ad d an imat ion and int er act iv it y f or use online. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
ThisPub Macr omMay edia aining f rom t he Sour ce gu ide int r odu ces y ou t o t he m ajor feat ur es of Dat e: 19, Tr 200 3 FreeHand b 1y 179 t ak16 ing I SBN:MX 0- 32 -1 you st ep by st ep t h r ough t he pr ocess of creat ing sever al t y pes of illust rat ion s.35The b ook assum es t h at y ou are new t o Fr eeHan d, and t h us y ou begin by cr eat in g a Pages: 0 simp le logo f or a com pan y using t he b asic dr awin g t ools: t he Rect ang le t ool, t he Ellip se t ool, and t he Line t ool. As you get m ore p r oficient w it h t he d raw ing t ools, y ou w ill lear n t o u se lay ers t o help you m anag e you r illu st rat ion s, and t hen you w ill learn t o use t he Bezigon t ool and t he Pen t ool, Fr eeHand 's m ain dr aw ing inst ru m en t s. The last t w o lessons in t his b ook show y ou how t o creat e Macr om edia Flash an im at ion s and m ovies and how t o ex por t y our pages as SW F, PD F, or When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e HTML files. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre ancour d Mse X : sh Tra ini ng het oSource hor oug rou ndup edtucat The cu rr iculum of et hHis ould t akefr yom ou t20 24 hourf or s tao tcomp lethe gand inclu des he ion t hat y ing ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epfollow lessons: by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical1gr ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Le sson : aph Fr eeHan d Basics Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Le ssont ools 2 : Adding Pages anodand Tex t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , r obust t o cr eat e a log or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Le 3 :anim Colors, Grad ienbook t s, and y les- based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e in sson a Flash at ion. The ' s prSt oject lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get Le sson 4 :mUsing Layw ers st ar t ed im ed iat ely it h t he pr ogr am! Le sson 5 : Using Point s an d Pat hs Le sson 6 : Adding Special Ef fect s Le sson 7 : Page Lay out and Pr int ing Le sson 8 : Sym bols, Br ushes, and Hoses Le sson 9 : Cr eat in g An im at ion s and Mov ies Le sson 1 0 : Cr eat in g Web Pages
Setting Up the Lesson Files All of t h e files you n eed t o com plet e t his cour se ar e included on t he accomp any ing CD. Copy t h e Lesson s fold er t o y our h ard d riv e bef ore y ou st ar t t h e lessons. Each lesson has it s ow n fold er , w it h t hr ee addit ional folder s inside: St ar t , Med ia, and Com plet ed. St ar t files ar e t hose y ou use as •y ou b eg in anTable s each lesson. The Comp let ed files show h ow t he f iles sh ould appear d worofk Content t h r ough Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr t heerSour at t he end of t he lesson. The Med iaomf old concet ains ad dit ional g rap hics you m ay n eed t o com plet e t he lesson. By Patti Schulze As y ou w ork t hr ough t h e lessons, y ou w ill op en f iles w it hin t he Lessons folder on y our har d dr iv e. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press I f you ar e w or kin g on a Window s m achine, t h e files y ou copy fr om t h e Lesson s folder on t h e CD Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 m ay be lock ed . I f you do not un lock t h e files, you m ay get a w ar ning m essage wh en y ou open t hem . I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
I n Le sso n 1 , y o u w i ll cre a t e t h e ca m e r a as a lo g o fo r a f ict it i o u s co m p a n y. I n Le sso n 3 , y o u w i ll d r aw t h e f il m ca n i st er a n d t h e n ad d t h e fi lm st r ip in Le sso n 4 . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n Le sso n 5 , y o u w i ll d ra w a b i cycle u si n g t h e Be z ig o n t o o l a n d d ra w t h e ri d e r an d t h e b a ck g ro u n d w i t h t h e P en t o o l .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using This Book Each lesson begins w it h an over v iew of it s con t en t s and w hat y ou can exp ect t o learn . Lessons ar e div ided in t o f ocu sed, bit e- size t ask s t o build y our Fr eeHand skills. Each lesson builds on w hat y ou' ve lear ned in pr ev iou s lessons. •
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N ot e s: These Pages: 35 0 p r ovide backg rou nd infor m at ion about a f eat ur e or t ask . I t a li c t e rm s: I t alics ar e used t o ind icat e t he exact t ex t or file n ame you need t o ent er in a dialog box or panel as y ou w ork t hr ough t h e st ep s in a lesson. Me nu com m a nd s an d k e y boar d sh ort cut s: Alt er nat iv e m et hods f or ex ecut in g com m ands When wit h afordesig n pMenu rob lem , it shouldn b ecause t k> now how t o use app earfaced in special m at s. comm an ds ar'te be show n lik e tyhou is: don' Menu Com m and > the design t w ar. e. I f boar y ou'dr eshor leartnin Macr om ed Fr eeHand h edow fir st im Com e, y ou can ely( Mac on Sub comsof m and Key cutgs ar e show n ia like t his: Ct rMX l+ Zfor ( Wtin s) tor man d+r Z Ma crom e H an M X :es Tra fr om t hesSource t horpoug g rou u p ed ucat ion OS) . Thee+dia b etFre ween t hed nam of ini t h ng e key s m ean t hat y ouf or sh aould r essh bot h kndeys t hat yltou can t ackBot le h atWin y our owsnand pace. Thisosh p opular f r om Macr Press leads y ou st epsimu aneously. dow Macint commser anies ds ar e alw aysomedia in clu ded. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Macromedia Training from the Source Each book in t he Macr om edia Tr aining f rom t he Sou rce series includ es a comp let e cu rr iculum t hat has been r ev iew ed by Macr om edia's own p rod uct sup por t t eam s. The lesson plan s w er e dev elop ed by som e of Macr om ed ia' s m ost successfu l t r ainers and r ef ined t h r ough long •exp er ience t oTable of st Content m eet ud en st s' need s. We believ e t hat Macr om ed ia Tr ain ing fr om t h e Sour ce book s Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® Tr aing ini ng t heom Sour ce p rog ram s. off er t he b est possib leMtX: r ain forfr om Macr edia By Patti Schulze
The in st r u ct ion s in t his book ar e d esigned for t hose w ant ing t o lear n t o use Fr eeHan d MX. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
The lesson s assu m e t he f ollow ing : Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
You ar35 e 0fam iliar w it h t he basics of you r oper at ing syst em , including t h e use of t he menu Pages: syst em an d f ile man agem en t . FreeHand MX is in st alled, an d you r syst em m eet s t he r equir em ent s need ed t o ru n it . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
What You Will Learn By t h e en d of t his cour se, y ou w ill be ab le t o:
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Wor k w it h point s an d pat hs t o cr eat e ex cit in g illust r at ions Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
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Use t he Nav igat ion panel t o add link s for HTML pages Pages: 35 0
Use Fr eeHan d w it h Macr omedia Flash t o cr eat e w eb an im at ions Use t he Con nect or t ool t o creat e a sit e map chan objnect s usin bols 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e WhenGlobally faced wit h a ge desig p rob lemg, sy it m shouldn design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Useetdia he Ex t r ud t ool e 3ng D- like ob tject Ma crom Fre e Hean d Mt oX :creat Tra ini fr om he sSource f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Macr omedia Fr eeHand MX, Macr om ed ia Flash MX, Macr om edia Fir ew or k s MX ( I n case you don 't ow n cop ies of t h ese app licat ions, w e'v e p rov ided 30- d ay t r ial v er sions on t he CD. )
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When 96 faced witav h a desig RAM n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause don' t kdisk now space how t o use t h e 70 MBy ou av ailable MB of ailable ( 12 8MB designr ecom sof t wm aren e. ded) I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source Color f ormaonit t hor oroug caphable g rouofnd10u24 p ed x ucat 76 8 ion t hat y ou canav t ack le at disk y ourspace ow n pace. This p opular ser ies pix el f r om r esolut Macrion omedia and 16 Press - bit disp leads layy ou st ep70 MB ailable by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur ( t es h ousands as y ou w oforcolor k t h s, roumillions gh sev eral, of color s pr act ical CD -gr ROM aph ic dr design ive p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orldr ecom pr oblem m ens,ded) solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s or ecap able 76eat 8 e a corp or atAdob e Typ Manag or latent er , r obustColor t ools m t oonit cr eat a log o of and10t 24 h enx cr e ident it y ep ack ageerallver in sion on e 4docum pix el r esolut ion and 16 bit disp lay w it h Typ e 1 font s ( Mac OS 9. x ) , a or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used ( t h ousands of color millions of color s Lev el s2–com ib le t pr t er or in a Flash anim at ion. The s,book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ialPost appScript roach allow you t opat w ork hr in ough the r ecom m en ded) lat er ( r ecom m en ded) , an d QuickTim 6 lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t oeget ( Mac OS 9. x ) . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Ty pe Man ager v er sion 4 or lat er w it h Ty pe 1 fon t s, and a Post Scr ipt Level 2– com pat ib le pr int er or lat er ( r ecom m ended) .
Lesson 1. FreeHand Basics Macr omedia Fr eeHand is a pow er fu l app licat ion t hat you can use for you r creat iv e pr oject s, w het her t h ey are f or pr int or t h e w eb . Desig ned orig in ally as a t ool for cr eat in g lin e ar t f or pr int , FreeHand has g row t o be sa t r em endou s t ool f or all y our g r aphic p roj ect s an d id eas. For • Table of nContent exam ple, y ou can u se d tfroom dr aw a logo Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® MFr X:eeHan Tr a ini ng t he Sour ce f or y our com pan y, cr eat e bu sin ess car ds and let t er h ead s and ot her m ar ket ing m at er ials, st or y boar d y our w eb sit e, and ev en cr eat e By Patti Schulze Macr omedia Flash pr esent at ion s. Alt houg h Macr om edia Flash is a pow erf ul web anim at ion t ool, FreeHand has b et t er dr awin g t ools. Th e t w o ap plicat ion s w or k t oget her , giv ing desig ners a lish ding er: Peachp comPub man set itofPress t ools f or cr eat ing ever yt hing necessary for p rin t or m ot ion gr aph ics. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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I n t h i s le sso n , yo u w il l d r aw t h e cam e ra u si n g t h e b a sic d ra w in g t o o l s. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
W H AT Y OU W I LL LEA RN I n t hi s le sson , you w il l: Lear n about t he Fr eeHand MX int er face Cu st om ize y our wor k space Com bin e basic shapes t o cr eat e a com plex im age Use t he Knif e t ool t o creat e t w o obj ect s f r om one Gr oup sever al obj ect s in t o a sin gle obj ect AP PR OX I MA TE TI ME
This lesson t ak es appr ox im at ely 2 hou r s t o com plet e. LESSON FI LES Me di a Fil es: None • a rt i ng Fil es: Table of Content s St Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Learning the MX Interface When y ou f irst open Macrom edia Fr eeHand MX, you see t he MX w or kspace. I f you ar e f amiliar w it h ot her Macr omedia St ud io MX p r oduct s such as Macr omedia Fir ew ork s MX, Dr eam w eaver MX, or Macrom edia Flash MX, y ou'll feel r ig ht at h ome usin g t he Fr eeHand MX in t erf ace. I f t h is is •y our f irst ex per Table s MX pr oduct , b e sur e t o r ead t he sect ion " Float in g and Docked Panel ienofceContent w it h an Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr Gr oup s" lat er in t h is lesson.a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Exploring the FreeHand Tools Panel FreeHand has a v ariet y of t ools y ou can choose by clickin g t h e t ool on t h e Tools pan el or by using t he sh ort cu t k ey sh ow n in t he follow ing figu re. I f a t ool has a small black t r ian gle in t he bot t om r ig ht cor ner , it is par t of a gr oup of t ools; h old dow n t h e m ouse but t on on t h e t ool t o •access t he popTable Content s . u poft ool gr oup Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
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t h e Rect angle t ool t o see t he ot her t ool ( t h e is n ot op en , choose Window > Tools. The shor t cut t h is key t o select t h at t ool. W hen y ou r oll over t he t ool nam e and t h e sh ort cu t k ey.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Floating and Docked Panel Groups When y ou f irst launch Fr eeHand, y ou' ll see som e of t h e pa ne ls w it h in t h eir pa ne l grou ps dock e d t oget her in t he d ock ing ar ea on t he r ight side of t he scr een . You can m ov e, separ at e, or cust om ize t hese panel g rou ps. The panels and pan el gr oups can be opened, closed, docked, •exp anded, orTable of sed. Content s d et er m ine t he con figu rat ion based on y our need s and m onit or collap You Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini fr om t he cet of t he app licat ion w indow . I n Mac OS, t he d ock ed space. I n Win dow s, t he d ock edngpanels arSour e par pan elsSchulze fl oa t ab ove t he d ocu ment w indow . The pan els in it ially app ear on t he r ight side of t he By Patti scr een, bu t y ou can m ov e t hem w h er ever y ou like. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Not all of t he p anels are in it ially d ock ed t oget her . For ex am ple, choose Wind ow > Align . A p anel gr oup n amed Alig n and Tran sf or m opens, f loat ing on t op of y our w ork space. This pan el gr oup consist s of t he Align and Tr ansfor m p anels. Click a pan el t ab t o select a panel. I f you w ant t o dock t he Align and Tr ansf orm panel g rou p in t h e dockin g ar ea, m ov e t he p oin t er ov er t he left sid e of t he p anel, ov er t he dot t ed ar ea, called t he gr ipp er . Th e point er chan ges t o a fou r - point ed arr ow in Win dow s and t o a han d in Mac OS. Wh en y ou see t his point er , dr ag t he pan el t o t h e panel g r oup. W hen y ou r elease t he m ouse b ut t on , t he p anel gr oup is d ock ed w it h t he ot her pan el gr oup. To r emov e a panel or panel gr ou p f r om t he d ocked gr oup, mov e t h e point er over t h e gr ipper u nt il t h e point er chan ges as befor e; t hen d rag t h e pan el or panel g rou p fr om t he dock ed ar ea. I n Window s, y ou can collap se t he d ock ing ar ea on t he r ight t o cr eat e a lar g er w or k ing area for y our d raw ing . Click t he ex pand er arr ow t o collapse t he d ock ing ar ea; click t h e ar row again t o exp and t he d ock ing ar ea.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Creating a New Document You w ill now see how t o cr eat e a new d ocum en t . Befor e y ou st ar t , cop y t he Lessons f older fr om t he CD pr ovid ed w it h t his book t o y our h ar d d riv e if y ou h aven' t d one so alr eady . Cr eat e a new fold er wit h in t h e Lesson s fold er and nam e it Pr oject s. You w ill save all of t he w or k y ou cr eat e •w it hin t hat folder Table .ofWh Content s lau nch Fr eeHan d, y ou w ill see t h e applicat ion win dow an d m enu s, en y ou Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce t oolbar s, and sever al pan els. By Patti Schulze
lish er: Peachp 1 .PubChoose Fi leit Press > N ew t o cre at e a ne w , em pt y docu m e nt . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
AI SBN: d ocu0-m32en w ind 1-t179 16 -1ow app ear s w it h a n ew page. Pag es y ou creat e in FreeHand float on t he pa st eb oar d, an ar ea 22 2 b y 22 2 in ch es. You can place as m any pag es in y our d ocum en t Pages: 35 0 as can fit w it h in t he past eboar d ar ea. You can also use t he past eb oar d t o t em por arily st or e elem ent s y ou ar e w ork ing w it h in y our docum en t . Just dr ag t he elem ent s out side t h e page bou ndar ies t o m ov e t hem t o t he past eb oar d u nt il y ou need t h em again. Keep in m ind t hat elem ent s on t h e past eboar d w ill n ot p rint and w on' t be included w hen you exp ort y our pag es. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design ar e. f y ou'yrour e lear g Macr om ia Frt oeeHand for object t h e firsststtill imon e, yt he ou pcan r ely on . Aftsof er t ywou finIalize dr nin aw ing, y ou' ll ed w ant delet e MX t h ose ast eb oard Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion I f you leave t hem on t he p ast eb oard , t hey j ust incr ease t he f ile size of y our d ocu m en t . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P I f y ou don 't see t h e en t ir e p age, ch oose View > Fit t o Page. 2 . Choose Fi le > Sav e As a nd sav e y our fi le i n t he P roj ect s f olde r an d n am e i t cam e ra . fh 1 1 . I n Window s, t he .f h1 1 ex t ension is ad ded au t om at ically t o t he f ile nam e. I n Mac OS, t h e ext ension is not added t o t he f ile n am e. Alt h ough it is not need ed f or Macint osh com pu t er s,
it is alw ay s a good idea t o add t he cor r ect ex t ension f or y our f iles, especially if you shar e files w it h Window s u ser s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding Ruler Guides to the Page The p age ru le rs ar e h andy measur ing t ools t hat app ear at t h e t op and lef t of t h e docum ent w indow . The pag e r uler s d o not app ear by def ault , bu t t hey are easy t o t ur n on and off as y ou need t hem. I n f act , t hey ar e so h elpf ul t hat you m ay w ant t o chan ge y our d ef ault set t in gs t o •include t hemTable Content s cr eat e a n ew docum ent . You 'll see how t o d o t hat in Lesson 2 . For eachoft im e y ou Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ini ng fr om t he Sour ce some gu ide s on t o t he pag e. now , y ou' ll sim ply t ur n on tahe r uler s and dr ag By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The r u ler s use t h e cur rent docum ent m easur ing un it s. You can chang e t he u nit s t o picas, inches, decim al in ch es, m illimet er s, ky us, cent im et er s, or p ix els.
NO TE A k y u ( pr onoun ced " Q" ) is a m et ric un it of dist ance used in t yp ograp hy , esp ecially in
Japan ese t ex t . I t w as or iginally wr it t en as Q an d is equ al t o ex act ly 0. 25 m illim et er , or ab out 0 . 71 of a point . 2 . Cli ck t he U nit s pop- up m e nu a nd pi ck Poi nt s f rom t h e li st . The Unit s pop- u p m enu is locat ed on t he St at us t oolb ar in W in dow s and at t he b ot t om of t he docum en t w ind ow in Mac OS. I f y ou ar e w ork ing in Window s an d d on' t see t he St at us t oolbar , choose Win dow > Toolb ars > St at u s. The un it of m easu re you choose aff ect s t he • Table of Content s r uler guid es and all ot her m easu rem ent s ex cept for t ex t - r elat ed set t ings; for ex amp le, t ex t Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce size is alw ays ex pr essed in poin t s. By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 3 .crom P osi ionFre t hee H p an oint t heinit op le r tan d ra g dow n lla nd ont p age . p rog ram ' s Ma e tdia d er M Xon : Tra ng ru fr om hed Source y ou' learn ho owt he t o use t he r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , As yan ouddrman ag, age y ou'com ll see t heillu bluster at hor izont ald lin guide. henanim y ou at hav y ou or ganize plex ions, an eveen cr eat W e an ione tthhe at guide w ill t hwh en er bee used w ant it t o appear , r elease t he mou se but t on. For t his ex ercise, posit ion t h e guid e in t he in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e m iddle t h e page. oun need m ovet he thp e ract gu idice e, files positon iont he t h ecom point er ion d irect on t he line lessons in t h eofbook at youI rf yow pace,t ousing pan CDly - ROM t o get and t h en dr ag t he guide. Th e point er chan ges t o a cur sor w it h a small ar r ow at t he bot t om st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! r ight w hen it is on t he g uide.
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By Patti Schulze
Dr ag t he v er t ical guide t o t h e mid dle of t he page. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
Gu id es are nonpr int in g aid s t o h elp y ou place object s on t he page. Wh en y ou no long er need t hem, you can sim ply d rag t h em off t h e page. I f y ou w an t t o leav e t h e guid es but not I SBN: 0- 32 1-ch 179 16 -1 View > Guid es > Show t o t og gle t hem of f and on. see t hem, oose
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NO TE When faced desig p rob , ite, shouldn be b ecause don' t kt now how t ot he use t h e er I f y wit ou hw aant t o mn ov e alem gu id dr ag t h 'te guide w it h t hy eouPoin t er ool. When p oint design sofist won ar a e. guide, I f y ou'ar edow learnninorg lef Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can t - point ing ar r ow is add ed t o t he cur sor . I f y ou w antr ely t o on Ma crom er em diaov Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion e a guid e, just dr ag it of f t he page. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Drawing the Camera The b est w ay t o lear n t he t ools in FreeHand is t o u se t hem t o dr aw som et h ing. I n t his ex ercise, y ou w ill cr eat e a sim ple dr aw ing of a cam era t hat w ill be used in t h e logo for a fict it ious com pany , called Act ion Ph ot os. You w ill use t he b asic d r awin g t ools—t h e Ellipse, Line, and •Rect angle t ools—t Table of o Content dr aw t hs e camer a. You' ll see t hat by com bining sim ple shapes, y ou can dr aw Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® a ini ng fr Sour com plex object s, evenMifX:yTr ou t hin k om yout hecan' t dceraw a st r aight line! By Patti Schulze
The cam era y ou w ill d raw is com p osed of sev eral elem en t s t hat need t o be cent er ed on each ot her . Fr eeHand pr ov ides alig nm ent t ools t hat you can use t o alig n ob ject s t o each ot her , but in Pub lish er: Peachp it Press t his ex ercise you w ill use t h e int er sect ion of t he gu ides on t he pag e t o cent er t h e obj ect s as you Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 dr aw t hem. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Rectangle Tool The Rect an gle t ool is on e of t he b asic dr awin g t ools. W it h it , you can dr aw r ect an gles ( of cour se) , sq uar es, an d r ou nded- cor ner r ect an gles and sq uar es. You'll use t his t ool t o d raw m ost of t he cam er a. •
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1 . Se le ct t h e Re ct a ng le t ool f rom t h e Tools pa ne l . PubI lish er: Peachp Presst he f you d on't itsee
Tools pan el, ch oose Win dow > Tools.
Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
The cu0-rsor t o a plus. I SBN: 32 1-chan 179 16ges -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get Choose > tTool rsam! > I n fo. st 2ar. t ed im m edW iati ndow ely w it h he prba ogr The I nf o t ool ba r d isp lays in for m at ion ab out object s as y ou dr aw t h em . I n Wind ows, som e of t he sam e inf or mat ion ap pears on t h e St a t us t oolba r, so y ou m ay not need t o open t he I nf o t oolbar .
TI P The I nf o t oolbar f loat s on t op of t he docum ent w ind ow and can be m ov ed t o any locat ion you w ish . I f y ou pr efer t o leave it open b ut out of t he w ay , y ou can dock it below t he m enu bar . Dr ag t he t oolbar t o t he t op of y our scr een . I t w ill dock it self as it t ou ch es t he m enu bar . You can t h en m ov e it lef t or right depending on t he size of y our m onit or . To release it f rom t he m enu bar , d rag it dow n. Ot her t oolbar s d ock in t his f ash ion as w ell. I f y ou hav e a lar ge m onit or , y ou can dock t hose t oolbar s y ou use f requ en t ly t o m ak e t hem easier t o access.
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3 . DIra g on h179 e pa ge t o dra w a r ect a ngl e a ppr oxi m a t e ly 3 7 0 poin t s w id e an d 2 4 0 SBN: 0- 32t116 -1 poi nt s h igh . Pages: 35 0 You' ll see a blu e out line of t h e r ect ang le as y ou d r ag. Release t he m ouse bu t t on w hen t he shape is t he size y ou w an t . This r ect angle w ill f orm t he b ody of t he cam er a. I n Window s, look at t he St at u s t oolbar as you dr aw t o see t he w idt h an d h eig ht of t he Whenr ect faced wit hI na Mac desigOS, n p rob 't be don' k now an gle. looklem at , t it heshouldn I nf o t oolb ar bt ecause o see t hyeou dim en tsion s. how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P To d r aw a squ ar e, h old dow n Shift as y ou dr ag w it h t he Rect angle t ool. You w ant t o cent er all of t h e com p onent s of t h e cam er a on each ot h er , an d y ou w ill do t his by cent er ing ev er yt h in g on t he r uler guid es. You w ill st ar t b y cent er ing y our r ect an gle on t he in t ersect ion of t h e guid es.
4 . Se le ct t h e Poi nt e r t ool from t he Tool s pa ne l a nd st a rt dra ggi ng t he r ect a ngl e t ow ar d t he i nt e rsect i on of t h e gui de s. As y ou dr ag, y ou' ll see a sm all X in t he cent er of t h e rect ang le, in dicat in g t he r ect an gle's cen t er point . Mak e su re you dr ag t he out line of t h e r ect ang le, n ot f r om t he midd le of t he r ect an gle.
TI P I f an ob ject has a fill color , you m ov e it by dr agging in t h e m idd le of t he obj ect . I f an obj ect has only a st r ok e, y ou m ov e it by dr agging t he out line of t he obj ect .
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The Point er t ool is t h e t ool t o use for select in g, m oving, or edit ing obj ect s on t h e page. I t is easy t o f orget t o sw it ch t o t he Point er t ool b ef or e m ov ing an ob ject . I f Pub lish er: Peachp y ou d o fitorPress get , you m ay inadv ert ent ly d raw anot her r ect angle. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
5 . DIra g t0-he r ect a ngl SBN: 32 1179 16 -1 e unt i l t he X is ov e r t he in t er sect ion of t he g ui des; t he n re le a se tPages: he m 35 ouse b ut t on. 0 I f you d on't see t he sm all X in t he cent er of t h e r ect ang le, you pau sed befor e y ou m oved t he mou se. Tap Alt ( Window s) or Opt ion ( Mac OS) as y ou dr ag t o v iew t he sm all X.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eTI diaP Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epI f y ou hold dow n t he m ouse bu t t on br ief ly b ef ore you st ar t t o dr ag an ob ject , y ou by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, w ill see a pr eview of t he en t ir e obj ect as y ou m ov e it . For exam p le, if y ou hav e an pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n obj ect w it h a fill and a dr op sh adow , y ou will see t h ose p rop er t ies as y ou m ov e t h e Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s obj ect . This t yp e of dr aggin g is r ef err ed t o as a pr eview dr ag. For com plex ob ject s, r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , dr agging m ay b e a lit t le slower if you u se p r ev iew d r agging. I f y ou m ov e an obj ect or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used qu ick ly , as soon as y ou click t h e object , y ou see on ly t h e out lin e of t he ob ject as y ou in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e dr ag. Tap ping Alt or Opt ion as y ou d rag swit ches t he dr ag t y pe t o Keylin e or lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get Pr ev iew . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! This m et hod of cen t ering an obj ect ov er a gu id e w or ks w ell enoug h, b ut t her e is an ev en easier w ay . I n t he nex t st ep, you 'll u se t hat m et hod . I n Fr eeHan d, t h er e ar e usu ally t w o or m or e w ays t o accomp lish a t ask . As y ou w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t his b ook, you w ill learn alt ern at ive met h ods. Ex per im ent w it h t he dif fer en t m et hods t o f ind t he on e t hat w or ks best for you .
6 . Se le ct t h e Re ct a ng le t ool f rom t h e Tools pa ne l . Mov e t he p oint er t o t he in t er sect ion of t he gui des. H ol d dow n A lt ( W i ndow s) or Op t ion ( Ma c OS) a nd dr ag t o dra w a se cond r ect a ngl e. When y ou h old d ow n Alt or Op t ion, t h e point er ad ds a cir cle t o t h e cross cur sor t o in dicat e t hat y ou are d r awin g f r om t he cent er ou t w ard f rom w here y ou st ar t ed dr ag ging. Cont inu e t o dr ag u nt il t he sides of t he r ect angle m at ch t hose of t he fir st r ect an gle y ou d rew . Mak e t he ver t ical sid es of t his second r ect an gle shor t er t han t h ose of t he f ir st on e.
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
NO TE35 0 Pages: I f y ou ar e hav in g t r oub le m at ching t he sid es of t his new r ect an gle t o t he first one, y ou m ay not hav e cor rect ly cent er ed t h e fir st r ect an gle w hen y ou m ov ed it . Select t he fir st r ect an gle w it h t he Point er t ool, delet e it , an d t hen d r aw it again, using t he cen t er- ou t m et hod descr ib ed in st ep 6. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Object Panel The Obj e ct pa ne l con t ain s inf orm at ion abou t t h e select ed obj ect . Sin ce diff er ent t y pes of obj ect s hav e diff er ent pr oper t ies, t h e pan el ch anges based on t he select ed ob ject . For ex am ple, w hen a r ect an gle is select ed, t h e Obj ect panel r epor t s t h e X, Y locat ion of t he bot t om lef t p oint of •t he rect ang leTable s plusoft hContent e r ect ang le' s w idt h and heigh t . En t er ing new v alues chan ges t he shap e and Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a inican ng fralso om t he Sour ce Ob ject pan el t o ad d or ch ange t he st r oke, f ill, or posit ion of t he r ect an gle. You u se t he effPatti ect Schulze of an ob ject . By Pub lish er: Peachp it Press 19, nt 200e3r t ool t o se le ct t he l a rge r re ct ang le on t he pag e. 1 .PubU Dat se e:t hMay e Poi I SBN: now 0- 32 1-on 179 -1 From , 16 w hen t his book in st ru ct s you t o select an obj ect , y ou ar e t o sw it ch t o t h e Point er t ool and click t he object . I f y ou shou ld u se a dif fer en t m et hod , you w ill be Pages: 35 0 inst r uct ed specifically t o do so.
2 . Look on t h e Obj ect pa ne l f or in form a t ion a bout t he r ect a ngl e. WhenThe faced a desig robped lemb, yit defau shouldn b ecause y ou don' t kin now t o use e Objwit ecth panel is ng prou lt w'tit hbet he D ocu ment pan el t h ehow Pr opert ies tphanel design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on gr oup . I f you d on't see t he pan el, ch oose W in dow > Obj ect . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Not e t h e w idt h of you r r ect an gle and it s X value. Th e X ( h orizon t al posit ion) v alu e is m easu red fr om t h e lef t of t he pag e, and t he Y ( v er t ical posit ion) valu e is m easur ed fr om t he bot t om of t he pag e.
3 . Se le ct t h e sm a ll er r ect a ngl e a nd ch eck i t s v al ue s in t he Obj ect p an el . You w ant t he w idt h and X valu e of bot h r ect an gles t o be t he sam e. I f t hey are not , select t he sm aller rect ang le and ch ange it s w id t h in t h e Ob ject pan el t o m at ch t hat of t he lar ger r ect an gle; t hen chang e t he X valu e if need ed . Aft er y ou ent er t he n ew v alu e in t he Ob ject pan el, p r ess En t er ( Window s) or Ret ur n ( Mac OS) t o set t he v alue.
TI P You can copy t he Widt h v alu e of one r ect an gle an d past e it in t h e Widt h t ext box f or t he ot her r ect an gle inst ead of t r y in g t o r em em ber t he v alue. On ce t he r ect an gles are posit ion ed an d sized cor r ect ly , y ou w ill u se t he Ob ject p anel t o ad d a f ill t o one of t he rect ang les. •
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4 . Se le ct t h e sm a ll er , i nne r re ct a ng le . Cli ck t he Ad d Fi ll i con on t he Ob j e ct pa ne l.
By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! A b asic black fill is add ed t o t he r ect angle. Look in t h e t op por t ion of t he p anel, and you 'll see t hat t he f ill pr oper t y w as add ed aft er t he st r oke. Each t im e y ou add a n ew fill, st rok e, or eff ect , t hat it em is added t o t he list . The or der in w hich a pr oper t y app ear s in t he list can aff ect t he look of t he obj ect on t he p age. I n t his case, t h e or der of t he st r ok e and f ill isn' t signif icant .
NO TE The p oin t er ch anges w hen it is ov er a pr opert y on t he Ob ject pan el. For exam p le, in Window s t h e point er chan ges t o a h and, and in Mac OS X t he p oint er ch anges t o a t hick cross. You can • Table of Content s t h en chan ge t he or der of an obj ect in t h e list b y dr aggin g t h e it®emFr eup dow Ma cr om e dia e Haor nd® M X:n.Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in5a. Flash anim ion. book ' rs tpr - based t ut or ialneapp Se le ct t h eatSt r okThe e prope y oject on t he Obj ect pa l. roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed imar mea ed iat ely wt he it h list t heitpr ogr am! The b elow em s display s t he p rop er t ies f or t he select ed object . For t h e st rok e, y ou can chang e t he color , size, and ot her par am et er s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s 6 . W it h t he st r ok e it e m st il l sel ect e d, cli ck t he Tr ash icon on t he Obj e ct pa ne l t o r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , de le t e t h e st r ok e. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used On ce y ou hav e f illed t he r ect an gle w it h black, t he st r oke is no lon ger needed. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Snapping to Objects I n t he nex t ex er cise, y ou w ill dr aw t h e ot her p art s of t he cam er a: t he k nob s and cen t er sect ion. They ar e simp ly m ore r ect angles of v ar ying sizes t hat are placed along t he t op edg e of t he cam er a b ody . To mak e t h e t ask of placin g t hem easier , y ou w ill u se t he Snap t o Obj ect feat ur e. •When Snap t Table Content o Objofect is t ursned on, ob ject s snap t o ot h er object s as y ou m ove t hem near each Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr fr om he Sour ot her . Thin k of a m agn et asa ini it ng mov es tclose t ocea m et al ob ject . The m ag net an d t h e obj ect sn ap t oget er w h en t h ey com e w it hin a cer t ain d ist an ce of each ot her . That dist ance is det er min ed by By PattihSchulze t he st r eng t h of t he m agnet . I n Fr eeHand, t he d ist an ce is det er m ined by t he sn ap d ist an ce set in y ourPubplish refer er: ences. Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
Ther e ar e inst ances in w h ich y ou w ill f ind t he snap ping feat u re annoy ing, perh aps ev en a I SBN: For 0- 32 1-1 if you ar e t r y in g t o m ov e an object close t o, bu t n ot t ou ch ing, anot her hind r ance. ex179 am16ple, 35 0 snap t o t hat ot her obj ect as y ou m ov e it . As lon g as you r ecogn ize t hat snapp in g obj ect Pages: , it m ay is on, you can sim ply t u r n it off b ef ore you get fr ust r at ed. I n t he t ask h er e, how ev er , t he snapp ing feat ur e is h elpf ul.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 1 . Choose V ie w > Sna p t o O bj e ct i f sn app in g i s not al re a dy e nab le d. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia m Fre an dt oM tXhe : Tra om t he a t hor A check ar e k Hnext comini mng andfrindicat esSource t hat it isf or enab led.oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! You can also click t he Sn ap t o Obj ect bu t t on on t he Tools pan el t o enab le ( or disable) snapp ing.
2 . U se t h e Re ct a ng le t ool t o dra w t h e k nobs a nd cen t er se ct i on on t h e t op of t he cam e ra . You can d raw t he cent er sect ion using t he Alt - dr ag or Opt ion - dr ag met hod y ou lear ned earlier and t h en m ov e t he r ect angle d own t o place it ex act ly on t op of t h e camer a. To resize a r ect angle, u se t he Point er t ool t o d rag one of t he sel ect i on h an dle s.
NO TE Rect angles, elllipses, and polygon s ar e dr aw n as gr ouped obj ect s an d ar e r efer red t o as basic sh apes. Because t h ey ar e gr oup ed , y ou can dr ag t he select ion han dles t o change heContent size ofs t he r ect an gle or ellipse. I f y ou ungr oup t h e obj ect and t hen select • Tablet of it®, tFr he are ver t ce ed t o point s. Dr aggin g a point chan ges t he Ma cr om e dia e e select Ha nd®ion M X: hTrandles a ini ng fr om con t he Sour shape of t he obj ect . You w ill learn abou t p oin t s and pat h s in Lesson 3 . By Patti Schulze Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e ER at TI you P r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get lessons inPO t h eW book st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! As y ou dr aw y our r ect angles, y ou m ay not p osit ion t hem corr ect ly . I nst ead of dr aw in g t h em and t hen m oving t hem lat er , y ou can r eposit ion t hem as y ou dr aw , Just hold d ow n t h e spaceb ar as y ou dr aw . A cr oss cu r sor ap pear s, ind icat ing t hat y ou can m ove t he ob ject . Cont inu e t o h old dow n t h e m ouse but t on w h en y ou r elease t he spacebar and t h en cont inue t o d raw t he r ect angle. I n Win dow s only, you can pr ess t h e r ight m ouse bu t t on in st ead of pr essing t h e spaceb ar. As y ou dr ag you r r ect ang les t owar d t he t op of t he cam er a b ody , t h ey shou ld snap t o t hat obj ect .
NO TE When Snap t o Obj ect is on , a sm all circle app ear s at t he low er right of t he cur sor w hen you ar e w it hin snap pin g r ange of an ot her obj ect . I f you d on't t hin k t hat t he snap ping dist ance is g reat en ough , y ou can chang e t he d ist an ce in you r pr efer en ces.
3 . Choose Edit > Pr e fe re nces ( W i ndow s a nd Ma c OS 9 ) or Fr ee H a nd MX > P re fe re nces ( Ma c OS X ) ; t he n se le ct t he Ge ne ra l t ab ( W in dow s) or t he Gen er al cat e gor y ( Ma c OS) .
Adj ust t he snap dist ance in t he d ialog box . Th is set t in g is in pix els. Th e smaller t he nu mb er , t he closer t h e obj ect need s t o b e befor e snap ping t ak es ef fect .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools o crER eatTI e aPlog o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , POt W or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a FlashHold animdat ion.CtThe book ' s pr - based t ut( or ial OS) app roach youobt oject w ork own rl ( W ind ow s) oject or Com m and Mac as youallow dr ags an t o t hr ough t h e lessons int em t h epor book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get arily over r ide sn apping. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 4 . Cli ck OK t o close t he Pr ef er en ce s di al og box . Ch oose Fi le > Sa v e. I t is a good idea t o save y our w ork oft en. Keep t he f ile op en ; y ou' ll be ad ding m or e t o t he cam er a d r awin g.
Changing the View Magnification As y ou w ork w it h dr aw ing s, you w ill oft en fin d it helpfu l t o zoom in or out of t he p age eit her t o isolat e an ob ject or t o see t he ent ir e im age. For exam ple, y ou m ig ht w ant t o zoom in t o mak e sur e t hat t he rect ang les y ou added t o t he t op of t he cam era coincid e w it h t he t op of t he cam er a •bod y. There are Tablesev of Content s s t o accom plish t his, using eit h er menu com man ds or key boar d er al w ay Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce shor t cut s. By Patti Schulze
lishck er: tPeachp Press 1 .PubCli he Mitag nif ica t ion pop- up m enu a nd sel ect a la rg er nu m b er f rom t h e pop- up Pub mDat ene:u.May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
The Magnif Pages: 35 0 icat ion pop - up m en u is locat ed on t he St at u s t oolbar in Window s and at t h e bot t om of t he d ocu m en t w ind ow in Mac OS. Th e pag e view chan ges t o t he m agnif icat ion select ed .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
You can also u se t he View m en u t o chan ge t he mag nificat ion. Not ice t h at t h e View m en u has few er op t ions t h an t he Mag nificat ion pop- u p m enu .
PO W ER TI P You can also t y pe an y m agnif icat ion value ( f r om 6 t o 2 56, 00 0 p er cent ) in t he m agnificat ion t ext box . Pr ess Ent er ( Wind ows) or Ret ur n ( Mac OS) t o set t he m agnificat ion value f or t h e page. 2.
2 . Se le ct t h e Zoom t ool on t he Tools pan el a nd t he n cl ick in t he m i ddl e of t he cam e ra .
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The cu rsor chan ges t o a m agnif ying g lass w it h a p lus sign in t he m iddle. The page m agnif icat ion is cent ered on t he p oin t y ou click ed on t he page. I f y ou w an t t o see a sp ecif ic ar ea, t hen click t hat ar ea of t he p age. As y ou con t inue t o click w it h t he Zoom t ool, t h e page m agnif icat ion j um ps t o t he n ex t lev el. When you r each t he gr eat est mag nificat ion lev el, t he plus sig n is r em oved fr om t h e point er , ind icat in g t h at y ou can't zoom in any closer . W it h a m axim um zoom v alue of 25 6, 000 p er cen t , y ou sh ouldn' t see t h at em pt y p oin t er oft en. Table of Content s
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s POt W r obust t ools o crER eatTI e aPlog o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used y ou at drion. ag arThe ou nd an' sarpr eaoject w it h- based t he Z oom ool,app Fr eeHand d isplays ed -tline in a FlashI fanim book t ut ortial roach allow s you at odot w tork hr ough t h e m ar quee. When you r elease t he m ouse b ut t on , t he p age is zoom ed in on t h at lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CDj ust - ROM t o get ar ea. This pr oced ur e is som et im es m or e ef ficient t han click ing sev er al t im es w it h t he st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Z oom t ool. 3 . H old dow n Al t ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) t o cha ng e t he Zoom I n t ool t o t he Zoom Ou t t ool . Click t he pa ge t o de cre ase t he m a gni fi cat i on l e ve l. The t ool sw it ch es t o a m ag nify ing glass w it h a m inus sign in t he m idd le.
TI P FreeHand also pr ovides k ey boar d shor t cut s f or zoom in g in an d out of a page. You can use t h ese shor t cut s n o m at t er w hat t ool is cur rent ly select ed . I n Window s, p ress Ct r l+ sp acebar for t h e Z oom I n t ool an d Ct r l+ Alt + sp acebar for t h e Z oom Ou t t ool. I n Mac OS, pr ess Com m an d+ spaceb ar for t he Z oom I n t ool and Com m and + Opt ion+ spaceb ar for t he Z oom Out t ool.
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Doub le- click t he Z oom t ool t o r et ur n t he v iew m agnificat ion t o 100 per cen t .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Line Tool The t op r igh t k nob on t he f inished cam era cont ains v er t ical lin es t o simu lat e t he t ex t ur ed pat t er n on t he k nob . To d r aw t his p at t ern , y ou w ill u se t he Lin e t ool. You could dr aw each line indiv idually , bu t t h en y ou w ould hav e t he p rob lem of sp acing t h e lines eq ually. I n st ead , y ou w ill •dr aw on e line, Table of Content s m ake a du plicat e of t hat lin e, and t hen use blending t o dr aw t h e ot her lines in t he Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce pat t er n aut om at ically . By Patti Schulze
lishle er:ctPeachp 1 .PubSe t h e itLiPress ne t ool fr om t he Tool s pa ne l. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , You an w ill awage a ver t ical linillu e wstitrhin t he ran ectdangle oreat t he kn ob. Toatmak h at t ask easier , y ou or ganize d dr man com plex at ions, ev en fcr e an anim ion teh tat w ill t h en be used m ight w ant t o zoom in on t he kn ob. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 2 . H old dow n Shi ft a nd dra g dow n t o dr aw a ve rt i cal l ine w i t hi n t he k nob re ct an gle close t o t he le ft e dge of t h e re ct ang le . Holding Shif t as y ou dr aw w it h t he Line t ool con st rain s t he line t o a ver t ical lin e. I f t h e line is not posit ioned pr operly or is t oo long or sh ort , use t he Poin t er t ool t o dr ag eit h er t he t op or b ot t om poin t t o m ake t he line f it w it hin t he r ect angle. I f y ou n eed t o m ov e t h e lin e closer or f art her aw ay fr om t he left ed ge of t he rect ang le, u se t he Point er t ool t o m ov e t he lin e lef t or r ight .
Duplicating an Object FreeHand pr ov id es sev er al w ay s t o dup licat e an ob ject . For inst ance, you can use t he fam iliar copy an d p ast e met h od, t h e Clone com m and, or t he D uplicat e com man d. Her e, in st ead of using any of t hese m et hod s, you w ill use w hat is r eferr ed t o as a du plicat e dr ag. •
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1 . U si ng t he P oin t er t ool , sel ect t he v er t ica l li ne. The line ch anges t o blue, ind icat in g t h at it is select ed . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
2 . HIold n179 Al16 t -1 ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) as you dr ag t he li ne t o t he ri ght . SBN: dow 0- 32 1Ad d t h e Shi ft k ey t o k e ep t he lin e fr om m ovi ng up or dow n a s y ou dra g. Pages: 35 0 The p oint er display s a p lus sign w hen y ou dr ag, in dicat ing t hat you ar e m ak in g a copy . Posit ion t h e new line ap pr ox im at ely t he sam e d ist an ce f r om t he righ t edg e of t he r ect angle as t h e fir st line is f r om t he lef t edge. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE Mak e sur e t hat y ou first pr ess t h e m ouse bu t t on on t h e line an d begin t o dr ag. Then, hold d own t h e Alt or Op t ion k ey. Fr eeHan d conf ir m s y ou are m ak ing a copy by ad ding a plus sign t o t he poin t er . I f y ou p ress t h e m od if ier k ey fir st , you w ill access t he Subselect t ool an d w ill m odify t he lin e in st ead of dup licat in g it . The Sub select t ool is cov er ed in a lat er lesson.
PO W ER TI P For Window s on ly , r igh t - m ouse click and dr ag an obj ect . When you r elease t he m ouse bu t t on, a m en u appear s w here you can ch oose t o m ov e or m ak e a copy of t he object . 3.
3 . Se le ct t h e Ble nd t ool fr om t he Tool s pa ne l. The Blend t ool let s y ou creat e an d m od if y blends fr om on e object t o anot her by d rag ging. You can specify a point on each obj ect t o cont r ol t he w ay t h e blend is dr aw n. Her e, you use t he Blend t ool t o q uick ly dr aw lin es equ ally sp aced bet w een t he orig in al t w o lines.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . U si ng t he Bl en d t ool , dr ag f rom t h e t op p oint of t he f ir st li ne t o t he t op poi nt of t he se con d l in e. As y ou dr ag, t h e Blen d t ool add s an anchor t o t he t op of t h e fir st line; you t hen dr ag out a line ( lik e a r ub ber ban d) f r om t hat point t o t he ot h er point . W hen y ou r elease t he m ouse bu t t on, 2 5 lin es ( t he def ault n um ber ) ar e cr eat ed bet w een t he orig in al t w o lines.
TI P Befor e y ou release t he m ou se but t on, y ou see a pr ev iew of t he b lend.
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5 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , chan ge t he num be r of st e ps t o8 ; t he n pre ss Ent e r ( W i ndow s) or Re t urn ( M ac OS) . Table of Content s
Ma cr om e dian®um Fr eber e Haof nd® M X: Tr ngbfrlend om t he Sour ce The lines ina ini t he chan ge. By Pattiblend Schulze to
Ex per im ent w it h t he nu m ber of st ep s in y our ev en ou t t h e v er t ical lines on you r k nob.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Polygon Tool The Poly gon t ool can be used t o dr aw equilat er al poly gons su ch as t riang les and hexag ons. ( Poly gons ar e closed geom et ric object s t hat hav e t h ree or mor e sides. I f all t he sides ar e equal in leng t h, t he poly gon is equilat er al.) You can also u se t he Poly gon t ool t o dr aw st ar s w it h t hr ee •or m or e pointTable Content s t op sect ion of t he cam era, you 'll d raw a six - sided poly gon and place s. Toofdr aw t he Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ng fr Souron ce t ool is gr oup ed w it h t he Rect an gle t ool. half of it behind t he cam eraa ini body . om Th et he Polyg By Patti Schulze
1 . H old dow n on t he Re ct an gle t ool. From t he t ool pop- up m en u, choose t he P oly gon Pub lish er: Peachp it Press t ool. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . D oubl e - cli ck t he P oly gon t ool on t he Tools pan el t o ope n t he P oly gon Tool d ia log box . This d ialog box is w here y ou select eit her a st ar or a p olyg on an d set t he nu mb er of sid es for t he ob ject . 3 . Se le ct P oly gon for t h e sh ap e t yp e an d t he n t y pe 6 for t h e num be r of si de s. Cl ick OK.
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4 . HPages: old dow 35 0 n Shi ft a s you dr ag w it h t h e Pol yg on t ool t o const ra in t he r ot at ion of t he pol yg on. Rot a t e a s y ou d ra g t o cha nge t h e posit i on of t h e pol ygon . Y ou w a nt t w o of t he si des t o be hori zon t al . The Sh ift key const r ains t h e r ot at ion t o 15 - degr ee increm en t s. Don' t wor r y abou t t he size of t he polyg on; you 'll r esize t he shape in t h e nex t st ep. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons t h et o book you re ow n pace, he p of ractt he ice corn files on t he com - ROM 5 . Swini t ch t heatP oint r t ool a nd using dra g tone er h and le span of ion t heCD p oly gont ot oget st ar t ed imtm w iteh hori t he pr ograam! st re chedt iat h eely sh ap z ont ll y. You m ay w ant t o m ov e t he p olyg on ov er t he cam er a so y ou can size it b ased on you r cam er a. Mov e it dow n so t hat only a sm all p or t ion of t h e poly gon is abov e t he cent er r ect an gle.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t wy ar f yt ou' Macr ia Fr eeHand forg,t hy eoufirneed st t imt oe,eit y ou elyf ton Since oue.w Ian on rlye tlear he tnin op gpor t ionom ofedt he polyg on shMX owin h ercan cu tr of he Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion bot t om par t or hide it . I n t h e next sect ion, you w ill learn h ow t o slice t he ob ject w it h t he t hat yKnif ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epe t ool. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Knife Tool Apa t h is a cont inu ous line consist ing of t w o or m or e poi nt s. For ex amp le, t he line y ou dr ew w it h t he Lin e t ool is a pat h w it h t w o p oin t s: one at each end . A p at h can b e eit h er open or closed. The line y ou dr ew is an ope n pa t h; an ob ject w her e t he fir st and last p oin t s ar e t he •sam e point isTable of Content a closed pa tsh. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1-p179 16 -1 Point s and at hs ar e im p or t ant con cept s t o gr asp wh en u sing Fr eeHan d. You w ill lear n 35 0 mPages: or e about t hem in lat er lessons. I n t his sect ion , y ou get ju st a b rief int rod uct ion t o t hem . St ick arou nd. I t get s bet t er!
As ind icat ed by it s n am e, t he Knif e t ool is u sed for cu t t ing pat h s. You can m ake a f reehand cut or When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e a st r aigh t cut . For t he poly gon , y ou w an t j ust t h e t op par t of t he obj ect , so y ou w ill u se t he Knif e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on t ool t o cut aw ay t he b ot t om . You m ay w ant t o m ov e t he p olyg on aw ay f r om t he cam era bod y Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion befor e y ou use t h e Knife t ool so y ou don' t accident ally cut it as w ell. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NO TE or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim ion. The pr oject t ut or app allow s you t or ect w ork t hr ough The Kn if e tat ool only cutbook s p at' shs. Wh en- based y ou use t heialKn if e roach t ool on an ellipse, angle, or t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD ROM poly gon, Fr eeHand fir st conv er t s t hose basic dr aw ing obj ect s t o pat h s, t hen perf or m st o get st ar t ed t heim cumt .ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
1 . D oubl e - cli ck t he Kn if e t ool so you can se t t he opt ion s for t he t ool. I n t he Knif e Tool d ialog box , y ou can select eit h er a fr eehand or a st raigh t cut , set t he w idt h of t he kn if e, specif y w het her t o close cut pat hs, an d set t he k nife t o m ak e a cut t hat closely follow s t h e m ot ion of y our hand as y ou use t he t ool.
2 . For Tool O per at ion, se le ct St ra igh t , set t he w i dt h t o z e ro, a nd sel ect Cl ose Cut P at h s. Cl ick OK .
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When y ou u se t he Knif e t ool on closed pat h s such as t he p oly gon , y ou cr eat e t w o ob ject s. By select ing t he Close Cut Pat hs op t ion, y ou cr eat e t w o closed p at hs w hen y ou slice t hr ou gh t he p oly gon . Since y ou ar e m ak ing a st r aight cut , it doesn't m at t er w het her t h e opt ion t o mak e a t ight fit is select ed . I f you w er e mak ing a fr eef orm cu t w it h t he Knife t ool, y ou w ou ld select t hat opt ion t o m ak e sur e t hat t he cu t f ollow ed t he p at h of y our hand Table of Content s m ovem ent s w it h t he mou se.
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is set t o Fr eehan d, y ou can st ill get a st raight cut by holding d ow n ( W ind ow s) or Op t ion + Sh if t ( M ac OS) as y ou d rag w it h t h e t ool. For t his st ep, y ou need t o open t he dialog box an yw ay so you can select Close Cut Pat hs.
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3 . H old dow n Shi ft a s you dr ag l ef t t o ri ght acr oss t h e t op of t he pol yg on. St ar t ou t sid e t he polyg on on t h e lef t an d dr ag b ey ond t h e r ig ht sid e of t he p oly gon . Ev en When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e t hou gh y ou select ed a st r aight cu t , y ou st ill need t o hold dow n Shift t o m ak e sur e t he cu t is design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on hor izont al acr oss bot h sides. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE The Kn if e t ool w or ks only on select ed ob ject s. I f y ou d eselect ed t he poly gon, select it and t h en use t h e Knife t ool. When y ou com plet e t he cu t , bot h t h e t op and bot t om sect ions of t h e poly gon become out lined in blue, indicat ing t h at t h ey b ot h are select ed. Sin ce you w ant only t h e t op sect ion, y ou can delet e t he b ot t om sect ion , bu t y ou w ill need t o deselect t he t op sect ion b ef ore you pr ess t he D elet e k ey .
4 . Sw i t ch t o t he P oint e r t ool a nd t he n p re ss Tab. All select ed ob ject s ar e deselect ed . Pr essing Tab is a qu ick w ay t o deselect ev er y t hing . This app roach is esp ecially helpfu l w hen you ar e zoom ed in on an area and don' t r ealize t hat som et h in g else is select ed t h at is ou t sid e y our v iew ing ar ea.
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The Tab k ey doesn't w or k for d eselect in g it em s if y ou are w or k in g w it hin a t ext block en t ering t ex t . 5 . Se le ct t h e bot t om p ort i on of t h e poly gon a nd t he n p re ss De l et e . The n m ove t h e re m ai ni ng sh ap e t o t h e t op se ct ion of t he cam e ra .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Moving the Guides Your next t ask is t o d r aw t he cir cles f or t he cam er a lens. Look at t he guides on t h e page. Rem em b er t hat you placed t h em on t he pag e t o help y ou posit ion ob ject s as y ou dr aw t hem . By using Alt - dr ag or Op t ion- dr ag t o dr aw fr om t he cen t er, you cent ered t he r ect angles on t he •gu id es. Th e len Table of Content s era con sist s of t h r ee cir cles. Using t h at sam e t ech niqu e, you can s for t he cam Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a iniar ngefralign om t he dr aw t he t hr ee circles so t hey edSour t o ce each ot her as w ell. By Patti Schulze
The p r oblem is t hat t he in t er ior r ect an gle is f illed wit h b lack , m ak in g t he int er sect ion of t he gu id es har d t o see. By default , t he g uides ar e placed u nder neat h t he obj ect s on t he pag e. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Nor mally , t h at is w her e y ou w an t t h em sin ce t hey are less dist r act ing t hat w ay. How ev er , t here Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 ar e t im es wh en y ou w ill wan t t o br ing t hem t o t he fr ont t o m ak e t hem easier t o see. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35r 0ol som e aspect s of t he guides f rom t he View m enu. For ex am ple, you can show or You can cont hide t hem , or y ou can lock t hem so t hey can 't be m ov ed . I f you w ant t o mov e t h em in f r ont of t he object s on t he page, y ou can use t h e Lay ers panel. You w ill lear n m ore about t he Layer s pan el in Lesson 4 . For n ow, you w ill j ust use it t o m ov e t he guides.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design t w ar e. I f see y ou' tr h e elear g Macr omi ed eeHand for, choose t h e fir st W t imind e, ow y ou >can elyrs. on 1 . I f sof y ou d on't Lanin ye rs pa nel n tiaheFrdock in gMX ar ea Larye Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yIou canLayer t ackslepan at el y our owt hn epace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr Press ou f t he is in dock in g area but not opened, click omedia t he t r iang le t oleads openy it . st epby - st ep t hresough a pred ogr imion por of t ant eat below ur es ast he y ou weg or rkound t h roulay ghersev eral, Gu id are list inam' t h es tm opost sect t henew panfel, For . Th e pr act ical gr aph ic design p rojains ect sall t hat r ealw orld oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Foregr ou nd lay er cont of treflect he ob ject s on t he pr p age. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . On t he Lay e rs p ane l , dr ag t he Gui de s la y er a bov e t he Fore gr ou nd la y er . When y ou r elease t h e m ouse but t on, t h e gu id es will ap pear on t op of you r camer a.
3 . Cli ck t he l ock icon on t h e Gu ide s l ay e r. Lock ing t he lay er pr event s you fr om mov ing t he guides as y ou per for m t h e next st eps.
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4 . Se le ct t h e Ell ipse t ool f rom t h e Tools p ane l . Posi t ion t he p oint e r a t t he int e rse ct ion Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 of t he g uid es. H ol d d ow n Al t + Shi ft ( W i ndow s) or Op t ion+ Shi ft ( Ma c OS ) a nd dr ag 179la 16rge -1 st cir cle f or t h e le ns. t oI SBN: dra0-w32t1he Pages: 35 0
Add in g t he Shif t k ey const r ain s t he ellipse t o a circle; add ing Alt or Opt ion dr aw s t he cir cle fr om t he cent er of t he g uides.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
5 . Cli ck Add Fil l on t h e Obj ect s pa ne l ; t hen se le ct W hit e from t he color pop - up m en u on t he pa ne l .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or6ganize plex st r at ions, cr eat e an atch ioncit hrcle at wsm ill tal h le enr be . D ra an w d t wman o mage or e com ci rcle s uillu si ng t ha t saan mde ev m en e t hod , m ak ianim ng ea t haused n in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough the t he p re vi ous on e. A dd a bl ack f il l t o t h e in ner m ost ci rcl e. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Creating Rounded Corners You' v e com p let ed t he b asic cam era; now you can mak e som e chang es t o m ake it look even bet t er . For exam ple, t h e cor n er s of t h e cam er a b ody ar e squar ed; you can rou nd t hem t o m ake t he cam er a look m or e r ealist ic. •
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1 . Se le ct t h e ca m er a bod y re ct a ng le . Mak e sur e t hat y ou select t he lar ger r ect an gle, not t he r ect angle f illed w it h b lack . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
2 . Choose W1-i179 ndow I SBN: 0- 32 16 -1 > Obj ect i f t he Ob j e ct pa ne l is not a lr ea dy op en . Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The Obj ect panel show s t h e dim ension s of t he select ed rect ang le and a set t ing for t he corn er s of t he r ect an gle.
NO TE On ce a r ect an gle is creat ed, y ou use t h e Obj ect panel t o ch ange t h e corn er s. You can also chan ge t he cor ner set t in g f or t he Rect angle t ool b ef or e you dr aw you r obj ect s. Dou ble- click t he Rect an gle t ool t o open t he Rect angle Tool set t in gs and ent er t he cor ner r adius y ou w ant . This set t ing rem ain s in eff ect unt il y ou ch ange it again.
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Ma3cr X: Trm a ini ng ifron om for t he Sour . om Deedia se®leFr cte etHa h end® UnMifor opt Cor ce ne rs.
t om By Pattibot Schulze
Ty pe 4 for t h e t op va lu es a nd 8 for t h e
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You can specify a cor n er r ad iu s for each corn er of a r ect an gle. I f y ou w ant ed all corn er s t h e sam e, y ou w ould leav e Unifor m select ed.
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
NO TE The Obj ect panel also has a set t ing for m ak in g t he cu rv e of t h e corn er con vex ( t h e defau lt ) or concav e. Click t he concav e bu t t on t o t oggle t h is op t ion on or of f. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE Polygon s hav e corn er rad iu s con t r ols sim ilar t o t h e cont r ols for r ect angles. You w ould apply t he cor ner set t in gs t o t he poly gon b ef or e you cut t he p oly gon w it h t h e Knife t ool. 4 . Sa v e you r f il e.
On Your Own Add black f ill t o t h e t op par t of t h e camer a an d t o t h e bot t om par t of t h e kn ob on t he r ight . Add som e w hit e hor izont al lin es on t he black ar ea of t he cam era t o pr ovide t ex t u re, an d ad d a w hit e ov al t o repr esen t t h e view f inder . I n t he nex t lesson , y ou w ill ad d som e t ex t so y ou can u se t he •cam er a as a Table Content logo of and t hens use it t o cr eat e m ar k et in g m at er ials. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Grouping Items As y ou cr eat e y our d raw ing s in Fr eeHan d, y ou' ll begin t o n ot ice t hat ev en sim ple d raw ing s ar e com posed of m any elem ent s. Th e camer a y ou creat ed in t h is lesson u ses on ly lin es, cir cles, and r ect an gles, b ut it consist s of m ore t han 10 obj ect s. I f y ou w an t t o m ove t h e camer a on t h e page •or t o r esize itTable s select all of it s elem ent s. Wit h t h is ex am ple, t hat m ight not be t oo , y ouofmContent ust f irst Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om e t he dif ficult , b ut as you r dr aw ings becom m Sour or e ce comp lex , k eep in g por t ions of y our d raw ing g rou ped t oget er as one obj ect w ill m ake m an aging y our docum ent s easier. By PattihSchulze To m ak e sur e t h at obj ect s st ay t oget her w hen you m ov e or r esize t h em , you can gr oup t hem . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press On ce g r ouped, t hey behav e as one object in st ead of m any . You w ill use you r cam er a d r awin g in Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 sev er al places. Grou ping all of it s elem ent s will m ak e it easier t o copy t he cam er a as one I SBN: 179ot 16h-1 elem ent for 0-u32 se1-in er docum en t s. Pages: 35 0
1 . Choose Edit > Se le ct > Al l t o se le ct a ll of t he ob j e ct s on t he pa ge . You can also u se t he select ion rect angle t o select all of t he obj ect s. Using t he Point er t ool, Whenplace facedt he witcu h arsor desig n ewh p roberlem it shouldn be ar b ecause don' e lef t som e w, ell out side 'tt he ea of t hyeou cam er ta,k now such how as int ot huse e upt h per design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely corn er of t he screen, an d dr ag acr oss t he cam era t o t he opp osit e cor ner . You' ll see a on Ma crom dia Fre an d ion M X :r ect Traan ini ng app fr om a elem t hor oug g rou ndp ed ucat ion m arequee ( t h ee Hselect gle) eart he as Source y ou d ragf .orAll ent h sw it h in t huat m ar qu ee t hat yar oue can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epselect ed . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P The Obj ect panel r ep ort s t he n um ber of obj ect s select ed.
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2 . Choose Modi > Grou p. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179fy 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
All obj ect s are gr ouped int o one obj ect . Now w hen you select t h e camer a, y ou' ll see f our blue hand les ar oun d t he gr ou p. I f y ou n eed t o u ngr oup t h e obj ect s, choose Mod if y > Ungr oup . You can also cr eat e ne st ed g r oups. For exam p le, t he k nob you cr eat ed consist s of t hr ee Whenr ect faced wit h You a desig n pselect rob lemt h, ose it shouldn 't beangles b ecause don' k now howher t o. use an gles. could t hr ee rect andy ou g rou p t them t oget Thent hyeou design sof t wselect ar e. Itfhe y ou' r eaining lear ninpar g Macr ia Fr eeHand the fir st gr t im e, w y ou ely era. on could rem t s ofom t h eedcamer a an d g MX rou pfort he k nob oup it h can t he rcam Ma crom e Hpan dM fr om t he Source t horeroug g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Theekdia nobFre g rou w ou ldXt:h Tra en bini e angn est ed gr oup w it hin ftor heacam a grh oup. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s POt W r obust t ools o crER eatTI e aPlog o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used I f y ou need t o m ake a change t o on e of t he ob ject s in a grou p, h old dow n Alt in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e ( Window s) or Opt ion ( Mac OS) and click t he ob ject . This act ion does n ot u ngr oup lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get t he object , b ut allow s you t o m od if y an obj ect wit hin t he gr oup . This pr ocess is st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! fast er t h an u ngr oup ing and t hen select ing t he ob ject . 3 . Sa v e you r f il e.
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Ex plor ed Table t heofFreeHand Content s MX in t er f ace ( pages 8– 10)
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Cr eat ed a new docu ment and saved it ( p ages 10 –11 )
By Patti Schulze
Add ed r ulers and guid es t o t he page ( pages 12 –14 ) Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
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t ool ( p ages 15 –17)
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Ex am ined an d used t h e Obj ect panel ( p ages 18 –20 ) Pages: 35 0
Used Snap t o Obj ect t o help posit ion ob ject s ( pag es 21–2 3) Ch anged t he v iew m agnif icat ion using t he pop- u p m enu and t h e Zoom t ool ( p ages 24 –25 ) t ool (npage 6) , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e WhenUsed facedt he witLine h a desig p rob2lem design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Du plicat t hen he Blend t ool t o cr eq ually ( pages Ma crom e dia ed Frean e Hobject an d Man X :d Tra iniused ng frtom t he Source f oreat a et hor oug h spaced g rou nd-obj u pect edsucat ion 27 –28 ) t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Used t he Poly gon , Ellipse, and Knife t ools ( pages 2 9–3 7) pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Gr oup ed it em s t o m ak e y our ob ject s easier t o man age ( p ages 38– 39) r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Lesson 2. Adding Pages and Text On e uniq ue aspect of FreeHand is t hat it let s y ou cr eat e m ult iple d ist in ct pages in a sing le docum ent . Of cou r se, t h er e is n ot hing un ique ab out mu lt ip le pages in a d ocu m en t , bu t w it h FreeHand, each can be • Tablepage of Content s a dif fer en t size. This f eat u r e giv es y ou t r em end ous f lex ibilit y in y our pr oj ect s. For exam ple, y ou crfreat a cor por Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr acan ini ng omet he Sour ce at e ident it y p ack age, cr eat ing t he logo on one pag e, business car d s on anot her p age, and let t er heads and en velopes on ot her p ages. Each p age By Patti Schulze w ill be t h e size need ed , and all of t h e desig n pages w ill be sav ed in one f ile. I n st ead of sen ding sev er al files t o t he pr int er , y ou need t o send j ust t h e one f ile. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
Y o u ca n cre Pages: 35a0t e a ll o f y o u r m a rk e t i n g m a t e ri al s u sin g F re e H an d . Y o u w i ll u se t h e t ex t e d it i n g t o o ls t o f o rm at t h e t e x t o n e ach o f t h e p a g e s.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t his lesson, you w ill add som e t ext t o t he cam er a y ou creat ed in Lesson 1 t o cr eat e a com pany logo. Th en y ou w ill set up a d ocu ment w it h mu lt iple pages an d com bine t he logo w it h som e t ex t t o cr eat e a post car d, business card , and env elop e. W H AT Y OU W I LL LEA RN I n t hi s le sson , you w il l: Cr eat e a d ef ault docum ent t em plat e Add new p ages and chang e t he page size
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AP PR OX I MA TE TI ME By Patti Schulze This lesson t ak es appr ox im at ely 2 hou r s t o com plet e. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: LESSON FI May LES19,
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Me di aPages: Fil es: 35 0 None St a rt i ng Fil es: Lesson 02\ St art er a.fnh11 When faced wit\hcam a desig p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Com p le teed Ma crom diaP roj Freect e H s: an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epLesson plet coram' p_ident it y .im fh1por 1 t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, by - st ep02\ t hrCom ough a ed\ pr ogr s m ost pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Creating a Default Document Template I n Lesson 1 , y ou saw how help ful guid es ar e f or placing obj ect s on t h e pag e. To use t h e guid es, t he page r uler s m ust b e v isible. Alt hou gh t he r uler s ar e easy t o show an d hide, y ou m igh t w an t t o cu st om ize Fr eeHand so t h at t hey appear each t im e y ou creat e a new pag e. •
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de fa ul t d ocu m e nt t em p la t e an d opens it as an unt it led docum ent . I f y ou find y our self chang ing t he sam e set t in gs or ad ding t h e sam e color s By Patti Schulze for ev er y docum ent , all y ou need t o do is change t he d ef ault t em plat e, an d t hose ch anges w ill b e m ade au t om at ically f or each new d ocu ment . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . Choose Pages: 35 0Fi le > N ew t o cre at e a ne w docum en t a nd t he n ch oose V i ew > Pa ge R ule rs > Sh ow . I f you w ant t o ch ange an y ot her set t ings, m ak e t hose chan ges as w ell. For ex am ple, if you like t he Snap t o Obj ect feat ur e, m ak e sur e t hat opt ion is on. When faced wit hU nit a desig n pup robm lem , it ashouldn be bntecause k now o re use the 2 . Cli ck t he s pope nu nd pi ck't Poi s f romy ou t h edon' li stt if i t i show not tal a dy design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on sel ect e d. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yValues ou can ytou ackar leeatinystour This ser iesassum f r om Macr omedia Press st epr uctow ednt opace. u se lat er pinopular t h is lesson e t h at y ou are usinleads g Poinytou s as by - st ep t hrmough pr ogr m ostI f im poruse t antanot new f eat y ouwwillorneed k t h rou y our easuar em ent am' sy sts em. y ou h er syur st es em,asyou t o gh adj sev ust eral, som e of t h e pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n v alues. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Choose Fi le > Sav e As. I n t he S av e D ocum en t di a log box , t y pe M y D e fa u lt s a s t he fi le nam e a nd t he n ch oose Fre e H an d Te m pla t e f rom t h e Sa ve a s Ty pe ( W i ndow s) or For m at ( Ma c OS) pop - up m en u. Temp lat es are st or ed in t h e Macr omedia > FreeHand > 1 1 > Eng lish > Set t ing s folder w it hin you r user - sp ecific Ap plicat ion Dat a ( Wind ow s) or App licat ion Supp or t ( Mac OS) fold er . Nav igat e t o t his locat ion on you r har d dr ive. Since t h is file w ill ser v e as y our d ef ault FreeHand docum ent , y ou w ant t o sav e t his f ile in a per man en t locat ion.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or4ganize anSa d man . Cli ck ve . age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash at ion. The ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e Your anim default t emp lat ebook is saved. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 5 . Choose Edit > Pr e fe re nces ( W i ndow s a nd Ma c OS 9 ) or Fr ee H a nd MX > P re fe re nces ( Ma c OS X ) a nd cli ck t he D ocum en t t a b ( W i ndow s) or D ocum en t cat e gor y ( Ma c OS) . I n t he Docum ent sect ion of t he Pr efer en ces d ialog box , y ou can chan ge t h e docum ent view and w indow placem ent t o cont rol t he w ay d ocu ment s appear w h en t hey ar e op en ed .
6 . From t h e N e w D ocu m e nt Tem p la t e pop- up m enu , choose My D ef au lt s. Cli ck OK t o close t he P re fe r ence s di al og box. Your new defau lt docu ment app ear s in t he New D ocu ment t em plat e pop - up m en u becau se y ou sav ed y our docum en t in t he Set t in gs f old er . I f y ou sav e y our t em plat e in an ot her locat ion, y ou t hen need t o click t he ellipsis but t on n ex t t o t h e New Docum ent Tem plat e pop - up m en u an d locat e y our t em p lat e. Th e nex t t im e y ou cr eat e a new docum ent , t he pag e r uler s ( an d any ot her set t ing s you specif ied ) w ill b e t ur ned on. The t em plat e you ju st cr eat ed w ill be u sed as t he Fr eeHan d d ef ault page, b ut y ou can creat e t em plat es f or any p roj ect s w here y ou fin d y our self r epeat edly using t he sam e set t in gs. For exam p le, if y ou are cr eat ing docum ent s f or a client w h er e y ou are alw ay s copy ing t he cor por at e logo, cr eat e a t em plat e t hat con t ains t h at logo. Then y ou' ll hav e it r ead y t o go on t h e page. I nst ead of cr eat ing a n ew page, y ou can op en t h e t emp lat e. I t w ill open as an unt it led docum ent wit h y our set t ing s and gr aph ics.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Changing the Page Size The cam era y ou cr eat ed ear lier w ill be used as p art of t he log o f or t he Act ion Phot os com pan y. I nst ead of chan ging t he cam er a f ile, y ou w ill im por t t he g r aphic int o anot h er docum en t an d add som e t ex t . Then, in t hat file, y ou w ill ad d ot her pages of d if fer ent sizes t o cr eat e a b usiness car d, •env elop e, an Table d let tof erContent head. s Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
1 . Choose Fi le > N ew t o cre at e a ne w docum en t . PubI lish er: Peachp f you alr eadit yPress hav e an un t it led docum ent open fr om t he pr ev ious t ask , y ou can u se t hat Pub Datead. e: MayTh 19, 3 inst e 200 docum ent con t ains one page w it h t he default page size. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
2 . Cha nge t h e m e a su re m e nt un it s t o in che s u si ng t he U ni t s pop- up m enu on t he St a t us t oolba r ( W ind ow s) or a t t he bot t om of t he docum e nt w i ndow ( Ma c OS) . The r u ler s chang e t o d isp lay inches. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion NO tTE t hat y ou can ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Weaph chan ged t h ep roj m easur syst em h er e t o pr m ake it easier o define page pr act ical gr ic design ect s tem hatent reflect r ealw orld oblem s, solu tt ions, andn ew pr act ices. I n sizes. I f y ou pr efer t o define y our p age size u sing dif fer ent u nit s, ch oose t hose un itram s 's Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog inst ead . You' ll t h en n eed t o m ak e t he con ver sion fr om inches t o you r m easur em en t r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , un itd in st ep or ganize an man age5 .com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e 3 . Choose i ndow > Docum e nt tusing o di spla he ice Docum ntt he pa nel lessons in t h e W book at you r ow n pace, t heyp tract files eon com. pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! The D ocum ent pa ne l is nor mally g rou ped w it h t h e Obj ect panel in t he Prop er t ies pan el gr oup . You can also click t he Docu ment t ab in t hat panel gr ou p t o select t h e panel.
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4 . Choose Cust om f rom t he P age Siz e pop - up m e nu on t h e D ocu m e nt pa ne l. You can choose f rom sev eral pr eset sizes in t he list , or y ou can def in e y our ow n size usin g Cu st om .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 3 . From t h e Ma gni fi ca t i on p op- u p m e nu, ch oose Fit Al l. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom dia Frenow e H an dM X :h Tra ini ng om t he Source f or .a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Youeshould see bot p ages in tfrhe docum ent w indow t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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NO TE You can m ov e pages ar oun d t h e past eboar d usin g t he page icon s in t h e Docu m en t pan el, bu t t h e pr ocess is m uch easier wit h t he Page t ool. Below t h e page icon s on t he Docu m ent pan el ar e t h ree b ut t ons t hat ch ange t h e icon sizes. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e TI P design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion You can d elet e a p age by select in g it w it h t he Page t ool an d t hen p ressing t he Delet e t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epk ey . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr8act s t hat reflect orlde pr solu tbe ions, acttices. I ne . ical Se legr ctaph e aic chdesign pa ge pwroj i t hect t he P age t oolr ealandwnot it soblem p ag es, num r inand t he prGo o P ag Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram pop - up m en u on t he St a t us t ool ba r ( W i ndow s) or a t t h e bot t om of t h e docum en t' s r obustw tin ools t o (cr dow Meat ac eOaS)log . o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash ion. book s pred oject t ut or ial app allow t o eboar w ork td, hrfough t h te The panim age natum berThe is det er'min by- based t he placement of t roach he page on st hyou e past r om lef lessons h e, nbook you n hpace, using t he ice files oncan t he use comt pan iont oCDPage - ROM t o get t o in rigtht ot t hat e or derr ow in w ich y ou cr eat edptract h e page. You he Go p opup st ar t ed imumted iatov ely it h tphe am! in y our d ocu m en t . m en om e frwom ageprtogr o page
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Text Tool FreeHand giv es you alm ost all of t h e t ext - f or mat t ing t ools you 'll n eed t o add and m odify t ex t on y our p ages. Alt h ough Fr eeHand is not designed for ex t ensiv e p age- layou t du t ies, it can cer t ainly ser v e y our p ur poses for m any of you r desig ns. I f you hav e a t ext - lad en new slet t er , st ick t o a •pag e- lay out pr Table Content s h ave a pr odu ct dat asheet , y ou can cr eat e t he g rap hics, im por t t he ogrof am . I f you Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini t he Sour ce t ext , and t hen for m at t he t ex t ng all frinomFreeHand. By Patti Schulze
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I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35it 0 h y our pr in t er t o m ak e sur e t he com pan y has Fr eeHand MX if y ou plan t o Ch eck w sen d you r files t o be p rint ed fr om Fr eeHand . I f t h e pr int er doesn't hav e t h e cur rent v er sion bu t h as an ear lier one, y ou can ex por t y our file an d sav e it as a FreeHand 8, 9 , or 1 0 d ocu m en t .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Befor e y ou can f orm at t ex t , you need t o cr eat e t he t ex t . You can eit her t y pe t ex t dir ect ly in you r Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion FreeHand docum ent or imp or t it . I n t he next t ask, you w ill t y pe som e t ext using t he Tex t t ool. I n t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epa lat er lesson , y ou w ill im por t som e t ex t . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust cr Tex eat et at ool log ofrom and tthhe en Tools cr eat epan a corp 1 . Set ools le ct ttoh e el . or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash at ion. The oject - cur based ial in app allow you w ode. ork t hr ough t h e The panim oint er chang es book t o t h 'es Ipr - beam sor ,t ut in or dicat g troach hat you ar es in t ext o t m lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Cli ck at t he t op of t he pag e. When y ou click w it h t h e Text t ool, y ou' ll see t h e blink ing cur sor and t he t ex t r u ler .
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I f y ou don 't like t he t ex t r uler s, y ou can t u rn t h em off f rom t he View m en u. Ch oose View > Text Rulers t o show or hide t h e t ext r uler s. 3 . Ty pe t he f oll ow ing t e xt : W e com e t o y ou r ev e n t a n d cap t u re t h e a ct i o n . should ab le nt op trob y pelem t he t w it hou it sb w r app ing t h e tnex t line. w orr WhenYou faced wit h be a desig , itt ex shouldn 't tbe ecause y out odon' k now howDon t o 'tuse t h ye if t h e t ext does w r ap; you 'll f ix t hat in a lat er st ep. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ep4 . Cli ck aw a y fr om t he t e x t t o ex i t t e x t - e dit i ng m ode ; t he n cli ck t he t ex t a ga i n. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Not ice t hat you d id n ot need t o sw it ch f r om t he Tex t t ool. Fr eeHan d au t om at ically sw it ches Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s t o t he Point er t ool w hen you m ove t he p oin t er aw ay fr om t h e t ext . Click ing t h e t ext now r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , select s t he t ex t as an object —a t ex t block. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! The select ed t ext block has h andles on t he cor ner s and sides and a sm all box at t h e lower r ight corn er —t h e Li nk box. I f a sm all circle ap pears w it h in t h e Link box , t hen t he t ex t b ox cont ains mor e t ex t t h an wh at is d isp lay ed in t h e t ext block. You will n eed t o delet e som e of t he t ex t , in cr ease t he size of t he t ex t block, or lin k t he t ex t t o an ot her t ext block .
TI P The au t om at ic sw it chin g t o t he Point er t ool is a pr ef er ence t h at is set by d ef ault . I f y ou w an t t o r em ov e t hat fu nct ion alit y , choose Edit > Pr ef erences ( Window s an d Macin t osh OS 9) or Fr eeHand MX > Pr ef erences ( Macint osh OS X) , click t h e Tex t t ab ( Window s) or Tex t cat egor y ( Mac OS) , an d d eselect t h e opt ion t o sw it ch t he Tex t t ool t o t he Point er t ool. I f t he opt ion is deselect ed, t h en t h e Text t ool r em ains t h e act iv e t ool u nt il you change t ools.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma e dia FreteeHxan M X :by Tra ng ng fr om t hor h gt he rou Lin nd- k u pbox ed ucat ionn 5 .crom Re siz e t he t bdlock d ini ra ggi t het he l owSource er r ighftorhaand le oug ( n ot ) d ow t hat yaou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epnd t o t h e le ft . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical aph ict design p roj ect Isf tithat eal-wwhen orldy pr s, solu ions, actlook ices. at I nt h e Did gr t he t ex block resize? sprreflect ings b rack ouoblem r elease t he tm ouseand b utpr t on, Ma crom dia dles Fre eon H an dM Xt: bTra ini fr om he Source ll learn h owhollow, t o uset hen t he phor rogizont ram 'al s sidee han t he t ex lock . Ing f t he left tand r ight sidyeou' han dles are r obustaut t ools o crsion eat e isa on; log oifand ent om cr eat e dle a corp or at e ident p ack age in pan on esion docum ent , o- extpan t he tbhot han is hollow , t h enit yv er t ical au all t o- ex is also or ganize on. an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Aut o- ex pand ing t ext blocks ex pan d eit her h orizon t ally or ver t ically as you t y pe w it h in t hem . I f aut o- ex pansion is on, y ou can't dr ag t he cor ner h andles t o ch ange t he w idt h of t he t ext block .
6 . I f t he b ot t om a nd ri ght si de h and le s a re hol low , d oubl e- cl ick t he m t o r em ov e a ut o- e x pa nsion an d t h en dr ag t h e low e r r ig ht h an dle t o t he le ft t o r esiz e t h e t ex t bl ock . The h andle shou ld b e solid . I f it is not , doub le- click it again . Resize t he t ex t b lock so t hat t he t ex t " We com e t o y our ev ent " is on t he f ir st line and t he r em ain ing t ex t is on t he secon d line. Don 't w orr y if y ou h ave som e em pt y space at t he bot t om of t h e t ext block . I n t he nex t st ep, y ou will d elet e t h e space.
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The Obj ect panel also d isplay s aut o- ex pan sion bu t t ons t hat y ou can u se t o t u rn t h e exp ansion op t ion on an d of f. Wit h t he t ex t block select ed, select Tex t Block in t he p rop er t y By Pattilist Schulze of t he Obj ect panel. Next t o t he w idt h and h eigh t d im ensions of t h e t ext block s are t he hor izont al and v er t ical exp ansion b ut t on s. Click each but t on t o t ur n t he op t ion on or off . Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
7 . D oubl e - cli ck t he Li nk box . The t ex t block resizes ver t ically t o fit t he t ex t . The Link b ox is also used t o link t ex t b lock s, w hich you w ill do lat er in t h is lesson.
Formatting Text On ce y ou hav e t h e t ex t on t he pag e, you can for m at it t o y our lik ing , changin g t he f ont , size, color, and par agr aph for m at t ing such as alignm ent and line spacing. You can use t he Tex t menu , Text t oolbar , or Obj ect panel t o apply y our for m at t ing. The ad van t age of t h e Obj ect panel is t hat •y ou can see all Table Content cu of r rent set tsin gs in ju st a g lance. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
IByf Patti you Schulze select t he ent ir e t ext block , y ou can apply f or m at t ing t o all of t he t ex t w it hin t he t ex t block . I f you select specific t ex t w it hin t he t ex t block, y ou can ap ply f orm at t in g t o ju st t h e select ed t ex t . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . UPages: se t h35e0 Poi nt e r t ool t o se le ct t he t e x t b lock a nd t he n se le ct t h e Tex t prope r t y on t he O bj e ct p ane l . Text for m at t ing op t ion s app ear on t h e Ob ject pan el. Th e lef t colum n cont ains fiv e t ex t at t r ibut e but t ons: Char act er , Par agr aph , Spacing, Colum ns, an d Ad just Colum ns. Wh en y ou click on e of t hese but t ons, t he Obj ect panel chan ges t o d isp lay a dif fer en t set of f orm at t in g Whencont faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e r ols. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Cli ck t he Cha ra ct e r a t t ri but e b ut t on ( t he a bc b ut t on) , ch oose a font fr om t he Font pop - up m en u, a nd choose a poin t siz e f rom t h e Siz e p op- up m e nu. Sel e ct Ce nt e r a li gnm e nt . This t ex t is a headline, so u se a big , bold fon t such as Ar ial Black wit h a size of 2 4 point s. All of t h e t ex t ch anges t o t hat fon t an d size. I f t he f ont you choose is lar ger t han t h e or iginal f ont size, y our t ex t may over flow t he t ex t block ; in t his case, a cir cle w ill app ear in t he Link b ox. Resize t h e t ext block t o sh ow all t h e t ext .
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3 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , t y pe 4 in t h e Le ad ing t e xt box . Choose + fr om t he Lea di ng Me t hod pop - up m e nu. The sp acing b et w een t h e lines in t he headin g in cr eases.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion char actle er satsit on an aginarThis y line called ser t h eies baf rsel . Lea di ng (Press pr onoun cedy ou st ept hat yText ou can t ack y our ow nimpace. p opular omine Macr omedia leads " ledding " ) is t he dist ance b et w een on e t ext line t o t he n ex t one. When you incr ease by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, t he leading am , you ar ect e incr easing t he rsp acin g b etprwoblem een t he lines. pr act ical gr aph icount design p roj s t hat reflect ealw orld s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
FreeHand giv es you t hr ee w ay s t o set t he leading: by ad ding ext r a lead in g, b y set t in g t he absolut e leading am oun t , and b y using a p er cen t age. Next t o t he Lead in g t ex t box is a popup m enu t hat you can use t o pick t he m et hod y ou w an t t o use. Select t h e plus sign t o add ext r a lead in g, select t he equal sig n t o use a fix ed v alue, or select Per cen t age t o use t h at m et hod. The ex t r a leading m et hod adds t he poin t size of t he lar gest ch aract er in you r t ext block t o t he num ber y ou en t er in t he Leadin g t ex t b ox. The p er cen t age m et hod uses a leading v alue equal t o a percent ag e of t he lar gest char act er in t he t ex t block . I f you choose eit her of t hese m et hods, t h e lead ing value ch anges if y ou ch ange t h e point size of you r t ext . I f you choose t he absolu t e leading am ount , t he leading r em ains at t h at v alue ev en if y ou in cr ease or d ecr ease t h e point size.
PO W ER TI P You can also increase or decr ease t h e leading am ou nt by dr agging t he cent er han dle on t he b ot t om of t h e t ext block . Th is is a fast er w ay t o incr ease or decr ease t he lead ing am ount w hen you ar e m or e con cer ned about t he way t he t ex t looks on t he
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4 . Ad d t h e t ex t ACT I ON PH OT O S t o t he pa ge . P la ce t ha t t e x t on t he t op w hi t e pa rt of Pages: 35 0 t he ca m er a body . Cha nge t h e fon t a nd si z e so t he t e x t f it s w i t hi n t h at ar e a. Mak e sur e t hat y ou t yp e t he t ex t in all u pper case let t ers.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
You en t ered t he com pan y nam e in all upp er case let t er s. But w hat if you r desig n chan ges? Or w h at if y ou just don' t lik e t he way t he t ex t look s? You could ret y pe t h e t ext , but an easier m et hod is t o use t he Conv er t Case comm and .
5 . Choose Tex t > Conv e rt Ca se > Ti t l e. Your t ex t is ret y ped using upp er case for on ly t he f irst let t er of each wor d . Conv er t Case can chang e t he case of a t ex t select ion t o upp er case or low er case, sm all caps, t it le caps, or sen t ence cap s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yWhen ou cany ou t ack le atgey our owyou n pace. opular ies such f r om as Macr omedia Press ou st epchan case, m ay This hav ep som e wser or ds, com pan y nam es,leads t hat yyou by - st ep ough a pr ogr am' s mdost por t ant new f eatman ur esually. as y ou k ,t hyrou eral, dont hr 't w ant ch anged. You on'timneed t o f ix t hese I nw stor ead ou gh cansev add t hese pr act ical gr aph ic design p rojlist ect.s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n w or ds t o an ex cep t ion Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or6ganize an d man com plex illuse st r at an ds.evSe enlecrcteat an tanim attion t h at beptused . Choose Tex tage > Conv e rt Ca > ions, Set t ing a lle of he op ions forwtill het heen x ce i ons in a Flash anim ion. The gh book - based t utdortial app you t o in w ork ( U ppe r Caatse t hrou Se' sntpreoject nce Ca se) an he n cliroach ck Adallow d. Tyspe U SA t h et hr ough t h e lessons in pt t h eion book at tyou owee n H pace, ice. Cl files t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get e xce f ie ld ha tr Fr an d using a dd s tthe o tphract e li st ickon O K. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! The case of t he w ord doesn' t m at t er in t he ex cep t ion f ield; y ou cou ld hav e also t y ped usa. Con t inue t o click Ad d t o add ot her w or ds t o t h e list , su ch as com pany nam es or abb rev iat ions y ou t yp ically use. The wor d s you ad d t o t he ex cep t ion list w ill b e ignor ed w hen you use t h e Ch ange Case com m and.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion 7 . yUou secan t h et ack Texlet at t ool t o ow e ntnepace. r t he This f ollow i ng adser dre ssf ran t he nomedia m ov e Press t hi s t ex t box t hat y our p opular ies omd Macr leads y out ost ept he l ow er l ef t corn er of t he ca m er a. For m a t t he t e xt t o f it w it h in t hi s ar e a. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 5 5 5e M ai n Stere t d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Ma crom dia Fre He an r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , Ad ve n t u r e T o w n , U SA or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Ad d a not h er t e xt bl ock for t he phone n um be r an d t y pe 1 - 8 0 0 - 5 5 5 - 1 2 3 4 . M ove t his t e xt bl ock t o t h e low e r rig ht cor ner of t h e ca m er a.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
9 . Choose W i ndow > Tool ba rs > Te x t . Cha nge t h e font a nd si ze of t he a ddr ess a nd ph one t e xt bl ock s t o y ou r li k ing usi ng t he Te xt t oolb ar . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s The Tex t t oolb ar is also conv en ien t f or chang in g t he f ont , size, and leading. I t doesn' t r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , cont ain all of t he for m at t ing con t r ols of t he Object p anel, but it p r ovides an ot her qu ick w ay or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used t o for m at t ex t . in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P I f y ou hav e a lar ge m onit or, you can dock t he Tex t t oolbar below t he t op m enu bar . Dr ag t h e t oolb ar t o t he t op of y our screen, an d it w ill dock it self b elow t h e m en u bar . I f you h ave alr ead y dock ed t he I nf o t oolbar , t h e Text t oolbar is dock ed below it . 1 0 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Kerning and Range Kerning When y ou u se headings or larg e t ext in a logo, you m ay fin d t hat t he space bet w een each let t er in t he h ead in g or logo is t oo lar ge or t oo small. You can con t r ol t hat spacing using t he k ern ing and r ang e ker ning cont r ols. Ke rn ing is t he adj ust m ent of t he space bet w een t w o ch aract er s; •ra ng e k er nin Table of Content s called t r ack in g) is t he ad just m ent of t w o or m or e select ed g ( som et im es Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce char act er s. By Patti Schulze
FreeHand k er ns in per cen t ages of an em . An em is a unit of m easur e used in t y pog r aphy t h at w as or iginally equal t o t h e w idt h of t he let t er M. You can t hink of an em as bein g equ al t o t he Pub lish er: Peachp it Press size of t he t y pe. For ex amp le, if y ou ar e using 24- point t yp e, an em w ill b e 24 point s. I n Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 FreeHand, you can ker n you r t y pe in increm ent s as sm all as 0 .0 1 p er cent of an em , eit her 0- 32r1179 16 -1 add in gI SBN: or subt act ing t hat am ount t o t he spacing. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 1 .crom U si e ng xtan t ool on ng t hefrin se trthe ion poin t b et aw tehor en oug t hehAgarou nd ndt heucpinedt h e ion Ma diat he FreTe eH d M, Xposit : Trai ini om Source f or ucat w ord Act ion . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, When t he icin design ser t ion ppoint t w or ealcharwact ers, y ou ars, e adj ing tand he spacing betIwneen pr act ical gr aph roj ectiss bet t hatw een reflect orld pr oblem soluust t ions, pr act ices. only t h ose ch aract er s. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons inNO t h eTE book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Som e fon t s cont ain ker nin g v alu es t hat Fr eeHan d recognizes an d display s in t h e k er ning t ext box . 2 . Se le ct t h e Tex t prope r t y in t he O bj e ct p ane l a nd t he n cl ick t h e Ch ar act e r opt ion s bu t t on. Ty pe – 1 in t h e Ke rni ng t e xt box a nd t he n pre ss Ent e r ( W i ndow s) or Re t ur n ( M ac O S) t o ap pl y t he k e rni ng. When y ou ent er a negat iv e nu mb er , t he let t ers mov e closer t og et her. A posit iv e num b er incr eases t he sp acing .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion 3 . ySe ct tthack e tleexat t block wni t h t he This P oint er t oolser a nd n rMacr ep eaomedia t st e p Press 2. t hat oulecan y our ow pace. p opular ies tfhe r om leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, When y ouicselect t hep roj t exect t bslock selectr ealm ultwiple act er s, ou tare perf or min g ices. r ang eI n pr act ical gr aph design t hatorreflect orldchar pr oblem s, ysolu ions, and pr act k er nin g. I n t his inst an ce, all of t h e let t er s ar e t ig ht ened b y –1 per cen t of an em. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he pThe rog ram ' s een d tthe t hor e at k er in st w it h t he r obustspacing t ools t obet crw eat e at he logAo an and h enc st cr ill eatr eet aains corp e ning identyitou y papplied ack age all inep on1e, docum ent , r ange kerman ningage amcom ountplex addillu ed stt or at t he k ern am bet w een t heat tion w o tlet or ganize an d ions, aning d ev enount cr eat e an anim h att erws. ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
You can also u se key boar d sh ort cut s for k er ning:
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Ct r l+ Alt + Shift + Lef t Ar row
Com m and + Opt ion+ Shif t + Left Ar row
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Adding a Register Mark Ther e ar e sev eral ch aract er s t hat don 't appear on y our k eyb oard ; y ou hav e t o use a com binat ion of k ey st r okes t o en t er t he char act er. For ex am ple, t he regist ered m ark ( ® ) d oesn' t appear on t he key boar d. How do y ou t y pe it on t he pag e? I f you ar e fam iliar w it h w ord pr ocessing or p age •lay out p r ogr ams, Table of Content y ou m ay shav e com e acr oss t h is quest ion b ef or e. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
IBynPatti Window s, y ou can use Char act er Map ( St art > Pr ogr am s > Accessor ies > Syst em Tools > Schulze Ch aract er Map ) t o find t h e char act er y ou need, copy it , and t hen past e it in y our d ocu ment . I n Mac OS, y ou can choose Key caps f r om t he Ap ple m enu ( OS 9 ) or t he Ch ar act er p alet t e ( OS X) . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
NO TE I n Macint osh OS X, open Sy st em Pr ef er ences and choose I n t er nat ional. Click t he I n put Menu t ab and t hen choose Char act er Palet t e. Th e I n put m en u is ad ded t o t he m enu bar , allow ing you t o access t he Char act er p alet t e f r om any ap plicat ion . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epI n t he nex t t ask , y ou w ill en t er t he r egist er ed mar k af t er t he com pan y nam e and t h en r esize it by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, and m ov e it u p of f t he b aseline. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or1ganize d man com plexp oi illuntst raf attions, anla d st ev en ionptan h aty wna illm t heen . P osian t ion t heage i nse rt i on e r t he chacrraeat ct eeran i nanim t he at com . Ube se used t he in a Flash ion. ' s pr - based app s ayou cha raanim ct e ratut i li t The y forbook y our ploject at f orm t o int ut seor rtial t he reroach gist e allow re d m rk . t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get I n im Mac OS, ou wcan r ess ion+ R t o ent er t h e r eg ist er ed m ar k. st ar t ed m ed iat yely it h pt he prOp ogrt am!
PO W ER TI P I n Wind ows, w h en y ou select a char act er in t he Char act er Map, t h e k ey st r oke is display ed at t h e bot t om right of t he d ialog b ox. For ex am ple, t h e r egist er ed m ar k k ey st r oke is Alt + 017 4. To en t er t his, you h old dow n t he Alt key and t h en t y pe t h e nu m b er s on t h e num er ic k eyp ad. Wh en y ou r elease t h e Alt k ey , t h e char act er is inser t ed in y our t ex t b lock. You m u st use t h e num b er s on t he num eric k eyp ad, and y ou m u st t y pe all fou r num b er s, in clud in g t he zer o.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 2 .crom Se lee ct e re gian st d e re ar kini a ng nd fr mom a k et he t h eSource poin t siz e sm al le r. Ma diat hFre eH MdX :mTra y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , The r egist ered m ark sh ould be r ead able bu t shou ld n ot d et r act f r om t he com pan y nam e. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using Baseline Shift I f you n eed t o ad just t he b aseline of a ch aract er so it is dif ferent f rom t he baseline of ot her t ex t in t he t ex t b lock , y ou can use t h e baselin e shift cont r ols. You can m ove t he char act er baseline eit her abov e or b elow t he baselin e of t he ot her char act er s. For exam ple, if y ou w an t t h e •exp ression H20 Table s onofyContent our p age, y ou can use baselin e shift t o mov e t h e 2 dow n. I n t his ex er cise, Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr inied ng fr y ou w an t t o m ove t he r egista er mom ar kt heabSour ovecet h e baselin e. By Patti Schulze
lish er: Peachp 1 .PubCha nge t h eit Press m e a su re m e nt un it s t o poin t s. Pub Dat e: May 3 t of f t he b aseline, as y ou w ill do in t h e next st ep, it is easier t o u se point s When shift19, in g200 t ex I SBN: 179 -1 m easu rem ent sy st em sin ce t ex t size is ex pr essed in point s. inst ead0- 32 of 1-an ot16 her Pages: 35 0
2 . Se le ct t h e re gi st e re d m ar k w it h t he Tex t t ool . Se l ect t he Te xt prop er t y on t he Obj e ct pa ne l an d t h en cli ck t he Cha ra ct er bu t t on. Ty pe 4 in t h e Base li ne Sh ift t e xt box a nd t he n pre ss Ent e r ( W ind ow s) or R et u rn ( Ma c OS) t o ap ply t he set t i ng t o t he t ex t . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design t wiv aree.nuI fmyber ou' rm e oves lear nin omer eduiap;FraeeHand the m firoves st t imt he,e ych ouarcan onn. A sof p osit t h ge Macr ch ar act negat ivMX e nufor m ber act err ely d ow Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion You m ay need t o adj ust t h e nu mb er t o m at ch you r t ext . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
PO W ER TI P You can also use k eyb oard shor t cut s t o adj ust t he baseline. Pr ess Ct r l+ Alt + Up Ar row ( Window s) or Opt ion+ Up Ar r ow ( M ac OS) t o m ov e t he b aseline up one point , or p ress Ct r l+ Alt + Dow n Arr ow ( W ind ow s) or Op t ion + Dow n Ar r ow ( Mac OS) t o m ove t he b aseline d ow n on e point . 3.
3 . P osi t ion t he i nse rt i on p oi nt be for e t he r egi st er ed m a rk a nd k e rn t he spa cing t i ght e r be t w ee n t he l ast l e t t er a nd t he r eg ist e re d m a rk . Tr y using t he key boar d shor t cut s t o k ern b et w een t he let t er s. 4 . Sa v e you r f il e.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Lesson 3. Colors, Gradients, and Styles We liv e in a fu ll- color w or ld. Color adds in t erest t o ar t w ork , w h et h er pr int ed or displayed on a w eb p age. Color p rov ides v isu al clues about obj ect s arou nd us: w h en w e see a r ed sign , w e k• now t o st op;Table w hen w e sees a g r een lig ht , w e k now t o g o. The color y ou add t o t he obj ect y ou of Content dr aw in t h is lesson m e aen t o t he suggest Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd®ay M X:b Tr iniough ng fr om Sour ce a br and nam e, ev en t h ough y ou d on' t ad d t h e com pany n ame t o t h e pr odu ct . By Patti Schulze
We see color w hen a lig ht sou r ce r eflect s on an ob ject . Ou r eyes r eceive t he r eflect ed light and Pub lish Peachp it Press t r ansm it er: a message t o our b rain, cau sin g u s t o see a par t icu lar color . How you r epr oduce t h e color r comp ut3er depend s on t he w ay y ou w ant t o u se t he dr aw ing. Are you cr eat in g an Pubon Datyou e: May 19, 200 im age ItSBN: o be0-u32 sed on16t-1 he w eb? Or do you w ant t o inclu de t h e imag e in a pag e- lay out pr ogr am or 1- 179 pr int dir ect ly f r om Fr eeHand? I f y ou w ant t o p rin t , do you w ant t o pr int on a color pr in t er or t o Pages: 35 0 sen d you r pr oject t o a com m er cial pr int er ? You r answ ers t o t h ese qu est ions det er m ine h ow y ou creat e color s in Fr eeHan d. On ce you cr eat e color s f or a p art icular ou t pu t dev ice, h ow ev er, you can easily con ver t t he colors for ot h er uses. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design f ycan ou' rist e lear FrueeHand t hliepfir t im T o cre asof t et w t har e e. f ilIm e r fnin o r gt hMacr i s leom ssoed n ,iayo w il l spMX li t afor n el sestan d e, t hyeou n ucan se ar ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p p o r t io n o f t h e e ll ip se f o r o n e sid e o f t h e can ist er . Y o u t h en w i ll m ak e a co p y oed f tucat h ation tsh hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y a p e a n d fl ip it fo r t h e o t h e r si d e . Yo u w il l a d d co l o rs a n d a g r ad ie n t fil l t o cr ea tou e t st h eepby st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, il lu si o n o f a 3 D o b j e ct . pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t his lesson, you w ill m ix a color , save t he color, and apply it t o an ob ject . Bef or e y ou d o t h at t hou gh, you need t o d raw t he ob ject y ou wan t color ed . Fir st , y ou w ill cr eat e a film canist er t o b e used in an adv ert isem en t and on a web pag e. You w ill d raw half of t he canist er and t h en use t ools t o m ake a copy and r eflect t he cop y for t he ot h er h alf. Once t he f ilm canist er is alm ost com plet e, y ou w ill add some color an d a gr adient fill t o m ake t he cy lin dr ical can ist er look m or e r ealist ic. I n t h e nex t lesson , you w ill dr aw a st r ip of f ilm and use t he 3D Rot at ion t ool t o m ake t he film app ear as if it is j ut t ing out fr om t he canist er. I n anot her lesson, y ou w ill anim at e t he film m ov ing out fr om t h e canist er . W H AT Y OU W I LL LEA RN
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Sav e gr aph ic pr opert ies on t he St yles pan el Use t he Sub select t ool t hewit Arhc at ool WhenUse faced desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on AP OXeI dia MA TE Ma PR crom FreTI e HME an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epThis lesson t ak es appr ox im at ely 3 hou r s t o com plet e. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr LESSON FIaph LESic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s rMe obust ools di a tFil es:t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e None lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar St a rt t ed i ng imFil m ed es:iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! None Com p le t ed P roj ect s: Lesson 03\ Com plet ed\ f ilm _canist er . fh1 1
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An obj ect mu st be a closed pat h if you w ant t o add a f ill color . Once you split an ob ject , y ou m ay t hen w ant t o m ov e t he point s t o chang e t he shap e. Then you can use t he Join com man d t o Pub lish er: Peachp it Press com bine t w o open p at hs or t o ad d a line connect ing t w o select ed point s. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . Cre at e a ne w docum en t a nd sav e it a sfi lm _ ca n i st e r. f h 1 1 in y our P roj e ct s fol de r. Tur n on t he pa ge ru le rs i f t he y ar e not vi sibl e. D ra g h ori zont al a nd ve rt ical g uid es t o t he m id dle of t h e pa ge . The f ilm canist er con sist s of an ellipse at t he t op f or t h e en d cap , a color ed r ight side, and a Whenblack facedleft witsid h ae.desig n pt he robleft lemand , it shouldn bearbeecause y ou ydon' k now use m t h ak e ea Sin ce r ig ht sid't es ident ical, ou wt ill dr awhow onet oside, design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on copy of it , an d t hen r eflect t h e copy for t he ot h er sid e. The gu id es w ill help y ou cr eat e one Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion side and t h e r ef lect ed cop y. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Se le ct t h e Ell ipse t ool a nd dr aw a hori zon t al e ll ip se f rom t he cen t er of t he in t er sect ion of t he gui des. M a k e t he e ll ipse a ppr oxi m at e l y 1 0 0 x 3 0 pi x el s. I n Lesson 1 , y ou lear ned t o h old d ow n Alt ( Window s) or Opt ion ( Mac OS) t o dr aw f r om t he cen t er of a r ect an gle or ellipse. You w ill u se t he ellip se y ou ju st cr eat ed t o d raw t he b ase of t he can ist er an d t h en m ak e a copy of t he ellip se t o dr aw t he end cap of t he canist er . To ach iev e t he p er spect ive of a t hr ee- dim en sional obj ect , d o not m ak e t he ellip se t oo t all v er t ically . Move t he m ouse up or d ow n t o chang e t he h eig ht . I f y ou do n ot lik e t he d raw n fig ur e, delet e it and dr aw it again. You can also r esize it w it h t h e Point er t ool by dr agg ing one of t he han dles; how ever , if y ou d o t h is, y ou m ay m ove t he cent er aw ay fr om t he int er sect ion of t he gu ides.
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The b asic sh apes you d raw w it h t h e Ellipse and Rect ang le t ools are gr ouped as one object by d ef ault . Sin ce t hey ar e gr ouped, you see t he f our cor ner han dles of t he b ound in g box of t he select ed obj ect in st ead of ind iv idu al point s. W hen y ou un gr oup t he ob ject , y ou see t he s on jectn tphat it s shap 't e. be You wan t t oy ou split t h et kellipse at t hose Whenpoint faced wit thhe a ob desig robcont lem ,r ol it shouldn b ecause don' now how t o usef our t h ep oin t s, br eakin g t he ellip se in t o f our separ at e pieces. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 5 . U si ng t he P oin t er t ool , dr ag a roun d t h e en t ir e el li pse w it h t he se le ct ion re ct an gle . All poin t s on t he ellipse sh ould now b e select ed . Select ed p oint s h ave h ollow sq uar es inst ead of solid sq uar es. You shou ld also see hand les jut t in g out f r om t he select ed point s. You' ll learn m or e about t hese han dles in a lat er lesson.
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When y ou d rag t he Point er t ool on t h e page, y ou see a dashed rect angle. All obj ect s w it hin t h at r ect an gle, called t he select ion r ect angle, ar e select ed w hen y ou r elease t he m ou se but t on . I n lat er lessons, y ou w ill u se t he select ion r ect angle t o select m ult ip le it em s on t he page. 6 . Choose Modi fy > Spli t . •
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 7 . P re ss Ta b t o d ese le ct t he f our sect i ons of t he e ll ip se . U sing t he Poi nt e r t ool , se le ct a nd t he n d el et e t he t op t w o se ct i ons a nd t he l ow er r igh t sect i on, l ea v ing onl y t he low e r le ft a rc. Anot h er met h od is t o hold dow n Shif t and click t he low er lef t ar c w it h t he Poin t er t ool. This deselect s only t h e low er lef t ar c. You can t h en delet e t he t hr ee rem aining select ed ar cs. The Shif t k ey w ork s as a t ogg le, ad ding t o or subt r act ing fr om t he select ion.
8 . 8 ) H old dow n Alt ( W ind ow s) or Opt i on ( M ac OS) an d d ra g d ow n t o cr ea t e a copy of t he a rc. A dd Shi ft as y ou dr ag t o p re ve nt t he copy f rom m ov in g l ef t or r igh t .
The cop y of t he ar c is t h e bot t om sect ion of t he left sid e of t he canist er. The f ilm can ist er is t all an d sk inny . Dr ag t he cop y dow n appr ox im at ely t h r ee t im es t he w id t h of t he ar c. To com plet e t he left sid e of t he canist er , y ou j ust n eed t o con nect t he t w o ar cs w it h t w o v er t ical lines. The q uick est w ay t o do t his is t o join t he t wo ar cs, w h ich y ou w ill d o in t he nex t st ep.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr9act aph icn design roj ect s ct t hat r ealpr oblem and pr act ices. I ny > . ical H oldgrdow Shi ft apnd se le t h reflect e t op ar c wwitorld h t he P oin t s, er solu t oolt ions, ; t he n choose M odif Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram 's Joi n. r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize ant ical d man com illu ect st r at ions, cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used A v er lin eage is dr awplex n, conn ing t h e an t wdo ev ar en cs on one side. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE The Join com m an d d oes not alw ay s w ork as ex pect ed. I f you do not get a connect in g lin e as show n, d r aw a v ert ical line w it h t he Line t ool bet w een t he arcs and t h en use t h e Join com m and t o conn ect t he lin e t o t h e t w o ar cs. 1 0 . Cli ck Cl ose d in t he Obj e ct p an el .
FreeHand dr aw s a line con nect in g t he ot h er t wo point s in t h e ar cs, cr eat ing a closed pat h .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Reflecting Objects Re fl ect i ng f lips a select ed obj ect or obj ect s ab out a specif ic ax is. Oft en you w ill w ant m irr or im ages of t he ob ject s y ou d raw . For ex am ple, t he shap e y ou j ust cr eat ed is t h e lef t side of t he canist er . Th e ot her side is t h e same sh ape f lip ped t o t he rig ht . Fr eeHand pr ov ides sev eral w ays •t o ref lect ob ject Table Content s: ofusing t hes Reflect t ool, t h e Reflect pan el, an d t he Mir r or t ool. The Reflect pan el Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: a ini ngt hfreom t he Sour ces. Depend in g on y our pr ef er ences, you m ay f in d and t h e Reflect t ool accomTrplish same t ask one easier t o u se t han t he ot h er . For ex am ple, w it h t h e Reflect t ool, y ou see t he r esu lt s on t he By Patti Schulze scr een as you use t h e t ool. Wit h t he Reflect panel, y ou en t er t he ax is ang le you w ant t o use for t he Pub reflish lect er:ion. Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
You w ill now m ak e a cop y of t he shap e you j ust cr eat ed and t h en use t h e Reflect t ool t o f lip it SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 -1 Lat er in t his lesson, you w ill use t h e Reflect pan el and t he Mir r or t ool. abou t tI h e v er t ical ax16is. Pages: 35 0
1 . Se le ct t h e sh ap e an d t hen choose Edi t > Clone . Cloni ng an ob ject m ak es an ex act copy and p laces it d irect ly on t op of t he or iginal. Th e clone is cur r en t ly select ed . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma e dia Fre H an M X : on Tratini frle omt ool t heand Source f or at he t hor ndp ed ucat ion 2 .crom H old dow n et he mdouse heng S ca choose Roug ef lehctg rou t ool fruom t he t ool t hat ygr ououp. can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design ect sped t hat eal- wtorld oblem s,e solu andlect pr act ices. Thr ee ot her t ools arperoj g rou witreflect h t h e rScale ool: pr t he Rot at t ool,t ions, t he Ref t ool, andI nt he Ma crom e dia FreSelect e H aning d Many X : Tra ngt ools fr omcht he Source ou' ll tlearn Sk ew t ool. of t hini ese anges t he cuy rsor o a stharow . t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons t h elebook yousr yow pace, t heed p ract ice files t he g. com CDd-ow ROM t oiftget TheinSca t ool at allow oun t o scaleusing a select ob ject b y dron aggin I f pan y ouion h old n Sh as st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! y ou d r ag, t h e obj ect is scaled p rop or t ion ally . You w ill scale one of y our ob ject s lat er in t h is lesson. The Rot a t e t ool allow s y ou t o r ot at e a select ed ob ject by d r agging . You w ill rot at e an obj ect lat er in t h is lesson. The Sk e w t ool allow s y ou t o sk ew ( or dist or t ) a select ed ob ject by dr agging .
3 . Mov e t h e poin t er ov e r t h e ri ght side of t h e obj e ct . H old d ow n Sh if t a nd dra g dow n. The clone of t he shape flips ab out t he v er t ical ax is. Holding dow n Shift as y ou dr ag const r ain s t he ref lect ed an gle t o 90- d eg rees. Release t h e m ouse but t on w h en y ou see t h e m irr or im age of t he shape.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e TE design sofNO t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion I f y ou arle e confu sedow about t h eThis con cept of drser agging d owMacr n t o omedia flip an obj ect abou e st ept hat y ou can t ack at y our n pace. p opular ies f r om Press leadst yt hou v er t ical ax is, you m ay f ind t h is ex planat ion h elpf ul. Look at t he palm of you r hand by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, , w itaph h y ic ourdesign fingers poin t owreflect ar d t he ceilin g. Flip y our hand , leav in gand y ourprlit t leices. I n pr act ical gr p roj ecttsin tghat r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, act finger in t he sam e space. You'v e r eflect ed you r han d ab out t he v ert ical axis. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he The p rog ram ' s dr agging d ow ( oro up) ioncrteat ellse Fr o ident use t it hey vper t ical you dr ag t ent o , r obust t ools t o cr eat e anlog andmt hoten a eeHand corp or att e ack ageax allis.inI fon e docum t he left or r igh t , y ou flip t he object ab out t he hor izont al ax is. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e 4 . Choose l >n Pa st e using in Front lessons in t h e Edit book >atSpe youcia r ow pace, t he .p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! The cop y of t he or iginal ellipse is past ed at t h e t op of t he b ody of t h e can ist er .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NO or ganize an d TE man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e clearat edyou y our clipb oard busing y closin he applicat ak ing a ion copy an t o get lessons inI ft hy ou e book r ow n pace, t heg pt ract ice filesion on or t hemcom pan CDof- ROM obj ect ot her t h an t he ellip se, y ou w ill need t o m ake a copy of t he ellipse t hat y ou st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! placed on t he p ast eb oard ear lier . 5 . Sa v e you r f il e.
On Your Own On t he t op of t he f ilm can ist er is a sp indle f or w inding t h e film . To cr eat e t his par t , y ou r epeat t he st eps you used t o d raw t he left sid e of t he can ist er . The ex cept ion is t h at w h en y ou sp lit t he ellip se, t h is t ime you split it only on t he lef t and r igh t sides. To do t hat , select t he lef t p oin t af t er •y ou u ngr ou p Table of Content t h e ellipse ansd t hen h old d ow n Sh if t and select t he r igh t p oin t . Mov e t h e spindle t o Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini fr om t he Sour t he mid dle of t he t op ellipse ofng t he canist er. ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Scaling Objects You can u se sev er al m et hod s t o chan ge t h e size of object s. You can u se t he Scale t ool or t h e Scale panel, or y ou can d rag a select ion han dle of a basic sh ape or u se t he t r ansf orm hand les on t he object . I f y ou w an t t o scale an obj ect by an exact per cent ag e, use t he Scale pan el. I f y ou •w ant t o scaleTable of Content s ally , y ou can u se any of t h e ot her m et hods. t he ob ject v isu Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
IBynPatti t he Schulze nex t st eps, y ou w ill mak e a cop y of t he lef t side of t h e can ist er an d u se t he t r ansf orm at ion han dles t o m ak e it sm aller . Th en y ou will m ak e a cop y of t his sm aller ob ject . Lat er in t his lesson , y ou w ill ap ply a g r adien t f ill t o ad d som e d im ension t o t h e film canist er. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . UPages: si ng 35 t he 0 P oin t er t ool , sel ect t he l ef t sid e of t he can ist e r w i t h t he P oint e r t ool a nd t he n ch oose Ed it > Cl one . The clone of t he obj ect is select ed .
2 . D oubl e - cli ck t he out l in e of t he clon ed obj ect . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sofob t wject ar e. dIisplay f y ou' sr et rlear g at Macr eddles. ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on The ansfnin orm ion om han Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . P osi t ion t he p oint er ov er one of t he corne r ha ndl es and dr a g t ow a rd t he m i ddl e of t he ob j e ct . Pr ess Ta b t o r el ea se t he t r an sf orm a t ion ha ndl es. As y ou dr ag, t h e obj ect get s sm aller . You w ant t he obj ect less t han half t he h eig ht an d abou t 7 0 p er cent of t he w idt h of t he origin al obj ect . I f y ou dr ag a cor ner hand le, you chang e bot h t h e w id t h and t he h eig ht . I f y ou n eed t o ch ange j ust t he heigh t or t he w idt h, dr ag one of t h e sid e han dles. To scale t h e w idt h and heigh t pr op ort ion ally , h old dow n Shif t as y ou dr ag a cor ner hand le.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on NO TE Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le att oy our This ser leads y ou I f y ou w ant chanow gen t pace. he shap e ofp opular t he cu rv e ies of t fhreom in tMacr er ior omedia obj ect , Press u se t he Point er st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, t ool t o select a point and t hen use t h e arr ow key s t o n udge t he point up war d s or pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n dow n war ds. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M Xe:ctTra iniang omt op t heof Source y ou' ll learn h owcatni o st use p rogdow ramn' s 4 . P osi t ion t he n ew obj t ow rd frt he t he le ft si de of t he e r.t he H old r obustAlttools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum , d ( W i ndow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) a nd dra g t o m a k e a cop y of t he n ew sha pe ent . Ad or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Sh ift a s you dr a g t o con st r a in t he copy a s y ou d ra g. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
5 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Using the Reflect Panel and the Mirror Tool I f you k now t he ex act angle t hat you w ant an object r eflect ed , y ou can use t h e Reflect pan el inst ead of t he Reflect t ool. Using t he Ref lect panel, y ou can r eflect a sing le object , or y ou can m ake cop ies of t h e obj ect as y ou r eflect it . By default , t he ob ject is r ef lect ed ar ound it s cent er •point , bu t y ou Table Content canofchang e st he reflect ion p oint if y ou pr efer . Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
The Mirr or t ool let s you clone and r eflect an obj ect a specif ic num b er of t im es in one click . You By Patti Schulze could hav e used t h is t ool t o clon e and r ef lect t he canist er bod y; it is also g r eat for cr eat ing geom et ric p at t ern s and designs. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
e: May 19, 200t3he Reflect t ool on y our im age, b ut y ou w ill now ex per im ent w it h t he Ref lect You'Pub v e Dat already u sed I SBN: 032 1179 pan el and t he Mir r or16t-1 ool t o see how t hey w ork as w ell. I n t he n ex t st ep s, you w ill t y pe som e t ext off t o Pages: t he sid35e0 of you r pag e and use t he Reflect pan el and t hen t he Mir r or t ool t o creat e an d t hen r ef lect a copy .
1 . Se le ct t h e Tex t t ool and t y pe som e t e xt on t he pa st eb oar d; for e xa m ple , t y pe your Whenna faced m e. wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. tIhat f y ou' r epast leareboar nin g Macr om ed ia Fr for t hdar e firies st of t imt he e, ypag ou e. canSin r ely on Rem em b er t he d is any w her e eeHand out side tMX h e boun ce you Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion ar e ju st exp er im en t ing w it h ot her r ef lect ion m et h ods, t he past eb oar d is a conv en ient t hat ylocat ou can le at yy our our tow ion ttack o place exnt . pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma e dia Freck e Ht an MflXe: ct Tra ini ng om Tools t he Source ll learn usepat he 2 .crom D oubl e - cli he dRe t ool on frt he pan el tyoou' ope n t heh ow Re flt oect nelp. rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize manpanel age com ansf d or evmenpan cr eat e an at ion ill t h enRot beatused The an Refdlect is inplex t h e illu Aligstnr at anions, d Tran el gr oupanim along w it ht htat h ewScale, e, in a Flash anim ion. The book ' s pr oject based ut or ial s you to w hr ough t h et and Sk ew at panels. Here y ou can ent-er t he rteflect ionapp axroach is in d allow eg rees, specif y ork t he tcent er poin lessons e bookion, at an youd rselect ow n pace, using he p ract files t he fills comof pan CD - ROM t o get of in t het hreflect opt ions t o r tef lect t heice cont en ton s and t hion e obj ect . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The X and Y values ind icat e t he cent er point of t he t ex t block. I f y ou ref lect t he t ex t and m ake a copy , t h e cop y is placed on t op of t he orig in al, r ef lect ed on t h at cent er poin t . How ev er , y ou w an t t h e cop y r ef lect ed and placed t o t he r igh t of t h e or ig inal t ex t . I n t he nex t st ep, y ou' ll chang e t he cent er p oin t of t h e r ef lect ion.
3 . H old dow n Al t ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) an d cl ick t h e ri ght si de of t h e t ex t bl ock . The X and Y values f or t he cent er p oin t chan ge t o t he p osit ion w her e y ou click ed t he t ex t block .
NO TE You m ust h ave t he Reflect t ool select ed w hen you pr ess t he Alt or Opt ion key t o change t he cent er point of t he select ed obj ect . I f y ou don' t see t he st ar cu rsor , t h e Reflect t ool is not select ed. •
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A copy of t he t ex t is r eflect ed t o t he r igh t of t h e orig in al t ex t block , flipp ing over t h e new t er Peachp pointit. Press When you ent er 90 d eg rees as t he ref lect ion angle, y ou r eflect t h e obj ect Pubcen lish er: across it s ver t ical Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 axis. I f y ou'd ent er ed 1 80 degr ees as t he r eflect ion ang le, t he obj ect w ould be r eflect ed acr oss it s hor izont al ax is. Posit iv e n um bers ref lect t he obj ect I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 count er clock w ise; negat iv e num ber s r eflect t he ob ject clockw ise. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design t w ar I f y yg ou'on r e lear om edeia Frck eeHand MX tfor t h e nfirtst e,yg y ou r ely 5 . Sesof le ct t he. e Pol t oolnin ; t gheMacr n doubl - cli t he t ool o ope h et im Pol on can Tool d iaon log Ma crom H ar an d : Tra ini ng om Source f orr of a tsid hor es, oug ah nd g rou ndu pAut ed ucat boxe. dia Se l Fre ect eSt a sMt X he sh ape , t yfrpe 5 atshe t he n um be sel ect om aion t ic t hat yaou at y our owi on n pace. ies w f r om s tcan he St ack t ar leP oint s opt . Cli ckThis OK.p opular D r ag tser o dra a stMacr a r. omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
You w ill next use t h e Mir ror t ool t o ref lect t h e st ar m ult iple t im es. 6 . Choose W i ndow > Tool ba rs > X t r a Tools.
7 . D oubl e - cli ck t he M ir ror t ool t o ope n t he M ir ror di al og box. Se le ct Mu lt i pl e fr om t he pop - up m en u, t y pe 1 2 a s t he n um be r of copi es, choose Rot a t e , a nd cl ick O K.
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I n t he t op pop - up m en u, y ou can choose t h e r ef lect ion angle y ou w ant t o u se: Ver t ical, I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Hor izont al, Hor izont al an d Ver t ical, or Mu lt ip le. Pages: 35 0
8 . D ra g t he st a r. Re l ea se t he m ouse w he n y ou se e a p at t e rn of st a rs. The Mirr or t ool ref lect s ob ject s arou nd a cent er poin t . As y ou dr ag, y ou see a pr eview of t h e ect s wit you e r ef lect I n ,t his case, y 'toubearbeecause creat ing 12don' st art s.k now how t o use t h e Whenobj faced h aardesig n p ing rob.lem it shouldn y ou design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
You don' t need t he t ex t or t he st ar pat t er n y ou dr ew t o ex per iment w it h t hese t ools. You can delet e t h em , or you can leav e t h em if t h ey are on t h e past eboar d.
Using the Color Mixer You can ad d color s t o object s in a v ar iet y of w ay s, and y ou can easily ad d, edit , or ch ange t he colors you use in y our dr aw ing s. •You hav e a choice Table ofofContent t h ree scolor m ode ls f or m ix in g color s: CMYK, RGB, and Spot . Th e color Ma cr om eydia e e Ha nd® M X: Tr aon ini ng fr om t hepSour m odel ou®chFroose depends how y ou lan ce t o use y our d raw ing . I f you ar e plan ning t o ex por t yByour d raw ing and u se it in a pr int pu blicat ion t hat includes color ph ot ogr aph s, for ex amp le, Patti Schulze choose CMYK because you w ill need t o u se at least t he f our p r ocess ink s ( cyan , m agent a, yellow, and black ) t o pr int t he p hot ogr aph s. I f y ou ar e pr int ing y our d ocu m en t w it h spot color s, choose Pub lish er: Peachp it Press eit her CMYK or RGB. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
32 1-is 179 16 -1ined f or online dist rib ut ion ( for u se on a CD or t h e w eb ) , choose RGB or I f you rI SBN: dr aw0-ing dest Pages: 0 t he Syst em 35 color m odel. I f y our dr aw ing is headed f or t h e w eb , y ou m ay also w an t t o st ick t o w eb- safe color s.
The n um ber of colors com pu t er m onit or s display depend s on t he b it dept h of t h e m onit or . An 8bit m onit or display s 25 6 color s; a 24- b it m onit or d isp lay s 1 6, 777 ,2 16 color s ( or m illions of colors) . I n t he ear ly day s of t h e I nt ern et , color mon it ors displayed only 25 6 color s. To m ak e w eb When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e pag es disp lay color s cor rect ly , you n eed t o cr eat e you r ar t w or k using only 25 6 color s. I n ad dit ion design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on t o t he 2 56- color r est r ict ion, w eb br ow ser s hav e a palet t e of only 21 6 color s com mon t o bot h Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Wind ows- b ased and Macint osh com pu t ers. Th ese color s ar e com m only called w eb - saf e colors. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epUsing a w eb - saf e color ensur es t hat you r color s ar e d isplay ed cor r ect ly on any com pu t er . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n I f you d on't use w eb- safe color s, t hen t he color s in y our gr aphics w on' t appear exact ly as t hey Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s w ere d ef ined for u ser s w it h only 8- b it color m onit or s. Color s ot her t h an w eb- saf e color s di t he r r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , on t he scr een. Dit her in g is a pr ocess of com binin g t w o color s t o fak e a color . For ex amp le, t o or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used achieve an or ang e color , t h e m onit or m igh t alt er nat e r ed an d yellow color s in st ead of display in g in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e one solid color . Th e pr oblem w it h dit her in g is t hat t he r esu lt ing color look s g rainy . lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st t ednex im m edeps, iat ely w itwhillt he ogrColor am! Mi xe r t o m ix a color and t h en sav e t hat color on t he I nart he t st y ou useprt he Sw at ches pan el.
1 . Choose W i ndow > Col or M ix e r t o ope n t he M ix er p an el . The Color Mix er is in t h e Mixer an d Tin t s pan el gr oup. You can also open t hat panel g r oup t o access t he p anel if it is w it hin t he panel d ock ing ar ea.
2 . Se le ct R GB a s t h e col or m od el ; t he n t yp e 2 5 2 in t h e R t ex t b ox, 2 3 7 in t h e G t ex t box , a nd 0 ( z er o) i n t he B t e x t b ox.
As y ou en t er t he v alues, t he color r am p disp lays t he m ixed color . You shou ld see a y ellow color on t he r am p.
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3 . Cli ck Add t o S w at che s on t he Color M ix er p ane l . I n t he Ad d t o Sw a t ch es d ia log Whenbox faced wit h a Spot desig na nd p robt he lemn, cl it ick shouldn , choose Ad d.'t be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia e Ha an d M, X inisave ng fritom f orpan a telhor h g ing rou ndu p obj ed ucat Aft er y ouFre m ix color y :ouTra can on tthe he Source Sw at ches foroug color ot her ect s ion in t hat yyou t ack ourcan d raw ingle. at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE Due t o a b ug in Freehand , t he num ber s y ou ad d t o t h e Sw at ch es panel ar e oft en off b y one. Th is is t he result of a num er ic r oun doff p r oblem , bu t y our values should m at ch ju st f ine.
Using the Swatches Panel You use t he Sw a t ch es pan el t o st or e y our m ixed color s, n ame y our color s, app ly color s, du plicat e color s, im por t color s fr om color libr ar ies, and conv ert colors fr om spot t o p rocess, pr ocess t o spot , an d RGB t o CMYK. The p anel includes select or s for apply ing color s t o t he f ill or •t he st r ok e, orTable of Content s and t h e st rok e, of an obj ect . t o bot h t he fill Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
1 . Choose W i ndow > Sw at che s t o ope n t h e Sw a t ch es p an el i f it is n ot a lr ea dy ope n. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: 19, 200 The SwMay at ches p 3anel
is in t he Asset s panel g rou p. You can also access t he Sw at ches p anel byI SBN: op en ing t his 0- 32 1- 179 16p -1anel gr oup if it is closed . The p anel should display t h e y ellow color y ou ju st cr 35 eat Pages: 0 ed. The nam e of t he color is t he n am e of you r color m ix : 252 r 237 g 0b.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f t he color is a pr ocess color , t h e nam e of t h e color ap pears in it alics. Th e nam es of spot color s appear in plain t ext , as show n for y our yellow color. 2 . D ra g t he y el low col or ch ip fr om t he Sw a t che s pa ne l an d d rop it on t he ri ght side of y our fi lm ca nist e r. FreeHand pr ov id es sev er al m et hod s for apply ing color s t o obj ect s on a page. Th e film canist er is a lar ge t ar get , so in t h is case y ou can u se t he d rag - and- d r op m et hod . For sm aller obj ect s, y ou can f ir st select t h e object an d t hen dr op t he color chip on t h e fill select or on t he Sw at ches p anel. You can also add a fill f rom t he Object p anel and t h en chang e t he color f rom t he color pop - up m en u on t he pan el.
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Tints Panel Tin t s ar e ligh t er ver sion s of a color . Shad es of g r ay, f or ex amp le, ar e j ust percent ages or t int s of black . Once y ou cr eat e y our color , y ou can use t h e Tint s p anel t o cr eat e t he t int s. I n t his t ask y ou w ill cr eat e sev eral t int s of b lack an d t h en u se t hem t o color p ort ion s of you r f ilm can ist er . •Then you w illTable use of t hContent e t int s sas par t of a gr adient . Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- ain 32 1- a 179relat 16 -1 ionship t o t heir p arent color . Th is m eans if you alt er t he p arent color , Tint s r et Pages: 0 t he t in t35chan ges as well. I f y ou m ak e a t int f rom a spot color , t he t in t pr int s on t h e sam e plat e as t he par en t color.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 1 . Cli ck t he Ti nt s t a b in t he M ix e r a nd Ti nt s pa ne l gr oup. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom diat sFre H an X : Tra ini ng fr t he Source f or ina tthe horMix ouger h gand rou Tint nd- us pp anel ed ucat TheeTin pane el is d in M it ially g r ouped w om it h t h e Color Mix er grion oup . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Choose Bla ck fr om t he color p op - up m e nu. All of t h e color s t h at y ou hav e add ed t o t he Sw at ches pan el, plus b lack an d w h it e, ap pear in t he p op- up m enu. Af t er y ou p ick t he color, you 'll see nine t int s r ang in g fr om 10 per cen t t o 90 percent . You'll also see a color slider and p er cen t age t ex t b ox w her e you can en t er any n um ber bet w een 0 and 1 00.
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3 .PubCli cke: tMay he 19, 5 0 200 pe3r ce nt col or ch ip t o se le ct t ha t t int . Dat I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
You could also dr ag t he slid er t o 5 0 or t yp e 50 in t h e percent ag e t ext box . Pages: 35 0
When y ou select a t int , t he color r am p is divid ed int o t w o sect ion s. The left sid e display s t he orig in al color; t he r igh t side d isp lay s t h e select ed color.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st 4ar. t ed imtm ed iat elyp oint w it h er t heonprtogr P osi ion t he he am! g ra y col or on t h e ra m p a nd dr ag i t t o t he Sw a t che s pa ne l. As y ou dr ag, y ou see a gr ay color chip. Af t er y ou r elease t h e m ouse but t on, t h e color is add ed t o t he Sw at ches p anel.
PO W ER TI P Hold d own Alt ( W ind ow s) or Op t ion ( Mac OS) an d click a color on t he Sw at ches pan el t o open t he Tint s p anel w it h t h at color . 5 . Re pe at st ep s 3 an d 4 a nd ad d 8 0 p er ce nt a nd 3 0 pe rcen t bl a ck t o t h e Sw at che s pa ne l. The color s y ou ad d t o t h e Sw at ch es panel ar e ad ded at t he bot t om of t h e list . I f y ou w ant t o ch ange t he or der in t he list , dr ag t he nam e of t he color u p or dow n in t h e list .
NO TE You can also dr ag t he t int color chip on t he Tint s pan el t o t h e Sw at ch es panel.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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6 . D ra g t he 5 0 % bl ack t i nt fr om t he Sw a t che s pa ne l t o t h e t op e l li pse of t he fi lm can ist er . As long as t h e obj ect is larg e enough f or t he color chip , y ou can dr op a color on an object Wheneven facedt hou wit h p rob it shouldn ecause t k now use ttoh e gha t desig he obnject is lem not , select ed. I f't ybe ourb obj ect isy ou t oodon' sm all, y ou how m ay t noeed select it design t w ar I f y tou' learmag nin gnificat Macr om MX for h e .fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on fir sof st or che. ange her veiew ion ed t oiamFr akeeHand e t he object lartger Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
7 . Se le ct t h e bot t om p ar t of t he sp ind le on t op of t he f ilm ca ni st er . Since t his p ar t is sm all, you w ill use an ot her m et hod t o chan ge it s f ill color .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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9 . Se le ct t h e t op el li pse of t he spi ndl e. D r ag t h e bla ck color chi p t o t he Fil l sel ect or Whenafaced wit3h0 % a desig n pcolor rob lem , itp shouldn 't be ou. don' t k now how t o use t h e nd t he bl ack chi t o t he St rokbeecause se le ctyor design sofint w I f er y ou' r e lear ed ia Fr e fir st spind t im e,ley ou can r ely on Add g ar a e. light color t o nin t hegstMacr r ok eom should m eeHand ake t he MX t op for par tt hof t he m ore Ma crom e dia Fre pr om inent . e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr apht ic p rojof ecttshe t hat eal-on w orld s, of solu t ions, 1 0act . ical Chagr nge h edesign fi ll color t w reflect o sh apr es t he pr leoblem ft si de t he ca niand st e pr r tact o 3ices. 0% I n Ma crom e dia Fret h e en H ancha d Mnge X : Tra fr omoft he learn bl ack and t h eini leng ft side t h eSource ca ni st yerou' t oll bla ck h. ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , I f you ir st age chancom ged plex t he fillu ill of heions, left an sidde ev of en t hecrcanist er , anim y ou w t see ou be t lin used es of or ganize an'dd fman st r tat eat e an atou ionldtn' h at w illt he t h en t he t w o shapes t op since t heir r okes ar e or black . How ev erallow , yous could dr op he g ray in a Flash anim at ion. on The book ' s pr ojectst- based t ut ial app roach you t ostwillork t hrtough the color hem even hout beingusing able t ohesee t h em lessons in ton h e tbook at youwr itow n pace, p ract ice. files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Adding Gradients Add in g color s t o you r film canist er m akes it look bet t er, but t he color s ar e f lat and don 't show t he view er t he t h ree- dim en sion al qu alit y of t he it em . To aid in t hat illu sion, you w ill add a gr ad ie nt f ill, w hich p rov ides a sm oot h t r ansit ion fr om one color t o anot h er . Look at any shiny , •r ound ob ject Table Content and yofou' ll sees a v ariat ion in color w h er e light hit s t he sur face. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
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d im ension t o y our f ilm canist er , y ou w ill add a g rad ien t t o t he t w o shapes on t he left side of t he canist er. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
1 . Se le ct0-t32 h 1e 179 t op16 le I SBN: -1 ft sh ap e on t h e cani st er . Se le ct t h e Fi ll p rope rt y on t h e Obj ect pa ne l. Choose Gra di ent fr om t he Fi ll Ty pe pop - up m en u. Pages: 35 0 When y ou chan ge t h e fill t y pe, t he Ob ject pan el ch anges t o display opt ion s for t hat fill t y pe. The d ef ault gr adient is Linear . Your select ed sh ape shou ld now cont ain a linear gr adient , fr om 30% black t o w h it e. Fr eeHan d u ses t h e or ig inal f ill color of t he obj ect as t h e fir st color and uses w hit e as t he secon d color . Those color s sh ould appear on t h e gr adient ram p on Whent he faced a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Objwit ecthpanel. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P You can click t he color pop - up box es on t he gr adien t r am p t o chan ge t he colors of t he grad ient . On t he select ed obj ect , y ou w ill see a st art poin t ( a filled cir cle) an d a gr ad ie nt han dl e ( a filled sq uar e) for t he gr ad ient . ( Radial and Rect angle g rad ient s display t w o g r adien t han dles. ) You can dr ag t he st ar t point and t he h andle t o chang e t he ef fect of t he gr adien t w it hin t he ob ject . Dr agg in g t he h andle up or dow n ch anges t h e angle of t h e gr adient .
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The gr ad ient hand les of a select ed ob ject ap pear only w hen t he Gr adient f ill pr oper t y is select ed on t he Ob ject p anel. The Obj ect panel display s t h e X and Y valu es f or t h e st art point , t he an gle of t he hand le, and t h e len gt h of t he h andle as percent ages of t h e w idt h of t he ob ject . You m ig ht w ant t o Whenexp faced n p rob , it 't be o use e t in er imwit enht a b ydesig m oving t h elem han dleshouldn and t he st arbtecause point tyoou seedon' t het kefnow fect show on tthe g radt hien design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on t he object . To ret u rn t h e gr adient st ar t point t o t he edge of t he obj ect , dr ag t he st ar t p oint Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion back , or t y pe 0 in t h e X t ex t b ox on t he Ob ject pan el. To ext en d t h e han dle t o t he ot h er t hat yside ou can ackobject le at y, our p opular ser ies of tthe t y peow 10n0pace. as t heThis lengt h p er cent age.f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
PO W ER TI P Doub le- click eit her t he st ar t or t h e en d p oin t of t h e gr adient han dle t o q uick ly r et ur n t he poin t t o it s or iginal posit ion. You can specify t h e t y pe of gr adient y ou w an t an d t h e behav ior of t he gr adien t . Fr eeHand off ers six t y pes of g rad ien t : Lin ear , Radial, Con t our , Log ar it h m ic, Rect an gle, and Cone. You
w ant t he Linear gr adient for t his exer cise, bu t y ou may wan t t o exp er im en t w it h t he ot her t y pes t o see t h e diff erent eff ect s y ou can achiev e. Use t he pop- u p m enu on t he Object p anel t o ch ange t he gr adient t y pe.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep Yout hr can ough alsoa chan pr ogrge am' t hsemgrost adient im por behav t ant ior newbyf eat select ur es ing asan y ou opt wion or k frt hom rout h ghe behav sev eral, ior t y pe pr act ical pop -gr upaph m ic en design u. You rpchoices roj ect s thhat er e reflect ar e Norr ealm al,w Repeat orld pr oblem , Ref lect s, ,solu andt ions, Au t o and Size.prWhen act ices. y ou In Ma crom choose e diaNor Fremal, e H an t he dM posit X : ion Tra ini of tng he fr end ompoin t het sSource det erm ines y ou' llt hlearn e len gt h ow h oft ot he usegrt he adien p rog t . Wh ramen 's r obusty ou t ools ch oose t o cr eat Repeeat a log , t he o and g radt h ien ent cr r epeat eat e sa acorp specific or at enident um ber it y of p ack t image es. Wh all en in on y ou e docum ch ooseent , or ganize Reflect an d, tman h e color age scom in tplex he g illu r adien st r att ions, t r ansit anion d ev fr om en cr oneat e en e an d of anim t he at color ion t rham at w p ill antdh en t hen bebused ack , in a Flash r ep eat anim in g at t he ion. nu The m berbook of t'im s pr esoject specified. - basedWh t uten or ial y ouapp chroach oose Aut allow o Size, s yout ht oe w len ork gt ht hr ofough t he t h e lessons gr adient in t h e is book set at t o you t he rexact ow n pace, w id t h using and height t he p ract of t ice he ob files ject on . The t he gr com adien pantion h andles CD - ROM do not t o get st ar t ed app imear m ed whiat enelyy ou w itch h oose t he prAut ogroam! Size; if y ou w ant t o ad just t he g rad ien t , use t h e at t r ibut e set t in gs on t h e Obj ect panel.
2 . D ra g t he 5 0 % bl ack color chi p from t he Sw a t ches pa nel t o t he m i ddl e of t he
2. gr ad ie nt ra m p on t he O bj e ct pa ne l. You ju st add ed a new color t o t h e gr adient , and you should see t he r esu lt s in t he obj ect . You can m ov e t he color chip left or r ig ht t o chan ge t h e posit ion of t h e color in t he gr adient . Tr y m ovin g it closer t o t he left color ch ip t o see if y ou get t h e eff ect of a cylind er .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NOt TE or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a FlashYou anim at ion. s pr oject t ut orr ial roach s youf rom t o wtork t hradien ought t h e can ad d The u p t book o 32 'colors on -abased gr adient am app p. To deletallow e a color he gr lessons inr am t h ep,book youitr aw oway n pace, t he j ust at d rag fr om using t he r am p.p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 3 . Se le ct t h e t op el li pse of t he spi ndl e on t h e t op of t he fi lm ca ni st er . Se le ct t he Fi ll pr ope rt y on t he O bj e ct pa ne l a nd ch an ge t he f il l t yp e t o a Rad ia l gra di en t . D ra g t he b la ck color chip t o t he l ef t chi p i n t he gr a die nt , and d ra g t h e 5 0 % b la ck color chip t o t he r igh t chi p i n t he gr ad ie nt . You should see a subt le chan ge in t he ellipse; it shou ld look lik e a h ollow cy linder . Ex per iment w it h ot her t int s of black if y ou w ant t o chan ge t h e look ev en mor e.
PO W ER TI P You can d rag t he p r ev iew sw at ch on t he Ob ject pan el of a select ed obj ect and dr op it on ot her obj ect s. Th e at t r ib ut es of t h e select ed object ar e copied t o t he t arget obj ect .
Using the Styles Panel As y ou cr eat e t h e fills and eff ect s f or y our ob ject s, you m ay need t o use t h e exact fill t h at w as app lied t o ot her obj ect s. For exam ple, y ou ju st app lied a gr ad ient t o one of t he sh apes y ou add ed t o t he f ilm can ist er . Th at gr ad ient needs t o be ap plied t o t he ot h er sh ape y ou added as •w ell. You could Table of Content ju st delet e st he second sh ape an d t hen m ak e a copy of t he shap e w it h t h e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® X:ould Tr a iniw ng t hef in Sour gr adient . That met hodM w orfrkom ju st e; ce t hat is how you or iginally cr eat ed t he second sh ape. FreeHand pr ov id es anot her w ay as well: y ou can sav e t he gr adien t f ill in t he St y le s p ane l an d By Patti Schulze app ly it f rom t here. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
St y le s ar e sim ply nam ed collect ion s of for m at t ing at t r ibu t es. I f y ou are fam iliar wit h st y le sh eet s Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 in w ord pr ocessing or p age lay out p r ogr ams, y ou pr obab ly alr eady h ave a good idea of h ow I SBN: 32 1- 179 16 -1 st y les w or k .0-Not on ly can y ou sav e t ex t st y les for y our wor k in FreeHand, but y ou can also save Pages: 35 0 You' ll w ork wit h t ex t st y les in Lesson 7 , " Pag e Lay out and Pr int ing. " For now , y ou gr aph ic st yles. w ill lear n only ab out gr aphics st y les. Whenev er you f ind you rself ch oosin g t h e same for m at t ing at t r ibut es f or obj ect s, y ou should consider saving t h ose at t r ib ut es as a st yle. Not only w ill t his speed u p you r pr oduct ion t im e, but it w ill also hr ough out you r't docum ent . I ny ou adddon' it ion, y ouhow chan ant hatet r ibu t e When facedensur wit heaconsist desig nenp cy robt lem , it shouldn be b ecause t k if now t oge use of a st y le, all obj ect s u sin g t hat st y le w ill be chan ged aut om at ically w hen y ou r edefin e t he y le. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r elyst on For exam ple, sup pose you r dr aw ing uses a r ed color t h at m at ches t h e r ed of a com pan y logo, Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion and e com es t ow he nlogo color and you n eed t o fur pdat e youomedia r dr aw ing. I nleads st ead yof t hat tyhou can ptany ack lechang at y our pace. This p opular ser ies om Macr Press ou st ephav ing t o ch ange t he color of each indiv idual obj ect , y ou sim p ly need t o redef in e t he st y le w it h a by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, dif fer ical en t color, and y our pent e sdocum ent w illr ealbe up dat ed inst ants,ly solu . pr act gr aph ic design rojirect t hat reflect w orld pr oblem t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s I n Fr eeHan d, t h e best w ay t o cr eat e a st yle is b y ex am ple. You' v e already cr eat ed t h e gr adient . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , I n t he nex t st eps, y ou w ill sav e y our g r adien t as a st yle an d t hen apply it t o t h e ot her shap e. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st 1ar. t ed im m edW iati ndow ely w it h hey pr ogr Choose > tSt le s t oam! op en t he St y le s pa ne l. The St yles pan el is gr ouped w it h t he Sw at ches and Lib rar y p anels in t h e Asset s p anel gr oup . I f t he p anel gr oup is alr ead y open, you can also click t he St yles t ab t o op en t h e pan el. Th e pan el has t h ree def ault st y les: Norm al f or g rap hics, Nor m al f or t ext , and Nor mal for con nect ors. ( Connect or s ar e cov er ed in a lat er lesson. )
2 . Choose La rge List V i ew fr om t he Op t ion s m e nu on t he S t yl es pa nel .
The Opt ions menu is locat ed at t he t op r igh t on all p anels. Click t h e icon ( w hich looks lik e a ser ies of t hr ee dot s and lin es) t o access t h e m en u.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used You can v iew st yles t hr 'ee woject ays on t h e pan el:ial using Com pact List View Lar get hr List Viewt h, e in a Flash anim at ion. The in book s pr - based t ut or app roach allow s you t o, w ork ough and Pr eview s Only . Pr eview s Only ( t he def ault ) d isp lays on ly a p ict u re of t he st y le and is lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get not v er y inf or mat iv e. The t wo list v iew s d isplay a pict ur e and t h e st yle n am e. I f y ou hav e st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! m any st y les defined, y ou m ay pr efer t he com pact view so you can see m or e st yles on t he pan el.
3 . Se le ct t h e sh ap e t ha t cont a in s t he g ra die nt . Ch oose N ew f rom t he St y le s p ane l Opt ions m e nu. A n ew st yle w it h t he at t r ib ut es of t he select ed obj ect is added t o t he end of t he st y le list and nam ed St yle- 1.
PO W ER TI P You can also cr eat e t he new st y le by dr agging t he obj ect ont o t he St yles panel or dr agging t he pr eview sw at ch of t h e obj ect ont o t he St y les p anel. 4 . D oubl e - cli ck t he de f aul t n am e of t h e ne w st yl e, St y le - 1 . Typ e Gra d ie n t a s t he st y le na m e an d p re ss Ent e r ( W i ndow s) or Re t ur n ( Ma c OS) t o a pp ly t he na m e t o t he st yl e . The n am e of you r st yle is not lim it ed t o a sing le w ord , as y ou' ve u sed her e. I f y our docum ent uses sev er al gr adien t st y les, n am e each one t o descr ibe it s at t r ib ut es.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 5 . Sesof le ct t he. e se apnin e on t he om le fed t sid e eeHand of t he can selt im ecte,t yhe w r ely on design t w ar I f ycond ou' r esh lear g Macr ia Fr MXist forert haend fir st oune can Gra die nt st yl e fr om t he St yl es pa nel . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epThet hr stough y le is aapp liedam' t o st he shape. Tht eant t w new o shap esurare ident by - st ep pr ogr m ost im por f eat es nasowy ou w orical. k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an man POd W ERage TIcom P plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons inYou t h ecould book also at you n pace, using iceit files on second t he comshap pan ion ROM t o get dr ragow t he st y le sw at cht he an pd ract dr op on t he e t oCD ap-ply t he st ar t ed imstmy le ed tiat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! o t he ob ject .
TI P When y ou ap plied t he st y le, all of t he at t r ibut es ( t he st r oke and fill, for ex am ple) w ere ap plied t o t h e new ob ject . You cou ld change t he st y le so t hat only t he f ill is app lied t o obj ect s. Select t h e st yle nam e on t h e St yles pan el an d choose St y le Behav ior f r om t he St yle Op t ions m enu . Ch oose Fill At t r ibut es f r om t he St yle Ef fect s pop - up m en u in t he Edit St y le dialog b ox.
Drawing the Bar Code Your film canist er is almost com plet e, bu t y ou st ill need t o add some t ex t and t he b ar code. I n Lesson 1 , y ou used t h e Blen d t ool t o cr eat e a specific n um ber of equally spaced lines. To cr eat e t he bar code, y ou w ill use a sim ilar m et hod . First , y ou need t o creat e on e of t he lines t h at w ill b e •used for t h e Table of Content bar code. Th e sline needs t o m im ic t h e cur vat ur e of t he canist er bot t om. There are Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini he Sour ce ead of t r y ing t o d r aw t he arc, y ou w ill mak e a sev er al m et h ods f or creat ing t hnge fr arom c. tHer e, inst copy t h e r ig ht side of t he canist er, sp lit t he object , and t h en u se t he Knif e t ool t o m ake t he ar c By Pattiof Schulze sm aller . You' ve alr eady lear ned all of t he sk ills n eeded for t his t ask, m aking t h is next exer cise a good eview . Youit m ay w ant t o t r y dr aw ing t he bar code on y our ow n . I f so, just sk ip t he Pubrlish er: Peachp Press follow ing st eps. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . Ma k e a copy of t h e ri ght si de ( t h e ye l low sid e) of t he ca nist e r an d m ov e it off t o t he si de . Use an y m et hod you 'v e learn ed t o m ake t h e copy . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 2 . D ra g t he sel e ct i on re ct a ng le a roun d t he copy t o se le ct a ll of t h e poin t s. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eH : Tra ng frbe omhollow t he Source orgat hat t hort oug h g rou ndp ed ucat Theefdia our Fre point s an of d t hM eX obj ect ini sh ould , ind icatfin he poin t s ar e uselect ed . ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Choose Modi fy > Spli t . P re ss Tab t o de se le ct e ve r yt h ing . Se le ct a nd de le t e t he t op a nd si de obj e ct s. You need on ly t he b ot t om por t ion of t he split obj ect .
4 . Mov e t h e ar c ove r t he y e ll ow pa rt of t he ca nist e r, t ow a rd t he b ot t om . This cur v ed line is t he bot t om line of t h e bar code. I t is lon ger t han t h e canist er and need s t o be cut . I n t h e next st ep , y ou will u se t he Kn if e t ool t o m ak e t he line sm aller .
5 . Se le ct t h e Kni fe t ool a nd dr ag i t v er t ica ll y t hrou gh t he se le ct e d curv ed l ine t o m ak e t he cut . P re ss Tab t o de se le ct e v er yt h ing a nd t he n se le ct t h e li ne t o t he
ri ght of y ou r cu t . D el e t e t hi s port ion. The r esult ing cur ved line should follow t he cur v at ur e of t he bot t om of t h e canist er . Now you ju st need t o m ak e some cop ies of t h e line and blend t h em t o cr eat e t he bar cod e.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on ER Ma crom ePO diaW Fre e HTI anP d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epThe Kn if e t ool w or ks only if t he object is select ed . I f t h e obj ect is n ot select ed w hen by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, y ou ch oose t he Knife t ool, y ou can p ress Ct r l ( Wind ows) or Com m and ( Mac OS) t o pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n change t o t h e Poin t er t ool and t hen select t he lin e. When you r elease t he Ct rl or Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Com m and k ey , t h e cur sor ret u rn s t o t he Knife t ool. Th is shor t cut for t he t em por ar y r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , Point er t ool w or ks wit h any of t h e ot her t ools and is a r eal t im e sav er. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in6a. Flash attion. The s pr oject t ut or ial ve appl ea roach allow s you t hreough he U se tanim h e Al - dr ag orbook Opt' iondra g- based m e t hod y ou' rn ed to m a k e ttowwoork copi s of tthe lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD ROM t o get ne w cur ve d li ne. H old dow n Shi ft as y ou dr ag t o const r ai n t h e m ove m en t . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! You don' t wan t t h e t w o n ew lin es eq ually spaced . Mak e t he sp ace b et ween t he f irst and second lines big ger t han t h e sp ace bet w een t he f irst lin e and t he orig in al line.
7 . H old dow n Shi ft a nd se le ct t h e t hr ee l in es. Choose Modi fy > Com bi ne > Ble nd . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , chan ge t h e num be r of st e ps f or t he b le nd t o 8 . You can ex perim ent w it h t h e nu mb er of st eps t o see w hat result s y ou lik e t h e best .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit hr fail e. desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 8 . Sa v e you design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Subselect Tool You use t he Subselect t ool t o select it em s in a g r oup or, in t h is case, t o select t h e lin es t hat m ake up t he b ar code. I f you select t h e bar cod e w it h t h e Point er t ool, y ou' ll see t hat t he lines ar e gr oup ed . You cou ld u ngr oup t h e obj ect s, bu t t hen y ou' ll need t o select t h em all again t o •r eg r oup t hemTable Content . By ofusing t hes Subselect t ool, you can select and chang e an elem en t w it hin a Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: ini ng fr om Sour gr oup . When y ou d eselectTrtahe it em , itt he r em ainces gr oup ed w it h t he ot her it em s. By Patti Schulze
To m ak e t h e bar code look m or e r ealist ic, y ou w ill chan ge t h e point size of each of t he t h r ee lines of t he blen d. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . Se le ct35t 0h e Sub se le ct t ool f rom t h e Tools p ane l . Pages: The cu rsor chan ges t o t he hollow p oint er of t he Su bselect t ool.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Se le ct t h e bot t om l in e of t he ba r code. On t he Ob j e ct s pa nel , cha nge t he siz e of t he st r ok e t o 1 . 7 5 poi nt s. Se le ct t h e m idd le l ine in t he b ar code a nd ch an ge i t s st rok e t o 1 . 5 poi nt s. Se le ct t h e t op li ne of t he b ar code a nd chan ge i t s st rok e t o 0 . 5 poi nt s. The w id t hs of t h e lin es in t h e blend now v ar y f rom 0. 5 t o 1. 7 5 p oint s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
PO W ER TI P When faced h at em desig robaccess lem , itt he shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now t oow use the Youwit can pornarpily Subselect t ool b y holdin g d own Alt (how Wind s) or design sofOp t wtar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can ely on ion ( Mac OS) w hen y ou h ave t he Point er t ool select ed . I f y ou hav e anot h er trool Ma crom eselect dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ed, hold d ow n Ct r l+ Alt ( Window s) or Com m and+ Op t ion ( Mac OS) t o access ion t hat y ou can t ack le at ytour n pace. opular ser iesisf rgener om Macr leads y ou t he Subselect ool.ow Using one This of t hpese m et hods ally omedia fast er t hPress an choosing t hest epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, t ool f rom t he Tools pan el. Wh en y ou r elease t he m od if ier k eys, y ou are ret ur n ed t o pr act ical gr ic design p roj ed ect st ool. t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n t heaph origin ally select Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s 3 . Sa v e you r f il e. r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE When y ou u se t he Sub select t ool or t h e Subselect shor t cut on a blend, y ou can select only t he origin al it em s used t o cr eat e t he b lend; y ou can' t select t he it em s cr eat ed by t he blend . I f y ou w ant t o m ak e a chan ge t o each in div idual it em , you w ill hav e t o un grou p t he blend. Choose Mod if y > Ungr oup t w ice t o access t he ind iv id ual lines. On ce y ou u ngr oup t he blend , it is no lon ger a blen d, w h ich m eans t hat you can' t chan ge t he nu m b er of st eps.
Using the Arc Tool An alt er nat iv e m et hod for dr aw ing t he b ar code is t o use t he Ar c t ool. The Ar c t ool d r aws a qu art er of an ellip se. Th e adv ant ag e t o d raw in g t h e ar c as y ou did pr ev iously is t hat t he cur vat ur e of t he ar c ex act ly mat ch es t he cur vat ur e of t he canist er . Using t h e Arc t ool is f ast er b ut •m ay not be as Table of Content accur at e. s Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
1 . Choose W i ndow > Tool ba rs > X t r a Tools. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
2 . D oubl e - cli ck t he Ar c t ool t o a cce ss t he A rc t ool opt i ons. Se l ect Cre a t e Ope n Arc When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e a nd Cr ea t e Fli ppe d Arc. Lea v e t he ot he r opt i on dese le ct ed . Cl ick OK. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! FreeHand giv es you t hr ee opt ion s for cr eat ing an arc:
Cre at e O pe n A rc cr eat es a single- line pat h b et w een t he end point s of t he ar c. When t his op t ion is not select ed, Fr eeHan d j oins t h e pat h s t o cr eat e a p ie sh ape.
Cre at e Fl ipp ed Ar c f lips t h e or ient at ion of t h e ar c. Cre at e Conca ve A rc cr eat es an ar c w it h an out er cor ner.
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y ou cont r ol t he cu rv at u re of t he ar c. Dr ag up t o m ak e t he cu rv at ur e m or e pr onou nced . I f you ar e not hap py w it h t he shap e of t he arc, y ou can d elet e t h e arc and t r y again. You can also use t h e Point er t ool t o select on e of t he end p oin t s and t h en use t h e Pub lish er: Peachp it Press ar r ow k ey s t o slow ly adj ust t he ar c. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0fr om st ep 6 in t h e se ct ion " D ra w ing t h e Bar Code " t o dra w t h e re m ai nin g 4 . Re pe at pa rt s of t he ba r cod e. I f t he ar c is t oo long on one side, y ou can use t h e Knife t ool t o cu t of f t hat en d. Make t h e cut befor e cr eat ing t h e add it ion al copies.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Rotating Items You ar e almost done; but don' t t ake a br eak y et . The last t ask t o comp let e t he f ilm can ist er is t o add som e t ext . You w an t t h e t ext t o appear v er t ically on t he canist er. You can r ot at e it em s in sev er al w ays: you can use t he Rot at e t ool, t he Rot at e panel, or t h e t r ansfor m at ion hand les. •
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1 . Se le ct t h e Tex t t ool and t y pe t h e fol low in g t ex t : I SO 2 0 0 FI LM . For m at t he t e x t a s Ar ia l Bla ck , 1 0 poin t s. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: tMay Place he t19, ex 200 t t o3 t he
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4 . Cli ck w i t hi n t he t e xt bl ock an d h old dow n t he m ouse bu t t on. M ove t he poi nt e r a w a y f rom t h e t ex t block a nd dr ag u p u nt il y ou se e " an gl e: 9 0 " d ispl ay ed i n t he I nf o pa ne l . The p lace you click ed b ecom es t he cent er of r ot at ion. By mov ing t he point er aw ay f rom t he cen t er point , you can mor e easily con t r ol t he an gle of r ot at ion. Th e closer t h e point er is t o t he cent er p oint , t h e fast er t h e object r ot at es ar oun d t he cent er point . I f you add Shif t as y ou r ot at e t he ob ject , t he r ot at ion is const r ained t o 45 - degr ee angles.
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5 . U se t h e Poi nt e r t ool t o m ov e t he t e x t bl ock a bove t he ba r code. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: Aft er y35 ou0 place t he t ex t block, you m ay need t o chang e t he p oint size. You can st ill chan ge t he size ev en t h ough t h e t ex t block is r ot at ed. Use t he Ob ject p anel as y ou nor mally w ould t o ch ange t he size.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
6 . Sa v e you r f il e. Alt hou gh t he Rot at e t ool is easy t o use, t here are t imes w hen y ou m ay p ref er t o use t h e ot her m et hod s of r ot at ing obj ect s. For exam ple, if y ou kn ow t he an gle y ou wan t t o use, y ou can en t er t he ang le on t he Rot at e pan el in st ead of dr agg ing t he ob ject ar ound a cent er point . To access t he pan el, d ouble- click t h e t ool as you did t o access t he Ref lect p anel. Ty pe t he rot at ion an gle and t hen click Rot at e. Not ice t hat y ou can ch oose t o r ot at e only t he obj ect and not t he cont en t s and f ills. ( Deselect b ot h Cont ent s and Fills on t he p anel t o r ot at e only t he out lin e of t he ob ject .) This op t ion is av ailable only w h en y ou use t he Rot at e pan el.
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t h e obj ect wit h t h e Point er t ool t o display t h e t r ansfor m at ion han dles. Move t he poin t er t o on e of t he cor ner han dles unt il you see t he cur v ed d ouble Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 ar r ow. Hold d own Sh if t as you dr ag ar ound t h e obj ect t o const r ain t he r ot at ion. Press Tab I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 t o release t he t r ansfor m at ion hand les. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Used t he Ref lect panel an d t he Mir r or t ool t o flip obj ect s ab out an ax is ( p ages 77– 80) Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
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Cr eat ed g rad ien t s and add ed t h em t o obj ect s ( pages 8 7–9 0) Used t he St y les pan el t o sav e at t r ibut es of a gr aphic ( p ages 90 –93 ) Used t he Su bselect t ool t o select it em s in a g rou p ( pages 96 –97 ) When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Used t he Ar cI f t yool rawnin ang arc ( pages 98Fr –99 ) design sof t w ar e. ou'troe dlear Macr om ed ia eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t het ack Rotleatat e tyool r ot e t exThis t ( p ages 99 –10 t hat yUsed ou can ourt oow n at pace. p opular ser1) ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Lesson 4. Using Layers As y ou cr eat e dr aw ing s t hat ar e mor e com plex, you w ill w ant t o or g anize and cont r ol t h e elem ent s on t h e page. You can do t hat w it h lay er s. La y er s ar e t ran sp arent planes on w hich you place y our obTable ject s. cans choose t o show or hid e a lay er , w h ich show s or h ides all of t he • of You Content obj ect s on t h at lay er. You m ove laySour er ucep or dow n, ch anging t h e st ack ing or der in w hich Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Trcan a ini ng fr omat he obj ect s appear on a p age. By Patti Schulze
Say , for ex am ple, t hat y ou ar e d raw ing a com p lex m ap of an area. Th e m ap cont ain s st r eet s an d lish er:r Peachp highPub w ays, iv er s,it rPress ailroad s, and descr ipt iv e t ext . While y ou are concent r at ing on t he st r eet s, you donPub 't wDat ante: tMay o be ed by t h e r iv er s and t he r ailr oads. I f you pu t all of t he st r eet s an d 19,dist 200ract 3 high w ays, iv32 er1s,179 r ailroad s, and t ext each on a separ at e lay er , y ou can q uick ly hid e and t hen I SBN:r 016 -1 show tPages: he lay35er0 s as y ou w ork on a par t of t he m ap.
U si n g la y er s in y o u r d ra w in g s m ak e s m a n a g in g m u l t ip le o b j e ct s ea si e r, a s y o u w i ll le a rn in t h is l esso n . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t his lesson, you w ill add som e layer s t o t he docum ent cont aining y our f ilm canist er . Th en y ou w ill dr aw a st rip of film an d ch ange it s perspect ive usin g t he 3D Rot at ion t ool. W H AT Y OU W I LL LEA RN I n t hi s le sson , you w il l: Mov e obj ect s abov e and below ot her ob ject s
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LESSON FI 35 LES Pages: 0 Me di a Fil es: None St a rt i ng Fil es: When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Lesson 04\e dia St artFre \ film ar tini . fhng 11 fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Ma crom e H_canist an d Mer X _st : Tra t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epCom le tt hr edough P rojaect by - stpep prs: ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Lesson 04\ Com plet ed\ f ilm _canist er . fh1 1 Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Arrange Commands You m ay hav e not iced t hat each object y ou' v e dr aw n on t h e pag e has b een placed on t op of t he last obj ect y ou d r ew . You hav en' t d ef ined an y layer s, but y ou are st ack ing object s as y ou dr aw t hem . All of t h e obj ect s y ou' v e dr aw n up t o n ow hav e been placed on t he d ef ault lay er : t h e •Foregr ou nd lay Table s e f ollow ed t he st ep- b y- st ep inst ru ct ion s, you 'v e dr aw n t he ob ject s in er .ofI fContent you hav Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t hehav Sour t he pr oper seq uence, and you m ay n ot e ce n ot iced t he st ack in g ord er of t he obj ect s. By Patti Schulze
To see how t he st ack in g ord er affect s t h e obj ect s on y our p age, y ou w ill u se t he Ar r ange com man ds t o m ove y our object s in fr ont of or behin d ot her obj ect s. The Fr eeHan d com m ands t o Pub lish er: Peachp it Press br ing obj ect s t o t h e fr ont and sen d object s t o t he b ack w or k lik e sim ilar com man ds in ot her Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 gr aph ics p r ogr ams. I f y ou are fam iliar wit h t h ese concept s, y ou can sk ip t h is sect ion and jum p t o I SBN: 32 1- 179t h 16e-1Lay ers Panel. " t he sect ion "0-Using Pages: 35 0
1 . Ope n t he f il m _ ca ni st er .f h1 1 f il e if i t i s not al re ad y ope n. Sel ect one of t he t w o sha pe s ( w it h t he g ra die nt ) on t he l ef t sid e of t he can ist e r. WhenYou faced h a udesig n pf ilm rob_canist lem , it er shouldn be1 bf ile ecause don' t k now o use the canwit also se t he _st ar t .f'th1 in t h ey ou St ar t f older w ithow hin tthe Lesson04 design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on fold er if y ou no lon ger hav e y our f ile. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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2 . Choose Modi fy > A rra ng e > Se nd t o Ba ck . The sh ape m oves b eh ind t he b lack ob ject . I t is h id den ex cep t f or it s blu e out line, ind icat ing t hat it is st ill select ed. Leav e it select ed.
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t o it s or iginal posit ion, in fr ont of t he black object .
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Alt hou gh you did n't need t o chan ge t he arr ang em ent of t his it em , t her e w ill be t im es w hen 35 0 yPages: ou w an t t o m ove object s in fr ont of or behin d ot h er object s. Rem em b er t hat object s w it h fills h id e t he ob ject s behind t h em . I n a lat er lesson , y ou w ill ap ply t r anspar ency t o ob ject s. When y ou ap ply t r anspar ency, t he op acit y lev el of t he t op obj ect det er mines h ow m uch of t he object b elow it y ou see. For now , t h ough , ju st r emem ber t hat f illed object s ar e opaq ue. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion NO TE t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr a pr ogred am't he s mob ost im bpor t antbrnew f eatiturback es ast oy tou k ,t hyrou sev eral,t h at I f ough y ou deselect ject ef ore in ging he wf ror ont ou' llghd iscover pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. it is a b it diff icult t o select it again . An easier appr oach in t his case is t o select t he I n Ma crom eblack dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p por t ion of t h e film can ist er and sen d it t o t h e back . The sm aller piece is t rog henram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , on t op again . or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used The Ar r ang e com m and s not only allow y ou t o m ov e obj ect s t o t he ver y fr ont or t o t he ver y in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough back , bu t also f or war d or b ack w ar d in t he st ack on e obj ect at a t ime. Th e lef t side of t het h e lessons t h e book yout rwo owobj n pace, t hechoosing p ract iceSen files t he comwpan ionbeCDt he - ROM get filmin canist er isat only ect s dusing eep, so d on Back w ard ould samteo as st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! choosing Sen d t o Back. I f y ou' d lik e t o exp er im en t w it h t he ot her comm and s, dr aw a filled r ect an gle on t op of t he left sid e of t he f ilm canist er an d place it so a por t ion of it is of f t he canist er so y ou can see it m ove f or w ard and b ack w ar d.
Using the Layers Panel The Ar r ang e com m and s y ou ex per im ent ed w it h in t he pr ev ious sect ion cont r ol only it ems on a single lay er . Using t he La y er s pa ne l, y ou can ad d separ at e lay er s f or y our ob ject s and chang e t he ord er of each layer . Not e t h e dist inct ion b et ween t he st ackin g or der w it h in a layer and t h e •lay er or d er : if Table of Content an obj ect is son t he t op lay er and y ou send it t o t he b ack, it w ill be t h e bot t om Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: a ini ng fr om Sour obj ect on t hat lay er , bu t itTrwill st ill b et he abov e ce any ob ject on a lay er below it . By Patti Schulze
FreeHand has t h r ee d ef ault lay er s: Foregr oun d, Guides, and Backg rou nd. You can add m ult iple for egr oun d an d backg rou nd layer s. The For eg rou nd layer is t h e defau lt lay er for ob ject s on t he Pub lish er: Peachp it Press pag e. The Gu id es layer hold s all of t he guides y ou use for alig ning elem ent s in y our docum ent . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 On e use of a b ack gr oun d lay er is t o place obj ect s t h at y ou w ant t o t r ace. For ex am ple, y ou m igh t 16 -1of art wor k t h at y ou' v e scan ned an d w an t t o use as a guid e for y our hav e aI SBN: log o0-or32 1a 179 piece Pages: 35ect 0 s on a backg r ound lay er ar e scr eened t o 5 0 p er cent of t heir orig in al color, dr aw ing. Obj m akin g t hem easier for you t o t r ace. I n Lesson 5 , " Using Poin t s and Pat h s, " you w ill place som e ar t w or k on t he Backg r ound layer t o use as a gu id e for dr aw in g. The Lay er s pan el is div ided int o t w o sect ions: t h e t op sect ion con t ains f oregr oun d lay er s; t he bot t omfaced sect ion b ackg s. Any lay er b( ex cep t tyhou e Guid er)how abov t h e t sep When wit his afor desig n prou robnd lemlayer , it shouldn 't be ecause don'es t k lay now t oeuse h e arat or line on t he Lay er s p anel is a p rin t ing layer . Any lay er below t he separ at or line is a non pr design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can rint elying on back gr ound lay er . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t he nex t sect ion, y ou will ad d lay er s t o y our docum en t an d m ov e obj ect s ont o t he lay er s.
1 . Ope n y ou r fi lm _ can ist e r. fh1 1 fil e i f i t i s not a lre a dy ope n. You can also u se t he f ilm _canist er _st ar t .f h1 1 f ile in t h e St ar t f older w it hin t he Lesson04 fold er if y ou no lon ger hav e y our f ile.
2 . Se le ct t h e t ex t block on t h e fi lm ca nist e r. Look at t h e Lay er s p anel. The For eg r ound layer is h ighligh t ed , indicat ing t h at t h e select ed obj ect is on t hat layer .
3 . Choose N ew fr om t he Lay er s pa ne l Opt i ons m e nu. A n ew layer , nam ed Lay er - 1 , is added at t he t op level on t h e Lay er s p anel.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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4 . Se le ct Lay e r- 1 on t he Lay e rs pa ne l. The select ed t ext block m oves t o t he lay er. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eNO dia TE Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr This ough is t aheprdogr ef ault am'bseh m avior ost im , but por tyant ou new can change f eat ur est his as in y ou y our w orpkref t her rou ences. gh sev I feral, t his st ep pr act ical gr doesn' aph ict w design or k aspdescribed, roj ect s t hatchreflect eck t h reealPanel w orld sectpr ion oblem of t hs,e solu Pr ef terions, ences and dialog pr actbox ices. I n Ma crom eand dia vFre er ify e Ht hat an dt he M Xopt : Tra ionini t ong click fr om t he tlay he er Source nam e tyoou' m llovlearn e select h ow ed t ob o use ject tshe is p rog ram ' s r obust t ools select t o ed. cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used D oubl e - cli t he Labook y er -'1s pr naoject m e t- o se le ct t he n t ype t e xt P ret o sswEnt in5a. Flash anim atck ion. The based t utit or a ialndapp roach allow s .you ork etrhr ough t h e ( W in dow s) or Ret urn ( M acin t osh ) t o re na m e t he la y er . P re ss Ta b t o d ese le ctt ot he lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM get t e xt bl ock . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I t is v er y easy t o m ove an ob ject t o a lay er . You select t he obj ect or obj ect s and t hen select t he nam e of t he lay er on t he Layer s pan el. I t is also ju st as easy t o inad ver t ent ly m ov e obj ect s t o t h e w ron g lay ers. Just r emem ber t h at any t h in g t hat is select ed w hen you select a lay er is m ov ed t o t hat lay er . Wh en y ou are ch anging a layer n ame or m oving a lay er , be sur e t o pr ess Tab t o deselect all obj ect s on t h e pag e befor e m ak in g t he chan ge t o t he lay er .
NO TE I f y ou find y our self con t in ually m ov ing obj ect s t o t h e w ron g layer , deselect t he opt ion in t h e Panel sect ion of t h e Pr ef er ences dialog box and d eselect t h e opt ion t o click t he layer n am e t o m ov e select ed obj ect s. I f you ar e dr aw ing a new obj ect and w ant it placed on a layer , deselect ev er y t hing , select t he lay er , and t hen creat e t h e obj ect . I t w ill be p laced on t he select ed lay er . I f y ou lat er decide t o mov e t h e obj ect t o an ot her layer , select t he obj ect and t hen select t h e new lay er w hile t he object is st ill select ed.
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The Lay er s pan el d isplay s a sm all p en icon t o t he r ight of t he t ex t layer y ou ju st creat ed. That icon ind icat es t he act iv e lay er. New object s y ou cr eat e ar e alw ay s placed on t he act ive lay er. The blue b ar across t h e lay er nam e d oesn' t r epr esent t he act iv e layer u nless y ou see t h e pen icon as w ell. Select t he y ellow obj ect on t he page. Th e Lay er s p anel highlight s ( w it h t he blu e bar ) t he layer n am e, b ut t he p en icon r em ains on t h e t ext lay er. I f y ou dr aw a new obj ect on t he page, it w ill b e placed on t he t ex t lay er . •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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6 . Cre at e a ne w la y er , na m e it b a r co d e , a nd m ove t he ba r cod e obj e ct t o t ha t l a ye r. now t hr een for egrlem ound er s in 'tadd t o t he Guides WhenYou faced withhave a desig p rob , it lay shouldn be itbion ecause y ou don' t layer k now. how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion 7 . yCli l ock t he le ft of t hep opular ba r code la yfer naMacr m e . omedia Press leads y ou st ept hat ouck cant he t ack le aticon y ourt oow n pace. This ser ies r om by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, When a lay er is lock ed, y ou can't select an y obj ect s on t h at lay er . You also can' t m ov e an pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n obj ect t o t hat lay er. When wor k ing on com p lex d raw ing s, it is v er y h andy t o lock a lay er Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s y ou ar e n ot cur r ent ly m odify ing or u sin g. That w ay , y ou can' t in adv er t ent ly d elet e or m ov e r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , t he con t en t s of t he lay er . How ev er, you can st ill ch ange t he st acking p osit ion of a lay er or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used w hen it is locked. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
PO W ER TI P To q uick ly lock or u nlock all lay er s, hold d own Ct rl ( W ind ow s) or Op t ion ( Macint osh) and click t he lock icon t o t he lef t of an y lay er nam e. 8 . Cli ck t he che ck m ar k t o t he l ef t of t he ba r code l a ye r na m e t o hi de t h e la ye r; t h en cli ck t he sa m e a re a a ga in t o displ ay t he la y er . When t he ch eck m ar k is gon e, t he t ex t block , and any ot her obj ect s on t h at lay er, is hidd en . The t ex t is not delet ed; it is j ust h idden fr om v iew . Click t he sam e area again t o
r ed isp lay t he check m ark and sh ow t h e layer .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
Show ing and h id ing layer s is anot h er way t o m ak e comp lex d raw ing s easier t o w ork on. Think again of t he m ap ex am ple. You hav e st r eet s an d st r eet nam es. Per h aps y ou are t r y in g t o m odif y t he cur v e of a st r eet , but t he st r eet nam e is in t h e w ay, and you k eep r eet nnam e lem inst,ead of t he st eetb. ecause I f y ou' ve of t how h e t ext on at hsep Whenselect faceding witthhea st desig p rob it shouldn 't rbe y ouplaced don' t all k now t o use e ar at e lay er , y ou can h id e t he t ex t lay er and j ust concent r at e on t he st r eet s. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph design PO WicER TI Pp roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools cr eat e a log and tall h en cr eat a corp y p ack age allion in (on docum To qt ouick ly hide or oshow layer s, ehold d owornat Cter ident l ( Winitdow s) or Opt Me acint osh)ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used and click t he check m ar k ( or check m ar k ar ea) t o t he left of any layer n am e. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
PO W ER TI P To select all obj ect s on a lay er, hold d own Alt ( W ind ow s) or Op t ion ( Mac OS) an d click t he layer on t h e Lay er s p anel. 9 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Aligning Objects I n t he nex t st eps, y ou w ill dr aw a st r ip of film t o add t o t he pag e. You' ve alr eady learn ed t h e skills t o com p let e t h is exer cise, so t h is will j ust be m or e pr act ice f or y ou. Th e st rip of f ilm consist s of sev er al lar ge rect angles r epr esent ing t h e fr am es of t he f ilm plus t w o r ows of sm all •r ect an gles w it Table of Content s ner s dow n t he sides of t h e st rip r epr esent ing t h e sp rock et holes. You h r oun ded cor Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr inie ngitfreasier om t he tSour w ill creat e a new lay er t o maak o mce anage t he st r ip of f ilm. By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 1 . Cre at e a ne w la y er a nd na m e it fi lm . D r ag it be low t he Fore grou nd la ye r . You w ant t he illusion of t h e film canist er sit t ing on t he st r ip of f ilm, so t his lay er need s t o be b elow all of t he ot her layer s. As long as t his lay er is select ed , all it em s y ou cr eat e ar e placed on t h at lay er .
2 . D ra w a t a l l, sk in ny re ct a ngl e. M a k e t he r ect a ngl e ap prox im a t e ly t h e sa m e w idt h a s you r fil m ca nist e r and t w i ce a s l ong. Fi ll t he re ct a ng le w it h b la ck . You m ay w ant t o m ov e t he r ect angle of f t o t h e side of t he film canist er t o m ak e it easier t o m anage. Th is r ect ang le w ill for m t h e film st r ip.
3 . D ra w a sm al le r re ct an gle w i t hi n t h e fi lm st ri p f or one of t he f ra m es of t h e fi lm . Fil l t hi s re ct an gle w i t h 3 0 % b la ck . The f r am e need s t o b e cen t er ed on t he f ilm st r ip an d p laced t ow ar d t h e t op of t he f ilmst r ip. I n t he nex t st ep, you w ill align t he f r ame t o t h e film st rip. You wan t som e r oom on eit h er side of t he fr am e t o d raw t he spr ock et s, so don' t d raw t he f r ame t oo w ide.
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4 . Se le ct b ot h r ect a ngl es. Choose M od if y > Al ign > Cen t er V e rt i ca l. The sm all gr ay f r ame is cent er ed w it h in t h e film st rip . When h al a ldesig rob lem b ecause y oupe don' t khnow t o use 5 . Dfaced ra w awit sm re ctnanp gle f or , titheshouldn spr ock'tebe t . Fil l t he sha w it w hi how t e a nd ad dt hae1 design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou r ely poi nt cu rv e t o t h e cor ne rs. Mov e t h e re ct a ng le t o t he t op l ef t of t he fil mcan st r ip . on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yRem ou can y our This p opular sert hies f r om Press ou st epem bt ack er tle hatatt o addow a ncorpace. n er r ad iu s, you use e Ob jectMacr pan omedia el. Select t he leads Rect anygle it em by - st ep hr ough pr ogr s mtost new ur box es as in tthe p anelalist andam' t hen y peim 1 por in tthant e Cor nerf eat t ext . y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
6 . Ma k e a copy of t h e re ct ang le u si ng t he A lt - d ra g or O pt ion - dr ag m e t hod, h oldi ng dow n Shi ft as you dr ag t o k ee p t he copy a li gne d w i t h t he or igi na l. Mov e t he copy j u st be low t he f irst re ct a ng le . Choose Edit > D upl ica t e t o m a k e an ot he r cop y. Re pe at t he D u pli cat e com m and u nt il t h e re ct an gle s f ill t he le ft side of t he fi lm st ri p. The n um ber of r ect an gles depends on t he size of you r elem ent s. Don 't w orr y h ow m any y ou hav e. You ar e mor e in t er est ed in ach iev ing t he look of sp rock et holes on a f ilm st r ip. Wh en y ou' ve f inished m ak ing t he d uplicat es, you m ay not ice t h at t h ey ar e n ot ev en ly sp aced w it hin t he f ilmst r ip. Th ey are equ idist ant fr om one anot her , bu t t h ey may not b e spaced equally on t he t op an d bot t om of t he film st r ip .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
Lat er y ou w ill use t he Alig n p anel t o dist ribu t e t h e it em s so t hey ar e sp aced evenly . Befor e Wheny faced desig n p rob it shouldn 't be y ou bot don't om t k now how st oon use ou canwit doh tahat , t houg h, ylem ou ,need t o posit ionbtecause he t op and spr ocket t het h e design sofstt rwipar. e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on film Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat le atke y our pace. f r om Macr Press leads y ou ep7 . yUou secan t h et ack ar row y t oowmnov e t h eThis la stp opular sprockser e t ies d ow n un t il tomedia he dist a nce be t w ee n tsthe by - st ep ough pr ogr am' sem ost porbt ant newoff eat ur fes asstyrou k t hsam rou gh eral, bott thr om of a t he sprock t a ndim t he ot t om t he il m ip w isort he e asev s t he d ist a nce pr act ical gree aph design p roj ect fsirt st hatsprock reflect ertealw orld oblem pr act ices. I n be t w n ict he t op of t he a nd t he pr t op of t s, hesolu fil mt ions, st r ip and . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Se le ct a ll of t h e sp rock et re ct an gle s. Ther e ar e m any w ay s t o select ju st t hose it em s. You can use any met h od y ou' v e lear ned. On e w ay is t o u se t he select ion rect ang le and dr ag arou nd all of t he it em s. This select s all of t he sp rock et s, t he f ilm st r ip, and t h e gr ay f ram e. Then hold dow n Shift and click t he fr am e an d t h e film st rip t o deselect t hem , leavin g j ust t he spr ocket s select ed.
9 . Choose W i ndow > Ali gn. The Align p anel aligns select ed object s on t heir edges or t heir cen t er s or sp aces t h em equally . You cou ld h ave used t h e Alig n p anel inst ead of t he Mod ify m enu t o align t h e fr am e in st ep 4. The Align p anel has t wo pop - up m en us w it h hor izont al an d ver t ical opt ions an d a pr eview pan e w it h t hr ee r ect angles illust r at ing you r align select ion .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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1 0 . Choose Di st ri but e Ce nt e rs f rom t h e H oriz ont a l pop - up m en u. Cli ck App ly Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 ( W in dow s) or Ali gn ( Ma c OS) . I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages:rect 35 0 angles ar e equally spaced wit h in t h e film st rip . Your
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sofWhen t w ar e.y ou I f ychoose ou' r e lear ninrgibut Macr omion ed ia Fr eeHand MX t h e ,firanot st t im y ouangle can risely on a dist e opt f r om t he popu pfor m enu h ere,r ect Ma crom eadd diaed Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion t o t he p rev iew p ane. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
1 1 . W hil e a ll of t he spr ocke t s a re st i ll se le ct e d, use t he Al t - d ra g or Op t ion - dr ag m et h od a ga i n t o m ak e a copy of t h em for t he r igh t sid e of t he f il m st r ip. Use t ha t m et h od a ga i n t o ad d f ra m es t o t he fil m st r ip . I f you r fr am es ar en 't sp aced t he way you w ant t hem , y ou can use t h e Align panel t o dist r ibut e t hem.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
1 2 . Sa v e you r f il e. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epTIough P a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, by - st ep t hr pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n eview t heSource Align panel quickly align select edp rog ram ' s Ma crom eYou dia can Fre also e H anuse d Mt hXe: pr Tra ini ngpane fr omont he y ou' tllolearn h ow t o use t he obj ect s. For ex am p le, if you w ant obj ect s aligned t o t heir left edges, you can click ent , r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum any w her e w it h in t he far lef t poly gon in t h e Align panel. You' ll see t he p rev iew or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used anat gles t h e book pan e' smpr ove t o -tbased he left t ut edge. click anys of in a Flashr ect anim ion.inThe oject or ialYou appcan roach allow yout hteo boun w orkding t hr ough t h e poly gons or an y of t he int er ior r ect angles t o change t he align m ent m et lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion hod. CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the 3D Rotation Tool The 3 D Rot at ion t ool app lies sim ple 3D r ot at ion t o y our 2D object s. You hav e ju st comp let ed y our f ilm st r ip. To add per sp ect iv e t o y our dr aw in g, y ou w ill use t he 3D Rot at ion t ool t o r ot at e t he film st r ip back aw ay f rom you in 3D sp ace. Th e r esult in g im age w ill b e larg er at t h e bot t om •and sm aller at Table Content s t heoft op. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
The 3 DSchulze Rot at ion t ool is f un t o p lay w it h an d can creat e som e cool eff ect s. Bu t it does hav e a By Patti dr aw back in t hat y ou can dist or t y our im age mor e t h an t he desired am ount . Ev en t h e m ult iple nu mb er of und o's t h at Fr eeHand h as m ay not be enoug h t o r et ur n you r imag e t o it s orig in al Pub lish er: Peachp it Press st at e. When w ork ing w it h t his t ool, it is a g ood id ea t o m ak e a cop y of t he im age an d mov e it t o Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 t he past eb oar d. That w ay , y ou can alw ays r et ur n t o t he copy if needed. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
1 . Se le ct a ll of t h e el em e nt s i n you r f il m st r ip a nd grou p t h em . M ak e a cop y of t he fi lm st ri p and m ov e it t o t h e pa st e boa rd . Rem em b er t hat t o gr ou p ob ject s, you choose Mod if y > Grou p. Grou ping t he filmst r ip m akes it easier t o m anag e. I n t h e next st ep, y ou are going t o ap ply t h e 3D Rot at ion t ool t o all of When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e t he object s in t he g rou p. Th e copy of t he film st r ip is used on ly if y ou need t o r et ur n t o t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on or iginal im age. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby2-.st ep t hr ough pr ogr>am' s mba ostrsim new f eat ur es ou twhe or 3 kD t h Rot rou gh Choose W iandow Tool > por X t trant a Tools. D oub le -as cliyck a t i sev on eral, t ool a nd pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n t he n se l ect Ex pe rt . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obustThe t ools o crat eat e adialog log o b and t h en cr eat et oa choose corp or ateit e hident it y Easy p ack or ageExall in on e docum 3 D t Rot ion ox allow s you er t he pert m ode. The ent , or ganize ant dmman com plex at ions, an d fev cr eat e ant he anim Ex per ode age gives y ou a f illu ew st mr ore opt ions oren cont r olling r otat ation ion.t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . From t h e Rot a t e Fr om pop - up m en u, choose Cent er of Se le ct ion, dra g t he D i st a nce sli de r t o a bout 3 7 4 , an d f rom t he P roj e ct From pop- u p m e nu, ch oose M ouse Click .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
The Rot at e Fr om pop - up m en u h as fou r opt ions: sea Cl ick rnotpat eslem f r om he p oint't you w it hy ou t hedon' mou point er . t o use t h e When facedMou wit h desig rob , it tshouldn be bclick ecause t se k now how design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on CenFre t ereof SedleMctXion r ot atng es ffrr om er of ftor h e aselect ed obj Ma crom e dia H an : Tra ini om tthe hecent Source t hor oug h gect rou. nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epCen t er of Gra vi t y r ot at es f r om t he v isual cent er of t h e object . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Or igi n r ot at es f r om t he low er left cor n er of t he obj ect . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obustThe t ools e a log o and en er cr eat or at e ident it y or p ack docum ent , D istt oancrceeat value you ent ert hdet mineesa tcorp he am oun t of dist t ionage of all t he inr oton ateion; smaller or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used v alues result in m or e dist or t ion. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons h e book at yyou ow ncan pace, using t he pof ract files t he t com panect ion From CD - ROM I n in Ex tpert m ode, ou ralso select a point price oject ionon fr om he Proj pop-tuopget st ar t ed imu: m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! m en
Mou se Cl ick m ak es t he p r oject ion ex t en d t o t he point you click w it h t h e m ouse point er . Cen t er of Se le ct ion m ak es t he p r oject ion poin t b eh in d t he select ed ob ject . Cen t er of Gra vi t y m ak es t he p r oject ion poin t b eh in d t he v isu al cen t er of t he ob ject . Or igi n m ak es t he p r oject ion begin at t he low er lef t cor ner of t h e obj ect . X / Y Coor di na t es let s y ou en t er X an d Y v alu es for t h e pr oject ion. Th e v alu es default t o t he last coor dinat es of y our point er . 4 . P osi t ion t he p oint er t ow a rd t he t op of y ou r fi lm st rip . H old dow n Shi ft a nd sl ow ly dr ag up . As y ou dr ag, y ou' ll see a pr eview of t h e r ot at ion of t he f ilm st r ip. Holding Shif t as you dr ag const r ain s t he 3D rot at ion . Befor e r eleasing t he m ouse b ut t on , y ou can exp er im en t w it h r eleasing Shift and m ovin g t he m ouse left and rig ht . You w ant t he appear ance of per sp ect iv e.
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Dr aggin g up r ot at es t he film st r ip t ow ar d t he back . Dr aggin g dow n r ot at es t he film st r ip t ow ar d t he f r ont . Dr agging left rot at es it t o t h e lef t , and dr agging r ight r ot at es it t o t he r igh t . Each t im e you r elease t he m ouse b ut t on and dr ag again w it h t he 3D Rot at ion t ool, y ou are r ot at ing t he r ot at ed it em , n ot t h e or iginal it em . I f you w ant t o st ar t over , y ou can choose Ed it > Undo or use t h e copy of t he film st rip you placed on t he p ast eb oard . Table of Content s
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 5 . Sw i t ch t o t he P oint e r t ool a nd t he n m ov e t he f il m st r ip be low t he fi lm ca ni st er , so t he ca ni st e r ap pe ar s t o b e si t t i ng on t h e fi lm st ri p. I f y our fi lm st ri p i s t oo la rge or t oo sm a ll , doub le - cli ck it t o d ispl ay t h e t ra nsfor m ha ndl e s an d t hen use t h e ha ndl e s t o scal e t he f il m st r ip. Since t he film st r ip is on it s ow n lay er t hat is beneat h t he ot her obj ect s on t h e page, y ou can m ove t he f ilm st r ip so it app ear s t o be u nder neat h t he f ilm canist er .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design ar e.r fIil f e. y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 6 . Sasof v et wyou Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Changing the Layer Color You m ay hav e not iced a blue color chip nex t t o each lay er on t h e Lay ers panel. That color corr espond s t o t he color used t o high lig ht t he p oin t s and pat hs of t h e it em s on t h at lay er . W hen y ou select an it em on y our d r awin g, y ou can easily g lance at t he Lay ers panel t o see t he •assig ned lay er. Table of Content s But if y ou hav e a m or e com plex dr aw in g, y ou m ay hav e dif ficult y f ig ur ing out Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ini ng fr om Sour ce see w h ich obj ect s are on t h e same lay er , you can w hich object s ar e on w hich alay ers. To t he help y ou chang t he lay er color for k ey layer s. Then all y ou n eed t o d o is select an it em an d check t he By Patti e Schulze color of it s point s or pat h s t o see w hich lay er it is on. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
I n t he nex t st eps, y ou w ill select a color f rom t he Cray on color lib rar y an d u se t hat color f or t h e Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 film lay er. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
1 . Choose Cr ay on from t he Sw a t che s pa ne l O pt i on s m en u. You m ay need t o scr oll d own t h e list of opt ions in t h e m en u t o see t he color libr aries. The list has sev er al color libr ar ies t hat y ou can u se in y our dr awin gs. PANTONE® color s ar e Whenused facedforwit a ,desig p rob lemcolor , it shouldn 't bewbhen ecause oue don' t in k now how t ot use e p hrint and nw ebsafe s ar e used y ouyar cr eat g gr aphics o bet hused on design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on a w eb page. Th e Cr ay on color libr ar y cont ains color s y ou m igh t r ecog nize f rom you r Ma crom e dia Fre childhood . e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Se le ct Bur nt Sie nn a fr om t he color sw at che s a nd cli ck OK. The color is ad ded t o t he Swat ch es panel.
3 . D ra g t he Bur nt Sie nn a col or ch ip fr om t he S w a t che s pa ne l an d d rop it on t he bl ue color chip ne x t t o t he f il m la y er on t he Lay e rs pa ne l . The lay er color ch anges. To see t h e color ch ange, select t he film st r ip on t he page. You should see br ow n h andles ar ound t h e boun ding box of t he obj ect . Select t h e can ist er ; it has
blue hand les b ecause it is on a dif fer en t lay er wit h a layer color of blue.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0 r f il e. 4 . Sa v e you
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Lesson 5. Using Points and Paths I n t his lesson, you w ill creat e an ad ver t isem en t f or t h e Act ion Phot os w eb sit e. You will d r aw a bicy cle on a lay er , using a t em plat e t o gu id e y ou. On ce t he b ik e is com plet e, you w ill add ot h er lay t hem t o d r aw • er s and u se Table of Content s a cy clist on t h e bik e. You will u se t he Pen t ool and t h e Bez ig on t ool w hile learn in g about poi nt anng d fr pa Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Trs a ini omt hs. t he Sour ce By Schulze ToPatti m ak e f ull
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Ch ange a cur ved point t o a connect or poin t as y ou dr aw w it h t he Pen t ool Use t he cont r ol h andles t o ch ange t he shape of a cur ved line segm en t Use t he Ob ject pan el t o r et r act or ex t ract cont r ol han dles on a point When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Exsof port w t ar a color for nin u seg in an ot her docum ent MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on design e. I f ylibr ou'ary r e lear Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t he tFr eefor m ytour ool ow t o chan ge tThis h e shape of aser pat t hat yUse ou can ack le at n pace. p opular iesh f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Use t he Pencil t ool t o dr aw f r eef orm sh apes pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s AP PR OX I MA TE TI ME r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an tdakman age ox com r atrions, an dplet ev en This lesson es appr implex at elyillu 3 st hou s t o com e. cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons inFIt hLES e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get LESSON st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Me di a Fil es: Lesson 05\ Med ia\ b ik e_t em p lat e. t if Lesson 05\ Med ia\ b ik e_and_ r ider . t if Lesson 05\ Med ia\ r oad_ ad. t if St a rt i ng Fil es: Lesson 05\ St art \ lear n_pen_ t ool. f h11 Lesson 05\ St art \ pen_p ract ice. ft 1 1 Lesson 05\ St art \ cu rv ed line segm ent . t if Com p le t ed P roj ect s: Lesson 05\ Com plet ed\ r oad_ ad. fh 11 Lesson 05\ Com plet ed\ cy clist . f h11
Using the Bezigon Tool I n t he pr ev iou s lessons, y ou used t h e basic dr aw ing t ools t o dr aw r ect an gles, cir cles, poly gon s, and lines. When you w ant t o cr eat e shapes ot h er t han t hose, y ou n eed t o use eit h er t he Pen t ool or t h e Bez ig on t ool. Alt houg h t he t w o t ools sh are t he sam e cur sor ( t he p en cur sor) , t hey ar e •qu it e diff erent Table in tof heContent w ay tsh ey p lace point s on t h e pat h. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
As a chSchulze ild , y ou m ay h ave cr eat ed d raw ing s by f ollowin g a ser ies of num b er ed d ot s. The Bezigon By Patti t ool w or k s gr eat f or t hat t y pe of d raw ing : shap es wit h st r aight line seg m en t s. Wit h t he Bezigon t ool, y ou click t o place a poin t . You can m ov e t he point by dr ag ging it b ef ore you add t h e nex t Pub lish er: Peachp it Press point . You can also cr eat e cu rv es w it h t he t ool, but t hese ar e har der t o con t r ol. I f y ou ar e Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 fam iliar w it h pen t ools in ot h er applicat ions, y ou m ay f ind t he Bezigon t ool awk w ar d becau se it 0- 32 179 doesn' tI SBN: behav e 1-lik e 16 a -1 p en t ool. I f y ou are n ew t o p en t ools, t h en t h is t ool is a gr eat w ay t o st ar t . Pages: 35 0
The f r am e of t he b ik e y ou are going t o dr aw in t his lesson cont ains m ost ly st r aig ht lin e seg m en t s, so t he Bezigon t ool will w or k w ell. Lat er y ou will u se t he Pen t ool t o creat e t h e cur ved line segm en t s of t he dr aw in g. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sofatt w f y docum ou' r e lear Macr ia Fr eeHand MX y ou r ely. on 1 . Cre e ar a e. neI w ennin t agnd savom e yed our fi le a s cycli stfor . fh 1t h1einfirtst h et im Pre, oj e ct scan fol der Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion From t h e La ye rs pan el O pt ion m en u, choose N e w ( W in dow s) or N e w La ye r ( Ma c t hat yOS) ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou steep. N a m e t he la y er b i k e_ BG a nd dra g it be low t he Back gr ound l ay er . Cha nge t h by - st ep t hreough a pr s mdost ime por eat y ou w ect or k tthhe roubigh sev eral, na m of t he Baogr ckam' g roun l ay r t ot ant ri d enew r_ a nf d _ buri kes e_as BG. S el k e_ BG la ye r. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom dia Fre e Ht oanim d pMort X : an Traimag ini ng fr om ou'all guid learne hfor owt he t o bik usee t yhe rog ' s. Youear e going e of a b ikt he e anSource d u se it yas oupw ill ram d raw r obustAftt ools t o bik cr eat a logplet o and t h enw ill cr eat e a t corp at eim ident y pa ack age in er onan e docum er t he e ise com e, you im por an otorher ageitof b ike anall d rid d use itent t o, or ganize ageThe com plex illu st r at ions, an darev e an t h atf ocu w ills ton h ent he beb used dr awant d heman r ider. bik e and r ider ar e sep aten ed cr soeat y ou cananim m orat e ion easily ike in a Flash anim book ' s pr oject - based t utt er or sialBG app roach allow to w t hr the as y ou learatnion. t o uThe se t he Bezigon t ool. The let w er e add ed t os you t he lay erork nam e ough to lessons in if t hyeitbook yougrr ound ow n pace, ident as a at back lay er . using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Choose Fi le > I m por t a nd sel ect t he bi k e _ t e m p la t e. t i f fi le f rom t h e Le sson0 5 Me di a fol de r. Cl ick t o pla ce t he i m ag e in t he m i ddl e of t he pa ge on t h e bik e _ BG la y er . Lock t he bi k e_ BG la ye r. The im age is scr een ed back b ecause it is on a back gr ound lay er . Th is w ill mak e it easier t o use as a gu id e for dr aw in g t he bik e. You' ll not ice a cr ossh airs at t h e t op lef t of t h e imag e. Lat er y ou w ill use t he cr ossh airs t o h elp y ou align t h e t w o b ack gr oun d im ages. Lock ing t he lay er ensur es t h at it st ay s in place as y ou dr aw ov er it .
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3 . Cha nge t h e For eg roun d l ay e r nam e t o b i cy cle . You w ill be add ing sev eral lay er s t o y our im ag e, and it is helpf ul t o hav e t h e layer s nam ed w it h t he it em s t hey cont ain.
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4 . On t he0- 32 Tool s 16 pa-1ne l, hold dow n t he m ouse bu t t on on t h e Pe n t ool. Choose t he I SBN: 1- 179 Be zi gon t ool fr om t he t ool pop - up m e nu. Pages: 35 0 The p oint er chang es t o a pen. You 'll u se t his t ool t o dr aw t he bik e fr am e in t he n ex t st ep . You m ay w ant t o zoom in on t he bike so you can m ore easily dr aw ov er t he im age.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE The Pen t ool display s t h e sam e cu rsor as t he Bezigon t ool. The only way t o ident ify w hich t ool y ou ar e usin g is t o glance at t he Tools pan el. 5 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , chan ge t he st r ok e w idt h t o 0 . 5 poi nt .
5. Ch anging t h e st rok e size ( or an y ot her st r oke pr opert y) befor e y ou begin t o d raw ch anges it f or all of t h e obj ect s y ou dr aw u nt il y ou ch ange t he st r oke pr opert y again.
6 . Cli ck t he l ef t sid e of t he se at post un de r t he sad dle t o pl ace t h e fi rst p oint . Mov e t o t he bot t om of t hat l ine ( t ow a rd t he ped al ) a nd cli ck ag ai n. Cont i nue t o cli ck t o for m a t h in re ct ang le f or t he sea t post a nd t he se at t ube . •
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion When y ou ar e ov er t he fir st point , Fr eeHand adds a small sq uar e t o t he poin t er t o ind icat e t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ept hat y ou are ab out t o cr eat e a closed pat h . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n You m ay hav e not iced t hat p ar t s of t he f r ame are con nect ed. For ex am ple, t he p ar t y ou just Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s dr ew ( t h e seat post an d t he seat t u be) is conn ect ed t o t h e t op t ube and t he f r ont f or k. You r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , w ill comb ine t hese in a lat er st ep. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used You can u se t he obj ect s in y our dr awin g t o hid e ot her obj ect s. For ex amp le, t he sadd le is a in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e solid b lack color and cov er s t h e t op en d of t he seat post . Kn ow ing t his, y ou can dr aw y our lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get fr am e so t hat it ov er laps t h e saddle. This ap pr oach is easier t han t r yin g t o m ake t he t op of st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! t he seat post m at ch ex act ly.
7 . P re ss Ta b t o d ese le ct a ny sel ect i ons. Cl ick t he l ef t sid e of t he t op t ub e, h old dow n Sh ift , an d t he n cli ck t he rig ht si de of t he t op t u be . Re le ase Shif t a nd cli ck t he m id dle of t h e fr ont w he e l. Cont i nue t o cli ck a round t h e cor ne rs of t he fra m e unt il y ou r et u rn t o t he st ar t in g p oint . When dr aw ing w it h t he Bezigon t ool, y ou can m ove t he p oin t b ef or e you r elease t he mou se bu t t on. Af t er y ou r elease t h e m ouse bu t t on, t h e nex t click cr eat es a new point .
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PO W ER TI P WhenYou faced h ae desig rob shouldn 't bet he b ecause ou t don' t k now howd tr o use t w h eit h canwit m ov a p oinnt pev enlem af t,erit you r elease m ousey bu t on as y ou are awing design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can ely on t his t ool. Hold d ow n Ct rl ( Win dow s) or Com m and ( M ac OS) . Th e point er changes t o ran Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ar r ow. Drag any p oint on t he p at h t o m ov e it . When you r elease t he m od if ier k ey ( Ct r l ion t hat yorouCom canmt ack ow p opular omedia leads andle ) , at t h ey our point ern r pace. et u r nsThis t o t he p en , tser he ies lastf rpom ointMacr is select ed, Press and you cany ou st epby - stcont ep t inue hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, t o add n ew poin t s. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Combine Commands You can cr eat e an object of an y shape u sin g t h e Pen an d Bezigon t ools. You can d r aw r ect ang les and circles, poly gons an d st ar s. Of cour se, Fr eeHan d pr ovid es y ou w it h t ools for d raw in g t h ese basic shapes, and y ou can cr eat e t hem m or e quick ly using t hose t ools t h an b y dr aw ing t hem •m anually . Som Table of Content e shapes ar se r eally a comb inat ion of t hose basics sh apes. For ex am ple, look at Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a see ini ngiffryom ce if y t he basic sh apes t hat w ere u sed t o cr eat e t he follow in g ex am ples and out he canSour ident t hem You could dr aw t h ese shapes f r eehan d w it h t he Pen t ool, b ut you can dr aw t hem m u ch By Patti. Schulze m or e easily by u sin g t he Com b ine com m an ds. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat Com y ou bine can tcom ack lem at y our ow This p opular ser ping ies f r obj om ect Macr omedia Presson leads ou styepThe ands w or k nonpace. t w o or mor e ov er lap s. You r choices t h e yModif > by - stbin ep et hr ogr am'Divid s m ost por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Com mough en u araeprUnion, e, I im n t er sect , Punch, and Cr op. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e NO TE lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get You' u se som ofitthh ese mam! ands in t he f ollow in g t ask on t he b ik e y ou just dr ew . I f st ar t ed imll m ed iat elye w t he com pr ogr y ou w an t t o exp er im ent w it h t h em befor e t he next t ask, dr aw som e obj ect s on t h e past eboar d and use t he com m and s.
U nion com bines t w o or m or e over lappin g shap es. Th e ov er lappin g p ar t s of each shape are discard ed , leav ing only t he out line of t he com bined sh apes.
D iv id e cu t s t he select ed sh apes based on t h e ov er lappin g ar eas.
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By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e P unch r em t hree par of g t he t opom most shFr ape t h at ov erlap design sof t w ar e. oves I f y ou' leart nin Macr ed ia eeHand MX for st ht he e firotsth er t imobject e, y ous. can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Crop k eeps j ust t h e ar ea in w h ich t he sh apes over lap.
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill com bine t h e t w o shap es of t he b ik e f ram e. Th en y ou will ad d a circle f or t he hu b of t he fr on t w heel and com bine it w it h t he fr am e. First , y ou need t o adj ust y our object s so t hey ov erlap one anot her . I f you r shapes alr ead y ov er lap, you can sk ip t o st ep 3 .
1 . U se t h e Poi nt e r t ool t o se le ct t he t op l ef t p oint of t he l ast sh ape you cre at e d: t h e t op t ube of t he bi k e. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® select Fr e e Haing nd®point M X: Tr ng click fr om tonce he Sour When s,a ini y ou t oceselect
t he pat h and t hen click t h e point t o select it . The p oint is select ed w hen you see a hollow squ ar e. By Patti Schulze Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e 2 . U se rowatke y sr tow om e t he p oint t heice le ffiles t t o on ove rl ap t he a t CD t ub e. Ret opea lessons in tthh ee ar book you n ov pace, using t he tporact t he com panse ion - ROM gett t hi s a ct i on for t he b ot t om poi nt . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I t d oesn' t mat t er h ow m uch t he t wo shapes ov er lap.
TI P You could also select t he f ir st p oin t an d t h en h old dow n Shift and select t he second point . Then y ou can u se t he ar r ow k ey s t o m ove bot h point s at t he sam e t im e. 3.
3 . H old dow n Shi ft a nd se le ct b ot h ob j e ct s. I f you ar e cont inu ing fr om st ep 2 an d t he t op t ub e shape is st ill select ed, t h en h old d own Shif t an d sim ply select t h e ot her shap e.
4 . Choose Modi fy > Com bin e > Un ion. •
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hryough a pr ogr am' ost( tim t ant eat ur eswas y ou of w or k tbhicy roucle. gh As sevyeral, Next ou w ill d raw t he shm ubs hepor cent er new par t fof each heel) t he ou lear n ed pr act ical gr aph1ic, "design p rojBasics," ect s t haty ou reflect s, rsolu andy ou pr act ices. In in Lesson FreeHand will dr ealrag w g orld uidesprfroblem om t he ulert ions, t o help place t he Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s hu bs. r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used D ra ganim horiat zon t alThe a nd v er' st ica l gui-de s t o ttut he seroach ct ion allow of t he w he l hubs. el ectt h e in5a. Flash ion. book pr oject based or int ial er app s you t oe w ork t hrSough t heinEl t ool. H old dow n Altusing + Shi ftt he (W ind ow oron Opt i on+ ( MCD a c -OS) lessons t hliepse book at you r ow n pace, p ract ice s) files t he comShif pantion ROMas t o you get dr aw rcle b. Se le ct b ot h t he fr am e a nd t he h ub an d com bi ne st ar t ed im maedciiat ely for w it ht he t hef ront pr ogrhu am! t he m a s y ou d id in st e p 4 . Holding dow n Alt or Opt ion w hile pr essing Shif t allow s y ou t o d raw fr om t h e cen t er point of t he guides. You w ant t he cir cle t o ov er lap t he f or k. You m ay n eed t o ad just t he p oint s on t he for k t o mak e t h e for k long enou gh t o cov er t he hu b befor e y ou com bine t he t w o sh apes.
6 . D ra w t h e re m a i nin g r ed sha pe s of t he b ik e f ra m e u si ng t he m e t hods you j u st le a rne d. Just dr aw t h e r ed shapes of t h e fr am e for now . You can over lap t h e r em aining shap es. When y ou f ill t he f r am e w it h color , y ou can adj ust t h e shapes so t hey look mor e r ealist ic.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding PANTONE® Colors FreeHand comes w it h a n um ber of spot and pr ocess color libr aries t h at ar e com mer cially av ailab le color - m at ching syst em s. The PANTONE® Color Mat ching Syst em ( PMS for sh or t ) is a com mon color syst em used by m ost com m er cial pr int houses in t he Unit ed St at es. By ch oosing a •color fr om t hTable of Content e color lib rar ys, y ou are assur ed t hat you r color s p rin t cor rect ly . Pick ing a color b y Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ini ngr ecom fr om t he Sour ce if y ou are out pu t t ing y our docum ent for pr int . You v iew ing it on y our scr een isanot m en ded should pu rchase a color book and choose y our color s fr om t here. On ce you pick y our color f rom By Patti Schulze t he color b ook, you can select t hat color fr om t h e FreeHand color lib rar y . I n t his exer cise, howPub evlish er ,er:y ou w illit select color s w it h out r egar d t o h ow t h ey w ill ap pear w hen p r in t ed. Peachp Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
NO TE Visit w w w .p ant on e. com t o r ead m or e abou t t h e PANTONE® Color Mat ching Syst em and t o pur chase PMS color guides. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ep1 . From t h e Sw at che s p ane l Op t ions m e nu, ch oose P AN TO N E® Sol id U ncoat e d. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, You can choose f rom Coat ed and Un coat ed libr ar ies. Coat ed ( shiny ) an d uncoat ed ( mat t e) pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n r ef er t o t he t y pes of pap er st ock y ou use t o pr in t y our docum en t . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or2ganize d man age plex r atCom ions,man cr eat an danim t h at w illE® t h en used . H oldandow n Ct rl com ( W ind owillu s) stor and dev( en M ac OS)e an se leatction P AN TON Yebe ll ow U, in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough the P AN TON E® W a rm Re d U , P AN TON E® Ora ng e 0 2 1 U , PA N TON E® Bl ue 0 7 2 U, a nd lessons in TON t h e book r om ow n t pace, t he. pCli ract files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get P AN E® 1at 4 8you U fr he diausing log box ckice OK. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Holding dow n Ct r l ( Window s) or Com man d ( Mac OS) allows you t o select m ult iple colors. Use t he scroll ar r ow t o fin d t h e last color. You' ll use some of t hese color s lat er w hen you dr aw t he cyclist .
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion NO tTE t hat y ou can ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, You' ll see a U afpt er e colorr ealn amwes on pr t he Swats,chsolu es panel. The U edI n pr act ical gr aph ic design roj each ect s tof hatt hreflect orld oblem t ions, and pr is actadd ices. t o t he color nam e t o ind icat e t h at y ou pick ed t hat color fr om t he Uncoat ed color Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s libr ar . Coat color s disp a eat C aft ercorp t h e or color n am e. r obust t ools t o ycr eat e ed a log o and t h lay en cr e a at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Se le ct a llat ofion. t h eThe pa rt s of' s tpr h eoject fra m e . D rat ut g or t he arroach m Re dallow col or ch ip t het hr Sw a t cht hes in3a. Flash anim book - based ial W app s you t o on w ork ough e pa ne l t o t h e fi ll color i con on t he pa ne l . lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! The b ike f r am e is filled w it h r ed . This is an ot her w ay t o fill a select ed it em or it em s w it h color . Next t o t he f ill color icon is t he st r ok e color icon . The t hir d icon is for ap ply in g color t o bot h t h e fill an d st r ok e; if you w ant bot h t he fill and t h e st rok e t o be t h e same color , y ou dr op t he sam e color ch ip on t h e t hir d icon . The f ir st it em on t he Sw at ches pan el is None; if y ou wan t t o r em ov e a f ill or st r oke, y ou dr op t he None ch ip ( a squar e w it h an X) on t he icon for t he f ill color , st r ok e color, or bot h f ill and st rok e color.
4 . Se le ct t h e t op fra m e of t he b ik e a nd t he n ch oose M odif y > Ar ra nge > Br ing t o Front . This act ion should hide an y ov er lapp in g areas of t h e ot her par t s of t he bik e.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Changing the View Mode FreeHand off er s f our m od es f or v iew ing y our d ocum en t on y our m onit or : Prev iew , Fast Pr ev iew , Keyline, an d Fast Key lin e. To access t h ese m odes, y ou u se t he View pop - up m en u locat ed on t he St at u s t oolbar ( Win dow s) or at t he bot t om of t h e docum ent w in dow ( Mac OS) . •
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The d ef ault view is Pr eview , w hich is t he on e you 'v e been using. Th is view d isp lay s t h e high est qu alit y dr aw in g, show ing y ou gr adient s, f ills, and eff ect s; it display s t he docum en t as it w ill pr int . Fast Prev iew cu t s som e cor ner s in w hat it display s; it d oesn' t disp lay all of t he st eps in a blend, and t ext is gr eek ed ( dim med on t he scr een) . Key line display s only a black hair lin e pat h on When faced h 'ta see desig rob lem be blinecause y ou don' t k now t o use t h e and obj ect s; you wit don anny pfills or st, ritokshouldn es. Fast't Key e displays blends w it h how r ed uced st eps, design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on t he t ex t is gr eek ed. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat ey ou ackag le es at an y our ow n van pace. Thist op opular ies f vr om Macr omedia y ou Ther ar ecan advt ant d disad t ages each ofser t hese iew s. Pr ev iew is Press y our bleads est opt ion,st beput - stmep ough s m ost implex por t imag ant new f eat ur es y ouutwer ors.k Key t h rou ghr ed sevr aws eral, you r ybyou ayt hr h ave t o awpr aitogr t oam' display com es on slow er as comp line pr act ical aph icly design p roj hat treflect orldv iew pr oblem s, it solu t ions, and prpoint act ices. docum entgrquick , b ut you wect on'st tsee he fills.r ealKey w line mak es easy t o select s or I n Ma ect crom e dia Fre e if H an dM Tra ini fr om t hes.Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s obj s, especially t hey arXe: behin d ng f illed obj ect r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize You' ll fin dan y our d man selfage sw itcom ching plex back illu st and r at fions, or t h ban etdween ev enPrev cr eat iew e an and anim Keyat line ionvtiew h atswas ill you t h encrbe eatused e in or m a eFlash com panim lex datraw ion. ingThe s. book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P Ct r l- K ( Wind ows) or Com m and- K ( Mac OS) is t he key boar d sh ort cut t o t oggle b et ween Pr ev iew and Key line views.
You can also chan ge t h e view s f or each lay er , t o display a par t icu lar layer in a Pr eview or Key lin e v iew . Th e adv ant ag e t o sw it ching v iew s on a lay er is t hat t he view f or only t h at lay er ch anges. When y ou u se t he View pop - up m en u, y ou ch ange t he v iew for t he ent ir e docum ent .
1 . From t h e V ie w pop - up m en u, choose Ke yl in e. I n Key line v iew , y ou see on ly t he ou t lin es of t he b icy cle par t s y ou'v e d raw n . Not ice t hat t he back gr ound im age d isap pears.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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2 . From t h e V ie w pop - up m en u, choose P re vi ew . Your dr aw in g d isp lays t he back gr ound an d t h e r ed b icy cle f r am e. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . On t he Lay e rs p ane l , click t he k e yl in e icon ( t he f ill e d ci rcle ) on t he b icy cl e la y er . You see t h e out lines of t h e bik e, but t he b ackg rou nd imag e r em ains. Click t h e icon again ( now a h ollow cir cle) t o r et ur n t he lay er t o Pr ev iew m od e. You m ay w ant t o leav e y our lay er in Keyline view f or t he n ex t t ask you d o on you r ow n. Just r emem ber t h at w hen y ou fill an ob ject on t his lay er, you w ill not see an y fills un t il y ou rest or e Prev iew m ode on t he lay er . I t can be ver y fr ust r at ing if y ou f or get y ou are in Key lin e view as you add f ills t o y our obj ect s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own Dr aw t h e r em ainin g p art s of t he b ik e, except for t he han dlebar s and t he ch ain . The pedal consist s of rou nded r ect ang les. Th e derailleur ( t h e par t below t he h ub of t he r ear w heel) is a r ect an gle and circle com bined. Once t hose shapes ar e com bined, select t he t op p oin t s and u se •t he arr ow k ey Table s s t o of mContent ov e t hem slight ly apar t t o flar e t he en ds. The sadd le is a t r iang le and a cir cle Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ng fr omlook t he ,Sour ce t he t r iang le. Rem em ber t hat y ou can r ot at e or com bined. To get t h e skin nya ini saddle scale scale y of t he sh apes by d ouble- click in g t hem and using t he t r ansfor m han dles. You m ay n eed By Patti an Schulze t o use t he Ar r ang e menu t o m ove object s in fr ont of or behin d ot h er object s. Fill t he ob ject s as needed. t h e pedal, Pub lish For er: Peachp it Press cr eat e a 20 - per cent black color and add t hat color t o t he Sw at ches pan el. The ch ain rin gs ( t h e pedal is at t ach ed t o t he chain rin g) ar e r epr esent ed by t w o cir cles. Th e inner Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 circle of t he ch ain r in g has a st r ok e of w hit e. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Drawing Dashed Lines FreeHand cont ains sever al d ash ed lines t hat y ou can use in you r dr aw ings. Chang ing a line t o a dashed line is not dif ficult as lon g as you k now wh er e t o look . The D ash pop - up m en u is on t h e Ob ject pan el. You select a line, select t h e St r oke p r opert y on t he Ob ject pan el, an d t hen ch oose •one of t he dash Table of tContent pat er ns f rsom t he pop- u p m enu. I f y ou need t o, y ou can edit t h e dash pat t er ns. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® ini ngpat fr om he Sour You w ill mod ify on e ofMtX: heTrdaash t ert ns in t hceis ex er cise t o cr eat e t h e bik e ch ain. By Patti Schulze
it iPress 1 .PubUlish seer:t hPeachp e Bez gon t ool t o dr aw a li ne f or t h e chai n. Cha ng e t he st rok e w i dt h t o 1 Pub Datnt e: .May 3 poi O n19, t h200 e Obj ect pa nel , se le ct t he S t rok e pr ope rt y a nd t he n se l ect t he fi rst I SBN: 32t1-1 da sh p0-at e179 rn 16 f rom t h e D ash pop- up m e nu . Pages: 35 0
The line you dr ew chan ges t o t he select ed d ash ed pat t er n.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . H old dow n Al t ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) an d se le ct t h e da sh pa t t e rn a gai n fr om t he pop- u p m e nu. The D ash Edit or app ear s d isp lay ing t he set t ing f or t he cu rr ent dash pat t er n.
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3 . Cha nge t h e fi rst On v al ue t o 5 a nd t he f irst Off v a lue t o3 . Cli ck OK. Your lin e ch anges t o r ef lect t hose set t in gs. You hav e not chang ed t h e pat t er n in t h e pop- u p m en u; you j ust chan ged t he dash pat t er n for y our lin e. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 4 .crom Sa veedia you r f eilH e.an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Ma Fre You can close hisy our f ile for You willp opular u se it again t he Macr sect ion " Using t h e leads Pen Tool. t hat y ou can t ack le tat ow nn ow. pace. This ser iesinf r om omedia Press y ou" st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding Multiple Guides I n t his t ask , y ou w ill ad d m ult ip le guides t o a p age t o help y ou as y ou lear n t o u se t he Pen t ool. When y ou u se t he Pen t ool, y ou d rag t o creat e a cur ve. Th e am ount and dir ect ion y ou d r ag cont r ols t he sh ape of t he cu rv e. You' ll use t h e int er sect ions of t h e guid es as t ar get poin t s for •dr agg ing as yTable of Content s t h e Pen t ool. ou lear n t o use Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
IBynPatti Lesson 1 , " Fr eeHand Basics, " you learn ed how t o d rag g uides ont o t he p age t o help y ou dr aw Schulze or p osit ion obj ect s. Her e, you w ill add m ult iple g uides t o a pag e, let t in g Fr eeHand do t he wor k of equally spacing t he g uides on t he page. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . Ope n 35 t he Pages: 0 l ea r n_ pe n_ t ool. fh 1 1 fi le i n t h e St a rt fol de r w i t hi n t h e Le sson0 5 f old er . Ma k e sur e you r m e asur em e nt uni t s a re set t o Poi nt s. This f ile has som e samp le sh apes on a b ack gr oun d lay er. The v alues y ou ar e inst r uct ed t o ent er in t his t ask ar e giv en in poin t s. When faced wit p es rob>lem , it it . shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 2 . Choose Vhieaw desig > Gunid Ed design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom dia Fredialog e H an dbox M Xd:isp Tra fr om t heg uides Source or aof t thor h g rou nd-ru docum p ed ucat TheeGuides layini s ng a list of t he on fall he oug pages in you ention . t hat yYou ou can ackd,ledat y our n pace.guThis opular ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads can tad elet e, orowr elease id esp on y ourser pages. Releasing a guide con ver t s ity ou t o ast epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, line. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Cli ck Add. Se le ct H ori zon t al a nd I ncre m en t a nd t he n t yp e 8 8 in t h e I ncre m ent t e xt box . Cli ck Add . You hav e t he ch oice of ent er ing a set n um ber of gu id es or an in crem en t v alue f or spacing t he guides. I f you specify t h e num b er of g uides, t he dist ance bet w een t he g uides is det er min ed by t he pag e size and t he n um ber of gu id es requ est ed.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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4 . Cli ck Add a ga in. This t im e sel ect Ve r t ical a nd I ncre m en t a nd t y pe 6 6 in t h e I ncre m en t t e x t box . Cli ck Ad d a nd t he n cl ick OK. WhenThe faced h aguides desig narperob it shouldn be hor b ecause don' tcreat k now use t h e s st ep . v erwit t ical adlem ded, along w it h 'tt he izon t aly ou g uides edhow in t ht eo pr eviou design sofgt w ar e. shou I f y ou' e lear nint hgeMacr ompoint ed iasFron eeHand MX for The uides ld rbe over cir cle t he docum entt.h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Pen Tool To r eally appr eciat e t he p ower of Fr eeHand , y ou n eed t o mast er ( or at least get com for t ab le w it h) t he Pen t ool. As w it h any n ew art ist ic m edium , y ou need t o pr act ice usin g t he t ool t o get t he feel of it . I n t he nex t t ask , y ou w ill pr act ice u sing t h e Pen t ool by d raw ing som e sim ple •shapes. The Table of y Content s guides ou placed on t he p age w ill help you p lace p oin t s as y ou dr aw t h e shapes. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ng tfr om tyou he Sour On ce y ou get t he f eel of t h ea ini Pen ool, canceadv ance t o d raw ing t h e han dleb ars and t he cy clist . By Patti Schulze
Alt hou gh t he Pen t ool w or k s diff erent ly t han t he Bezigon t ool, y ou cou ld h ave j ust as easily dr aw n t he b icy cle fr am e w it h t he Pen t ool, click in g t o place each p oint as you did w it h t he Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Bezigon t ool. Wher e t he Pen t ool shin es is in d raw ing cur v ed pat hs. You' ll find t h at u sin g t h e Pen Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 t ool is a t w o- han ded op er at ion : one hand dr iv es t he m ouse, and t he ot her pr esses t he mod ifier I SBN: as 0- 32 1- 179 -1 ion, on t h e k ey boar d. I f u sin g b ot h hand s is not possib le or is k ey s, such Alt or 16 Opt 35 0 you can use t he t ool w it h one han d; it is ju st f ast er w it h t w o h ands. un comPages: f ort able,
1 . From t h e Tools p ane l , sel ect t he P en t ool. WhenSince facedy wit a desig p rob lemt ool , it last shouldn 't be y ou don' k now how t o use e t ool ou hu sed t he nBezigon , hold dowbnecause t he m ouse on tt hat t ool; select t het hPen design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on fr om t he m enu. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom eTI diaP Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , I f ydou havage e Snap t o Guides urions, n ed on, p oint er ej um t o tat h eion in tter sect iont hwen hen or ganize an man com plex illu st r tat an dt he ev en cr eat anps anim h at w ill be used y ou m ov e close t o t he gu id es. To t ur n on t he snap pin g opt ion, or t o ch eck w het her t h e in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough choose View id esusing > Snap Guides. A check ar k n ex tion t o CD t h e- ROM t o get lessons init t is h eon, book at you r ow>n Gu pace, t he tporact ice files on t hemcom pan com m an d ind icat es t hat t he op t ion is on. This opt ion is helpfu l in t his t ask , bu t it st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! m ay be an noy in g w hen dr aw in g ot her shap es. 2 . Loca t e Fi gur e 1 . Cl ick t h e st a r t ing poi nt . M ov e t o poi nt 2 and t h en cli ck ag ai n. Mov e t o poin t 3 a nd cl ick . You should see an up w ard - point in g an gle. Each t ime you click t o place a n ew point , you ar e add in g a st r aight lin e seg ment bet w een t h e point s just as y ou d id w it h t he Bezigon t ool. The b ackg rou nd layer of t h is docum en t is lock ed so y ou should be p lacing y our p oint s on t he For egr ound lay er .
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When faced h a desig ecause k now e e 3 . Mov e twit o poin t 4 a nndp rob dralem g t ,oitt hshouldn e le ft . 'tRebe le base t h e ymou oudon' se bt ut t on how w he tno yuse ourt hcurv design t w ars e. ou' nin greMacr m sof at che t hIef ycu rvr e lear in Figu 1 . om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion d rag h t he t ool,This y ou pcropular eat e aser cuies rv ed point and ex t endPress t h e con t r oly han dles. t hat yWhen ou cany ou t ack le atwyitour owPen n pace. f r om Macr omedia leads ou st epYout hr use t heacon t r olam' hand chang e t he sh fape ofes t heascuy ou rv e.w You odify cur ve w it h by - st ep ough pr ogr s mles ostt oim por t ant new eat ur or k twh ill roumgh sev aeral, t he gr con t r olic hand les plat , just not e t s, h esolu posit ion ofand t heprhan pr act ical aph design rojerectins tthe hatlesson. reflect For r eal-now w orld pr oblem t ions, actdles. ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . Mov e ba ck t o t he st a rt i ng poin t a nd cli ck . The p en cur sor add s a sm all squar e w h en y ou ar e d irect ly ov er t he st ar t ing point . By click ing t he st ar t ing poin t , y ou cr eat e a closed pat h, r eleasing t he Pen t ool f r om t he p at h. You can n ow click t o st art a new pat h .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
5 . Loca Pages:t e 35 Fi 0 gur e 2 ( t he S curv e sha pe ) . Cli ck t he st a rt i ng poin t a nd fol low t h e in st ruct ion s in t he docu m ent t o ei t he r cl ick or dr ag a p oint . You can h old d own Sh if t w h en y ou dr ag a point t o con st rain t he con t rol hand les. D oubleclick t h e last poin t t o en d t he dr aw ing of t he pat h. WhenI ffaced p rob , itice, shouldn b ecause y ou don' now ag how you fwit eelhy a oudesig needn m or elem pr act d elet 't e ybe our pat hs an d dr awt tkhem ain.t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding Connector Points Pat hs can hav e t h r ee t y pes of p oin t s: corne r, cu rv e, an d conne ct or. Wh en y ou click t o place a point w it h t he Pen t ool, y ou add a cor ner point . When you dr ag w it h t he Pen t ool, y ou ad d a cur ve point . A corn er point appear s as a sq uar e w hen select ed; a cu rv e poin t ap pears as a circle. •A conn ect or point Table of crContent eat es as t r ansit ion bet w een a cur v e and a cor ner p oint . For ex amp le, su ppose Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® X: Trlin a ini fr omt he t he in Sour y ou ar e d raw in g a curMved e ng using t erce sect ion of t h e guides t o place y our p oin t s as y ou did in Patti t he Schulze p rev ious t ask . You click t o place t he f ir st point and t hen dr ag t o place t h e second poin t , By creat ing a cu r ved pat h. Now y ou w an t a st raig ht line for t h e nex t line segm ent . I f y ou click for t he Pub next point , t he line is cu rv ed. Th at is n ot w hat y ou w an t . To ach iev e y our g oal, you need a lish er: Peachp it Press connect or poin t . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . W it h t he Pe n t ool, cli ck t he st a rt i ng poi nt i n Fi gur e 3 . H ol d dow n S hif t a nd cli ck t he n ex t t w o poi nt s goi ng clock w i se. WhenHolding faced wit h at const desigrnains p robt hlem , it seg shouldn be wbeen ecause t oees. use t h e Shif e line m en t't bet an yytou w odon' p oint tksnow t o 90how degr design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . At t he f ourt h poi nt , dra g t o ge t a cu rv ed l ine . The n ex t lin e seg ment in t he f igur e is a st raigh t line. I f y ou mov e ( d on't click y et ) t h e point er t o t h e next point , y ou'll see t h e cu r ved lin e t hat w ould be cr eat ed. I nst ead , y ou w ant t o chan ge t h e fou rt h p oin t t o a con nect or point : a p oin t t h at conn ect s a cur ved line seg m en t t o a st r aight line seg m en t .
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3 . H old dow n Al t ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) an d cl ick t h e four t h poin t . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 You click t h e last point again t o ch ange it t o a connect or point . You' ll see t he cont r ol h andle I SBN: 16 -1 ear w hen t h e point is conv er t ed. on t he0-r 32 igh1-t179 d isapp Pages: 35 0
4 . H old dow n Shi ft a nd cl ick t h e ne xt t w o p oint s. The last click closes t h e pat h and r eleases t he Pen t ool. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Manipulating Control Handles On ce y ou get t he han g of dr agging t o creat e a cu r ve, y ou can use t h e cont rol h an dle s t o chang e t he shap e of t he cu rv e. This sk ill m ay be a bit h ard er t o m ast er, but y ou n eed t o lear n it t o get t h e m ost out of dr aw ing in Fr eeHand . •
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Ma cr om e dia ®has Fr e et Ha M X: Tr a ini ng fr omy tou he m Sour Each point wond® han dles, t hough aycenot alw ay s see t hem . For exam ple, t h e hand les of a corn er point ar e ret r act ed b y defau lt , bu t y ou can pu ll t hem ou t if y ou need t hem . Wh en y ou By Patti Schulze select a cu r ve p oint , y ou see it s h andles, plus you m ay see hand les on t h e su rr ou nding poin t s. The h andles y ou see, eit her on t he select ed point or ot her p oin t s, cont r ol t he sh ape. For Pub lish er: Peachp it Press exam ple, t h e lef t h andle cont rols t he cur ve t o t h e lef t of t he point , and t he rig ht h andle cont rols Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 t he cu rv e t o t he r igh t of t h e point . I f t he han dle t o t he left of t he p oint is also disp layed, t hen I SBN: 32 1- 179 16 -1t o cont r ol t h e cur ve. t hat han dle 0-also helps Pages: 35 0
The easiest w ay t o see w hat t his all m eans is t o dr aw a cur ve and man ipulat e t he han dles. You w ill get som e pr act ice in t his nex t t ask .
When faced witdra h agdesig n ep rob b ecause y ouvedon' k now how t o use t h e 1 . Cli ck or on t h poilem nt s, i it n shouldn Fig ure 4't tbe o dra w a cur d litne . design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom diadrFre aneat dM : Tra fr om Source f orcur a vt hor ndp ed ucat As yeou ag et oH cr eX t he curini v eng point , t r yt he to m at ch t he at uroug e ofh tghrou e lin eu seg ment . ion Don' t t hat ywou canif tyack at y get our you ow nr pace. opular tser f r om omedia Press y ou st epor ry ou lecan't cur vesThis or hpandles o mies at ch t h eMacr ex am ple; y ou w ill leads mod ify t h em by - st ep hr ough pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, in tthe n ex t a st ep. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Sw i t ch t o t he P oint e r t ool a nd se le ct t h e se cond poi nt . You see b ot h hand les on t h e point , plus a hand le on t he f ollow ing poin t .
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3 . D ra g t he bot t om ha ndl e t o m a t ch t h e ha ndl e in Figu re 4 . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I SBN: The cu0-rv32 e 1-of179 t h16e -1lin e should st art t o mat ch t h e cu rv e in t he ex am ple. Not ice t hat you can Pages: 0 h andle left or r ight , in t ow ar d t he p oint or aw ay fr om t h e point . Each mov em en t m ove t35 he chang es t he cur v at ur e of t he lin e.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . D ra g t he ha nd le of t he t hir d poin t un t il i t m a t ch es t he e xa m ple . This h andle is n ot on t h e select ed point , but it con t rols t he cur v e bet w een t he t wo point s.
Retracting and Extracting Handles As y ou' ve seen, t h e hand les con t rol t he cur v at ur e of t h e lin e bet w een t w o point s. But w hat if you chang e y our m ind and w ant a st r aight line seg m en t inst ead? To r et r act a h andle, y ou dr ag it inside it s at t ach ed poin t . You can also u se t he Ob ject p anel t o accom plish t h is. Using t he Object •pan el is easier, Table of Content and you ar se assur ed t h at t h e point is comp let ely r et ract ed. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
IByf Patti a p oin t y ou ar e w ork ing w it h doesn 't display han dles w hen it is select ed , y ou can pull out t he Schulze han dles. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
I n t his nex t t ask , y ou will p r act ice r et ract ing an d ex t r act in g h andles. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
1 . Se le ct t h e se cond poin t on t he pat h y ou cr ea t e d i n Fi gur e 4 . The Obj ect panel display s inf orm at ion abou t t h e select ed poin t : it s locat ion and t y pe and bu t t ons t o r et ract t he h andles. Don' t f or get : t o select a point , you click on ce t o select t h e pat h an d t h en click again t o select t h e point . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Cli ck t he l ef t r et r act but t on . The h andle r et r act s int o t he poin t , and t h e cu r ve in t he lef t line segm ent is rem oved.
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3 . Cli ck t he r igh t r et r act but t on . h andle r act snint o t he t , and t h'te be cu rbve in t hey ou rig ht line ent is em ov WhenThe faced wit h raetdesig p rob lempoin , it shouldn ecause don' t k segm now how t or use t hed e . Aft er t he hand les ar e r et r act ed, you can pull t hem out again if you need t o chang e t he cu rv In design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r elye.on t he next st ep , y ou w ill ex t r act t he handles. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, . ical H oldgrdow Al t ( Wpinroj dow or Opt i onr eal( Mawc orld OS) pran d dras,g solu dowt ions, n f rom poi nt . I n pr4act aph icn design ect ss)t hat reflect oblem andt he pr act ices. Re pe at t hi s pr oce ss, dra ggi ng up fr om t he poin t . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s h andle s aso yand ou dt hrag Mov hand le et oident m atit chy p t he e 4 inexon amp le. r obustThe t ools t o cr ap eatpear e a log en. cr eatee tah ecorp or at ackFigur age all e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P You can q uick ly sw it ch p oint t y pes by select ing t h e point and t hen click in g t h e new point t y pe on t h e Obj ect panel.
On Your Own I f you w ould like mor e p ract ice using t he Pen t ool, op en t he pen_p ract ice. f t 11 file in t he St art fold er wit h in t h e Lesson 05 fold er . Use t he int er sect ion of t he g uides t o help y ou place y our poin t s as y ou dr aw ar oun d t h e D sh ape in t he f ile. •
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby st ep oughletaeprdrogr m ost im por t ant eat ur y ou w or ks ton h rou ghb sev Aft-er y out hr comp awam' in g st he D shape, y ou new can tf ack le es t heash andlebar t he ike eral, in y our pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and I nt ) cyclist .f h1 1 f ile. D raw t he h andlebar s on t he bicy cle layer . On ce you com plet e t heprr act igh ices. t ( f ron Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram 's han dleb ar , m ake a copy of it and cu t it w it h t he Knif e t ool t o creat e t h e smaller por t ion of t he left r( obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , back ) h andlebar . Mov e t h is piece b eh ind t he r igh t han dlebar . You w ill need t o m ove t he left or ganize d man age com plexyou illudstraw r at ions, anmds ev eatere ,an ionytou h atwwan illt tthoen be used han dle of an t he handlebar once t he ar ofen t hecrrid b utanim f or at n ow m ake sur e in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough the t he bike look s cor r ect . lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding The Rider Now y ou ar e ready t o g et back t o you r pr oject . You r next st ep is t o add t h e rid er t o t h e bicycle. You fir st n eed t o im por t an im age t hat con t ains t h e bicycle and t h e rid er . You 'll u se t he crosshair s t o help y ou place t he n ew imag e in t he exact same p osit ion as t h e fir st im age. To •creat e t he r ider, Tableyou of Content need st o d raw object s f or each bod y par t t hat is a dif fer en t color . I f you look Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ice ini ngt hat fr omsome t he Sour at t he f inal im age, y ou' ll not of ce t he ob ject s are behind ot her ob ject s. For ex am ple, t he lefSchulze t leg and arm of t he r ider ar e behind t h e bicycle. You' ll need t o use lay er s an d t he Ar r ange By Patti com man ds t o posit ion t he v ariou s par t s p rop er ly . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
1 . Se le ct t h e ri de r_ a nd_ bik e _ BG l ay e r. I m por t t h e bi k e_ and _ ri de r. t i f f il e fr om t he Le sson 0 5 Me dia fold er a nd pl ace i t on t ha t l a ye r.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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Use t he cr osshair s on t he t w o back gr ound im ages t o alig n t he im ages t o each ot her . Once t he t w o back gr oun d im ages ar e aligned, lock t he new lay er. You can t hen hide t he bik e_BG lay er . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epNO TE a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, by - st ep t hr ough pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n ossh t he ini t opngleffrt om of t he er . You ymou' ayll wlearn ant t o incrt ease Ma crom eThe dia cr Fre e Hair ansdarMe Xt o : Tra t her idSource h ow o uset he t he p rog ram ' s m agnificat ion t o align t h e t w o im ages. Use t he ar r ow k eys t o m ov e im eage a r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age allt he in on docum ent , pix el at a t im e. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
PO W ER TI P To q uick ly scr oll b ack t o t h e r ider , pr ess t he spacebar an d dr ag; t h e point er changes t o a han d. You can also select t h e Hand t ool on t he Tools pan el, b ut t he spacebar shor t cut is f ast er . Wh en y ou release t h e spaceb ar, t he p oint er r et ur ns t o t h e last select ed t ool. 2 . Cre at e a not h er n ew l a ye r an d n am e i t ri d e r . You w ill use t his lay er for t he head and bod y of t he r ider , t he rig ht ar m , an d t he r ight leg . Since t he lef t leg and lef t ar m ar e b eh in d t he bik e, y ou w ill n eed t o cr eat e ot her lay er s f or t hose p art s.
3 . Cli ck t he l ef t p ar t of t he j e rsey ( t he y el low shi rt ) w it h t he P e n t ool a nd t he n dr ag t he n ex t poin t a t t h e ne ck . H old dow n Alt ( W ind ow s) or O pt ion ( M ac OS) and cli ck t he l a st poi nt t o cha nge t h e cu rv e poi nt t o a conne ct or p oint . Con t inu e t o cl ick a roun d t h e ye l low se ct i on t o com p le t e t he obj e ct . When y ou see a cur v ed sect ion of t h e jer sey , dr ag t o cr eat e a cu rv ed line. To close t h e pat h , click t h e st ar t in g point . Th e point er ad ds a small cir cle t o t h e pen cu rsor t o indicat e t hat y ou are ov er t he st ar t in g p oin t . Sw it ch t o t h e Point er t ool an d u se t he cont r ol handles of y our p oin t s t o mak e an y adj ust ment s t o t he cur ved sect ions.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
4 . Cont in ue dr aw i ng t he r em a ind er of t he rid er b od y, t he he a d a nd he l m e t , t h e ri ght le g, an d t h e ri ght ar m . emwit b erh tahat each ape aw needs be a closed pat ht ksonow y ouhow can t foilluse it wt it WhenRem faced desig n psh rob lemy ,ouit dr shouldn 't bet ob ecause y ou don' h he color . design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 5 .crom Once y ou areeH sa w i t ini h you r om re sut lt s, Source a dd colfor a ch . You use Ma e dia Fre antdi sfMieXd: Tra ng fr he or taot e hor ougpa h rt g rou nd- can u p ed ucatt he ion ea rl t o t h eThis Sw patopular ch es p anies el ,f ror can a dd or m i xleads y oury ou ow st n ept hat ycolors ou can you t ack a ledde at ydour owienr pace. ser omyou Macr omedia Press colors. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
6 . Cre at e a ne w la y er a nd na m e it le f t l eg . M ove t his l a ye r be low t h e bi cy cle l ay e r. D ra w t h e le ft le g on t h is l a ye r. As y ou dr aw , y ou m ay f ind it h elpf ul t o hid e t he ot h er layer s so y ou can concen t r at e on ju st t he leg. For t he left foot and shoe, y ou can m ak e a copy of t h e r ight foot and shoe, gr oup t hose p art s, and t hen rot at e t hem slight ly f or t he lef t side.
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7 . Cre at e0- 32 a 1ne179 w 16la-1y er a nd na m e it le f t a rm . M ove t his l a ye r be low t h e bi cy cle l ay e r. I SBN: Se le ct t h e le ft por t ion of t he ha nd le ba r and m ov e it t o t h is l ay e r. M ak e a cop y of Pages: 35 0 t he r ig ht a r m you dr ew an d m ov e it t o t his l a ye r as w e ll . You w ill need t o m ove t he left arm t o of fset it fr om t h e r ig ht arm . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . P re ss t he Ta b k e y t o dese le ct a ny se le ct e d obj e ct . U nlock t he bi k e_ BG la ye r a nd t he n se l ect t he la y er . From t h e La ye rs pan el O pt ion s m enu , choose Re m ov e . Cl ick Y es ( W i ndow s) or OK ( Ma c OS ) t o di sm iss t h e al e rt d ia log box . Re pe a t t h is pr oce ss for t he bik e _ a nd_ ri der _ BG l ay e r. FreeHand aler t s y ou w hen you ar e delet in g a lay er t hat con t ains dat a.
On ce y ou ar e sat isf ied w it h you r dr aw ing, you no longer n eed t he b ack gr ou nd im ag es y ou used as guid es. You can hide t h ose lay ers, b ut t he im ages w ill st ill be p art of y our docum ent . I f y ou imp ort t h e cy clist int o anot her d ocu ment , as y ou w ill d o lat er in t his lesson, t hose back gr ound im ages w ill be im por t ed as w ell, ev en t h ough t h e layer is hid den.
Exporting Color Libraries I n t he sect ion " Add in g PANTONE® Colors" ear lier in t h is lesson, y ou added sev eral color s or t in t s of colors t o y our Sw at ches p anel for use in t his docum ent . I f y ou w ant t o r eu se t hose colors in ot her d ocu m en t s, you can ex por t t hem as a color lib rar y an d t h en im por t t he libr ar y in t he ot h er •docum ent s. Th Table of Content is sav es y ous t im e an d, m or e im por t ant , en su res t h at y ou use t he sam e color s. I f Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® Trings, a ini ngitfr om t he be Sour ce ex pensiv e m ist ak e if y ou in adv er t ent ly u se t w o y ou ar e p rin t ing you r M drX:aw could an similar , bu t d if fer ent , b lu e color s. For ex amp le, sup pose y ou cr eat e t w o d raw in gs f or use in a By Patti Schulze new slet t er t h at w ill p rint in t w o colors: black and blue. For on e imag e, you use PANTONE® Blue, andPub f orlisht he ot her itimag er: Peachp Press e, you u se PANTONE® Ref lex Blu e. When y ou add t h e t w o im ages t o you r new slet t er , t h e page lay out pr ogr am sees t hat t her e are t w o blu e color s p lu s black . When you Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 out p ut t he j ob t o t h e pr int er , inst ead of a t w o- color job, you n ow hav e a t hr ee- color job . That I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 ext r a color can signif icant ly in cr ease t he p rin t ing cost . Pages: 35 0
Of cour se, w it h on ly one color, it is n ot dif ficult t o cr eat e t hat sam e color in you r new d ocu m en t . But w hen you hav e sever al colors, as you do in y our cy clist dr aw ing, ex por t ing t h e color s m ak es y our j ob easier . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 1 . From t h e Sw at che s p ane l Op t ions m e nu, ch oose Ex por t . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yThe ou can ack le at sy our ow nbox pace. r om Macr omedia leads Exp tor t Color d ialog dispThis lays paopular list of ser all ies of t fhe color s and t in t sPress of color s. y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . H old dow n Shi ft , se l ect t h e fi rst col or i n t he l ist , a nd t he n se le ct t h e la st color i n t he l ist . Cl ick OK . Holding dow n Shif t let s y ou select all of t he color s at once. I f y ou w ant t o ex por t on ly som e of t he color s, y ou can hold dow n Ct r l ( W in dow s) or Comm an d ( Mac OS) and click t he color s y ou w an t .
NO TE I n Mac OS, y ou can also use t he Shif t key t o select ind iv id ual color s f r om t he list . 3.
3 . Ty pe cycli st a s t he color l ibr a ry na m e an d cha ng e t he f il e na m e t o cycli st . b cf . Cli ck Sa v e. You now h ave a color libr ary t hat you can use w henever y ou w ant . You 'll im por t t his color libr ar y int o an ot her docum ent lat er in t his lesson.
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough NO TE a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom eColor dia Fre Hies an dt hM : Tra inion ngt he fr om t he Source ou' llst learn h ow librear atXap pear Sw at ches p anel yare or ed in t het o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t oom cr edia/ eat e a o and 11/ t h en cr eat eSet a corp orColor at e ident y pwit ackhin ageyou allr in on espdocum Macr Frlog eeHand/ English/ t in gs/ s f olditer userecif ic ent , or ganize an d licat manion ageDat com an d ion ev en cr eat ionert h. at t h en App a (plex W indillu owsts)r at orions, App licat Supp or te( an Macanim OS)atf old Thw e ill locat ionbeofused in a Flasht he anim at ion. The ' s prion oject t ut or ial app roach t o depend w ork t hr the user - specif ic book Ap plicat Dat- based a or Applicat ion Supp ort allow folders vyou ar ies inough g lessons inup t hon e book you ring owsyst n pace, y our at operat em . using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st 4ar. t ed ed iat Saim v emyou r fely il e.w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Freeform Tool Now t h at y ou' v e com p let ed t he cy clist , y ou w ill add you r im age t o anot her d ocu ment t o cr eat e an ad page. You could hav e dr aw n all of t he element s in on e docum ent , b ut by cr eat ing separ at e docum ent s, y ou can easily add t he cy clist t o ot her p ages if need ed . •
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Ma cr om elly dia, ®b y Fr now e e Ha nd® X: eTrget a initng Sourof ce using t h e Pen t ool. D on' t w or r y if y ou st ill feel Hopefu youMar ingfr om t h et he hang aw k war d using t he t ool—it t ak es lot s of pr act ice. I n t his t ask , y ou w ill use t he Pen t ool t o dr aw By Patti Schulze t he mou nt ains, b ut t hen y ou w ill swit ch t o t he Fr eefor m t ool t o m od if y t h e cu rv es inst ead of using t he con t r ol hand les as you d id pr ev iou sly . Th e Fr eefor m t ool let s y ou m odify a pat h by Pub lish er: Peachp it Press pu sh ing, p ulling, or r eshap in g. As y ou use t h e t ool, point s ar e aut om at ically ad ded or delet ed on Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 t he pat h. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
P ush/Pages: Pu ll 35 m 0ode let s y ou adj ust a select ed pat h b y pushin g t h e point er acr oss a p at h segm ent or b y pulling t he segm ent dir ect ly . Pulling is similar t o dr agg in g a seg m en t using t h e Subselect t ool. Pu sh in g reshapes on ly t hat par t of t h e pat h t h at t h e point er t ou ch es. Re shap e m ode f un ct ion s sim ilar t o pushin g, except t hat t he ef fect w eakens as you d rag t h e point er . Reshap in g is a pow er fu l w ay t o cr eat e nat u ralist ic shapes, such as t ent acles or t r ee When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e br anches. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat ou at can t ack y our ow This opular y ou 1 . yCre e a nelew at docum ennt apace. nd sav e ypour fi leser a sies ro af rdom _ adMacr . f h 1omedia 1 in t h ePress Pr oj eleads ct s fol derst.epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Choose W i ndow > Docum e nt or cl ick t h e D ocu m e nt t ab i n t he P rope rt i es pa nel pr act ical gr aph ic edesign pr oblemas s, solu ions, ices. I n gr oup. S el ct Le t tperoj r aect s tshtehat pareflect ge siz er eala ndw orld La ndscape t h e t pa ge and or iepr ntact a t ion. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Se le ct t h e Back gr ound la y er a nd t he n im por t t he roa d_ a d. t if f il e fr om t he Le sson 0 5 Me dia fold er . P la ce t he i m a ge on t he back gr ound a nd t he n lock t he la y er . You w ill use t his im age t o help you d raw t he r oad and m ount ain s for t he ad pag e. The im age is t h e sam e size as t he pag e. Bef ore you lock t he b ack gr ou nd layer , y ou can check t he Obj ect panel t o v er ify t hat t he im age is cent er ed on t he p age. Wit h t he object select ed, t he X and Y coor din at es in t h e Obj ect pan el sh ould be equal t o zer o. I f t hey ar e not , en t er zer o in each t ex t box and t h en pr ess Ent er ( Win dow s) or Ret ur n ( Mac OS) t o ap ply y our chan ges. The im age shou ld n ow be cent er ed .
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3 . Cre at e a ne w la y er a nd na m e it m o u n t a in s. D r aw a re ct a ng le f or t he sk y ar ea . U se When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e t he P e n t ool t o rou ghl y dra w t h e shap e of t he m ount ai n. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Don 't t r y t o cr eat e t he cur v ed lines—y ou w ill u se t he Freefor m t ool in t he nex t st ep t o shap e t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ept he mou nt ains. Ju st click ar oun d t he ar ea t o for m j agged st raig ht - line segm en t s. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Rem em b er t hat you can hold d ow n Sh ift as y ou click t o cr eat e t he h orizon t al line segm en t pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n at t he b ot t om of t he mou nt ain r ange. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . D oubl e - cli ck t he Fre ef orm t ool t o ope n t he Fre ef orm Tool d ia log box . I n t he d ia log box , sel e ct Pu sh / Pu ll. Ch an ge t he p ush si ze t o 2 0 a nd t he n cl ick OK .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0 The Fr eef or m t ool of fer s t hese opt ions:
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Pencil Tool You can u se t he Pencil t ool t o dr aw f r eef orm sh apes. I n st ead of click ing or dr agg ing as y ou d o w it h t he Pen t ool, y ou sim ply dr ag w it h t he Pencil t ool. You use it as y ou w ou ld u se a pencil on a piece of paper . You don' t hav e as m uch con t r ol as y ou dr aw w it h t he t ool, b ut you can alway s •alt er t he p at hTable s lat erof. Content For ar eas of y our dr aw ing w her e y ou ar e n ot as concer ned w it h pr ecise Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om hes Sour ce way t o cr eat e sh apes. The hig hlight ar eas in t h e cur ves an d cor ner s, t he Pencil t ool offter a fast m Patti ountSchulze ain s pr ov ide a p er f ect oppor t u nit y t o use t his t ool. By Pub lish er: Peachp it Press e: May 19,ck200 3 P en ci l t ool t o op en t he P e ncil Tool di al og b ox. Ent e r 5 in t h e 1 .PubD Dat oubl e - cli t he SBN: 0-on 32 1-t179 -1 PIre ci si ex 16 t box. Se le ct D ra w d ot t ed l ine a nd t he n click OK. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep ough am' s om m ost t ant f eat ur es y ou, w rou gh Yout hr can entaerpra ogr v alu e fr 1 tim o por 10 in t henew Pr ecision t exas t box orory kout hcan adj sev ust eral, t he slider. A pr act ical design roj ect s iat t hat reflect r ealoblem s, sm solu t ions, and ices. I nas highgrv aph alueicshow s mpinor var ions as you dr w aworld ; a pr low v alue oot hes m inorprvact ar iat ions Ma crom Fre e Hcan an ddrMaw X : pTra inim ng t he Source y ou' llalearn h ow t oas use t hedrpaw rog; ram y oueddia r aw. You at hs or fr e om qu ick ly by disp laying dot t ed lin e y ou the 's r obustfint ools logsolid. o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , al patt oh cr w eat ill steilla be or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons inwt haeroun bookd at you owig n ht pace, ract ice afiles 2 . D ra t he hirghl a reusing a s ont he t hep m ount i n. on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iattely hechprtogr am! gr oun d im age ex act ly. Use t he Fr eef or m t ool t o m odify Again, don' t ry wt it o hmtat he back t he sh ape of an ar ea if necessar y .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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The color s ar e add ed t o t he Sw at ches pan el for t his docum ent . 4 . Cre at e wit 7 0h and 2 0 np perrob ce lem nt t,initt s of t he't bl ueb ecause color aynd dd t he se t how o y our Sw at When faced a desig shouldn be ou adon' k now t o use t h che e s pa ne l. Fi ll t h e m ou nt a ins w i t h t he 2 0 pe r ce nt col or an d u se t h e 7 0 pe rce nt col design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r elyor on a nde w h itFre e f eorH an t hed hi eafr s.om Ch an t he skfyorr ect a ngl e ht og trou hendbl ue . ion Ma crom dia M gh X : lig Trahtiniar ng t hegeSource a t hor oug u p color ed ucat t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NO TE or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e Ch eck Obj ect t o nmpace, ake sur e y our light ar e closed pat ion hs. CD Rem em ber: lessons in t ht heebook at panel you r ow using t hehigh p ract ice areas files on t he com pan - ROM t o get y ou can 't fill a pat h w it h color unless it is closed. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own Add a new layer f or t h e gr ound an d t h e r oad. D raw a r ect an gle f or t he g rou nd ar ea and use t h e Pen t ool t o dr aw t he road . Add a b r own or t an color f rom t he PANTONE® color libr ar y for t he gr oun d color . Add t h e sun and t he t ex t . •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding the Bike And Rider The last piece y ou need t o add t o you r dr aw ing is t he cy clist you cr eat ed ear lier. Remem ber t h at t he cy clist file cont ains sev er al lay ers. You w ill im por t all of t hose layer s int o t his d ocu ment along w it h t he ob ject s on t he lay er s. You dr ew m any element s for t h e bik e and t h e cy clist , and t hey ar e •not gr oup ed .Table of Content s imp ort t he file, all of t he element s ar e select ed, m aking it easy f or When y ou f irst Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini t hewSour y ou t o im m ed iat ely gr ou p t h emng. fr I fom y ou er e ce u sing t h e bik e and r ider in n um erou s ot her docum ent s, y ou m ig ht w ant t o gr oup all of t h e elem ent s in t he cy clist file. Since you ar e using By Patti Schulze t hem on ly in t h is docum ent , h ow ev er, you w ill gr oup t h em once t hey ar e im por t ed. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1 . Choose Fi1-le179>16I-1m por t a nd loca t e y our cy cli st . f h1 1 fi le . M ove it off t o t h e side t o t he pa st eb oar Pages: 35 0 d a nd t he n cl ick t o pl ace t h e fi le . Placin g t he im age on t he past eb oar d in st ead of on t he p age m akes it easier t o select all of t he par t s of t he bike and rid er if y ou inadv ert en t ly deselect t he element s. You'll mov e t h e im age back t o t he page af t er y ou g rou p all of t he elem ent s.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 2 . Choose Modi fy > Grou p. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on All of t h e elem en t s ar e gr oup ed as on e. The gr oup ap pears on on ly one lay er . Bef ore y ou Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion m ove t he r ider t o t he p age, y ou n eed t o chan ge t h e or der of t he lay ers. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr3act design ectnt s tahat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem solu t ions, ices. . ical D ra gr g aph t he icr oad a ndp roj m ou in la y er s be low a l l of t h e las, y er s for t heand bikpr e act a nd r ideI nr. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Mov e t h e cy cli st gr oup t o t he pag e a nd posi t i on i t on t he r oad . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d inman st ryou at ions, an dy ou ev en cr eat e an t h cy at clist w ill .t h be used , Depend g onage t h ecom curplex vat urillu e of r r oad, m ay need t o anim r ot atat e ion y our I fen necessary in a Flash anim at ion. book ' s use pr oject apptroach you t o. w orkwt ant hr ough dou bleclick t he The g r oup and t he - tbased ran sf ort ut morarial r ows o r ot atallow e t h es cyclist You t he t h e lessons in t h eofbook at eyou ow nn wit pace, files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get w heels t he bik t o ralig h t husing e st ript he e inp ract t h e ice r oad. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, 4 . Sa v e you r f il e. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Tak e a b reak . You deser v e it af t er t his lesson . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Used t he Table Bezigon of Content t ools t o dr aw sh apes w it h st r aight line segm en t s ( pag es 122 –12 5)
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Used t he Comb ine com man d t o com bine sever al shap es in t o one sh ape ( p ages 125 –12 9)
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Add ed PANTONE® colors t o t h e Sw at ch es panel an d f illed obj ect s w it h t hose color s ( pag es Pub12 lish9–1 er: Peachp 31) it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
Ch anged o 179 Key I SBN: 0- 32t116lin -1 e m ode so y ou cou ld m or e easily select object s ( p ages 131 –13 3) Pages: 35 0
Cu st om ized a dashed line f or a d raw ing ( p ages 134 –13 5) Add ed m ult iple g uides t o t he p age ( pag es 135 –13 6) Used t he Pen t ool t o dr aw ob ject s w it h cu rv ed an d st r aigh t line segm ent s ( p ages 13 6–13 8) When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Chsof anged a cur e point t onin a connect or ed poin hile d raw ing hestPen ool ( p ages design t w ar e. I f yvou' r e lear g Macr om ia tFrweeHand MX forwtithhe tfir t im te, y ou can r ely on 13 9–1 40) Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epUsed he cont rologr hand a im point o chan gef eat t h eurshape a w cur segsev ment ( pag es by - st ep t hrtough a pr am'les s mof ost por tt ant new es as of y ou orved k t hlin roue gh eral, 14 0–1 42) pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Ret r act ed and ex t r act ed cont r ol han dles on a poin t ( p ages 142 –14 3) r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Ex por t ed a color libr ary for u se in an ot her docum ent ( pages 1 48– 149) in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in tthhe e book r ow pace, t he ep ract t he15com Used Fr eef at ormyou t ool t onch angeusing t he shap of aice patfiles h ( p on ages 0–1pan 53) ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Used t he Pencil t ool t o d raw fr eef or m shapes ( p ages 153 –15 4) I m por t ed a color lib rar y int o a n ew docum ent ( page 1 54)
Lesson 6. Adding Special Effects I n t his lesson, you w ill exp lor e som e of t he sp ecial eff ect s you can use in Fr eeHand t o add r ealism and d im ensionalit y t o you r obj ect s. Som e of t h e ef fect s y ou will u se in t h is lesson ch ange t• he appear ance ofoft he ob ject Table Content s , bu t d on't act ually m odify it ; if y ou ar e u nhap py w it h t he r esult s aft er apply ing an ef fect , y ou can easily Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t her emov Sour cee t h e ef fect , r et ur ning t h e obj ect t o it s or iginal st at e. You w ill also at t ach t ex t t o a pat h so t hat t he t ex t flow s along t h e pat h, con ver t t he t ex t t o By Patti Schulze a g r aphic, and t h en m odif y t he char act er shapes of t he t ex t . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
W H AT Y OU W I LL LEA RN I n t hi s le sson , you w il l: Use t he lens f ill t o m agn if y and ad d t r an sp arency Mak e t ex t f low on a pat h Con ver t t ex t t o a g r aphic Cr eat e a com posit e pat h an d t hen p ast e a b it map im age inside t he pat h Use t he Ex t r ud e t ool t o creat e a 3D obj ect
Ch ange t he pr of ile of an ex t ru ded object Dist or t an obj ect by u sin g an env elop e effect Add v ect or and bit m ap liv e eff ect s t o an obj ect AP PR OX I MA TE TI ME • Table of Content This lesson t ak es appr ox imsat ely 2 hou r s t o com plet e. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
LESSON FI LES By Patti Schulze Me di a Fil es: Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub 06\ Dat e:Med Mayia\ 19,clouds. 200 3 t if Lesson I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
LessonPages: 06\ Med 35 0ia\ locat ion .f h11 Lesson 06\ Med ia\ d ist or t _shap e. f h11 St a rt i ng Fil es: Lesson 06\ St art er a.fnh11 When faced wit\hcam a desig p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Com p le teed Ma crom diaP roj Freect e H s: an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epLesson plet lens.f by - st ep06\ t hrCom ough a ed\ pr ogr am'h11 s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Lesson 06\ Com plet ed\ act ion. fh 11 Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , Lesson 06\ Com plet ed\ t ex t _eff ect s. fh 11 or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Lens Fill Ale ns fil l at t rib ut e t r ansf orm s a fill in t o any one of six sp ecial- eff ect lenses t hat m odif y t he app ear ance of ob ject s und er neat h t h e len s. Fr eeHan d let s y ou inv er t color s or chan ge t h e t r anspar ency, color , ligh t ness, d ar kn ess, or m agn if icat ion of t h e obj ect . Th e len s fill of fer s a Table Content s ies t hat y ou m ay w ant t o ex perim ent w it h w h en y ou com plet e t h is v• ariet y of cr eat iv eofpossibilit Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce t ask . By Patti Schulze
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I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0 Repeat edly apply ing lens fills t o ob ject s t hat already con t ain lens fills can incr ease t h e file size and cause pr int ing pr oblem s. You can not apply a lens f ill t o t ex t u nless t h e t ext has been conv er t ed t o p at hs.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Drawing the Magnifying Glass I n t his t ask , y ou w ill d raw a m agn if y in g glass and use a lens f ill t o mag nify ob ject s un dern eat h . You w ill also use t he t ran sp ar en cy lens f ill t o add a hig hlight t o t he m agnif yin g g lass. •
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1 . Cre at e a ne w docum en t a nd na m e it le n s. fh 1 1 . S av e t he f il e in t h e Pr oj e ct s fol der . The n dra w a ci rcle a bout 1 5 0 p ix el s in di a m e t e r at t he t op m id dle of t h e pa ge . Rem em b er t o hold dow n Shif t as y ou dr aw w it h t he Ellip se t ool t o get a cir cle. The circle Pubshould lish er: Peachp hav eit aPress st r ok e and n o fill.
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2 . Choose Pages: 35 0W i ndow > Tra nsform t o ope n t he Tr an sf orm p ane l a nd cl ick Sca l e.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e The Scale pan el allow s you t o mak e a cop y of an obj ect and t hen scale it in one st ep. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 3 . For t he Sca li ng opt ion , be sur e Un if or m i s se l ect e d, a nd t y pe 8 5 in t h e Scal e % t e xt box . D e se le ct t h e St r ok e s opt ion. Type 1 in t h e Cop ie s t e xt box . The n cl ick Sca le . You now h ave anot her cir cle w it h in t h e fir st circle. This secon d cir cle is 85 per cent t he size of t he origin al circle. I n ad dit ion t o ap plyin g u nifor m scalin g, y ou can scale t he st r ok e, fill, and cont ent s of an ob ject pr op ort ion ally as you m ak e t he copy . For ex amp le, if t h e st r oke of an obj ect is 1 p oint an d you scale t he obj ect and it s st r oke 85 per cent , t he st r ok e size of t he cop y w ould be 0. 8 5 p oint . For t h is ex am ple, y ou w an t t h e st rok e of b ot h cir cles t o be t he sam e, so y ou deselect t he St rok e op t ion.
4 . U se t h e Al t - dr ag or Opt ion- dra g m e t hod t o m a k e a copy of t h e sm a ll er cir cle a nd m ove i t t o one si de. Alt - dr ag or Opt i on- dra g t his cop y an d of fse t t he new cop y
dow n an d t o t he r ig ht of t h e fi rst ci rcle . You should see t w o crescent shapes w her e t h e cir cles ov er lap .
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 5 . Se le ct0-t32 h 1e 179 t w 16 o -1 ov er la ppi ng circl es a nd t he n choose Modi fy > Com bin e > Pu nch. Fil l 0 t i ng sh ape w i t h 3 0 pe rcen t bl a ck an d r em ov e t he st r oke . tPages: he r e35 sul
You now h ave a single cr escent sh ape. You' ll use t he sh ape lat er in t his t ask t o cr eat e a high lig ht area for t h e m agnif yin g g lass. Th e fill y ou added w ill help y ou place t he shap e lat er in t his t ask . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
6 . Se le ct t h e t w o concen t ri c ci rcle s a nd t he n ch oose M odi fy > Com b ine > Pun ch . Fil l t he sha pe w i t h bla ck . The Pu nch com m and cr eat es a rin g shap e w it h a hole t he size of t he sm aller cir cle. Th is r ing w ill be t h e band ar oun d t h e m agnif yin g g lass.
7 . H old dow n Al t ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) an d se le ct t h e inn er cir cl e . Ch oose Edi t > Clon e. You could also hav e used t h e Subselect t ool t o select t he in ner cir cle, but t he sh ort cu t is fast er . The clone is t he shap e you w ill use f or t he mag nify lens fill. The clone is f illed w it h
black , but y ou will chan ge t h at in t he next st ep .
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8 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , sel ect t he Fil l at t r ib ut e . Fr om t he Fi ll Ty pe pop - up m en u, Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 choose Le ns. I f t he Len s W a rn in g d ia log box ope ns, cl ick OK . I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom Theewdia ar nin Freg emHessag an d M e Xinfor : Tra mini s yng ou fr t hat omspt he ot color Source s display f or a ed t hor beneat oug h hg rou a lens nd- ufill p ar edeucat ion t hat yconv ou can er t ed t ack t olep rocess at y our color ow n s.pace. This This chanpge opular w ill af ser fect iesy four r omwMacr or k ifomedia y ou ar ePress p rin tleads ing you y ou r st epby - st ep docum t hr ough ent . You a pr ogr canam' select s m ost t h e im optpor iont ant not new t o show f eat ur t he es was ar yning ou wmoressage k t h rouagain, gh sevberal, ut t his is pr act ical one gr in aph st aniccedesign w hereptroj he ect m essage s t hat reflect is a helpf r ealul wr em orldinpr der. oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , . From e Leage ns Ty peplex popillu - up u, choose Ma ngat e ion t het hmata gni t ion ev e l or9ganize an tdhman com st rm aten ions, an d ev en crgn eatifey.anCha anim w illfitca h en be lused t o 2 X by ei t he r dra ggi ng t he sl ide r or en t er in g t h e va l ue in t h e Ma gni fy t e x t b ox. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The b lack fill is r em ov ed. You w on' t see t he ef fect of t h e m agnify lens unt il you m ov e t he m agnif yin g g lass ov er anot her obj ect . FreeHand pr ov id es six lens t yp es f or y ou t o choose am ong :
Tra nspa re ncy m ak es obj ect s ap pear par t ially or com plet ely t r anspar ent . You select a scr een f or t h e t r anspar en cy usin g t he color box or t he p op- up m enu. You ad just t he degr ee of t r anspar ency by d rag ging t he slider . The v alues r ang e fr om 0 t o 100 . A v alue of 0 m akes t h e ef fect com plet ely t ran sp ar en t ; a valu e of 100 m ak es t he eff ect com plet ely opaq ue. •
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , gn if age y enlar ges obillu jectstsr at und er t he can eit her ent b ill er tfrhom 1 t used o or ganize anMa d man com plex ions, an dlens. ev enYou cr eat e an anim ater iona t num h at w en be 10 0 or dr ag t he slider fr om 1 t o 20 t o set t he degr ee of m agnif icat ion for obj ect s in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e t heatlens. lessons in tun h eder book you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I nv e rt r ev er ses color s t o t heir comp lem ent ar y CMYK colors ( t heir opp osit es on t he color w heel) for a r ev er se- color ef fect .
Li ght e n ligh t ens t h e color s of t h e obj ect s b en eat h t h e len s. You ad ju st t he ef fect by dr agg ing t he slider. A set t ing of 0 has no effect on t h e light n ess, and a set t ing of 1 00 m akes t h e ar ea un der t he lens com plet ely wh it e.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hrDough ogr am' st he m ost im por new ur es as oulens. w or kYou t h rou a rk ean pr d ar kens colors of tt ant he obj ectfseat beneat h t yhe adjgh ustsev t h eral, e effect b y pr act ical grdr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. n agg ing t he slider. A set t ing of 0 has no effect on t h e dar k ness, an d a set t in g ofI 100 Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram 's m akes t h e ar ea un der t he lens com plet ely black . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Mon och rom e d isp lays color s un dern eat h t h e len s as m onochr om e t int s of t he select ed color . The int rin sic ligh t ness of t he or iginal color d et er m ines t he t in t v alue.
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FreeHand also pr ov id es t hr ee opt ions you can use for t he lens f ill: When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia FreCen e H an M X :t Tra ini ng fra om t he Source f or t hor oug h g nd- uTo p ed ucat ion Select t erdpoin t o display hand le at t h e cen t era of a select edrou lens. reposit ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou ept he cent er p oint an yw h er e in a d ocu m en t , dr ag t he cent er poin t u sing t h e Point er st t ool. by - st ep t hrShif ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, t - click t h e cent er p oint t o r et ur n it t o t he cent er of t he lens. Th e cen t er point pr act ical grdisapp aph ic ear design p rojyect hat reflect ealw .orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n s w hen ousdteselect t he robj ect Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o crObj eat ee ct as log andt ot happ en ly cr teat a corp or atteo ident it ys, pnot ack emp age all ineas, on e udocum Select Oonly heelens ef fect object t y ar nder t ent he , or ganize anlens. d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in tSelect h e book at you r tow n pace, com iont hCD - ROM t o be get Sn apshot o capt u re tusing he curt he r enpt ract contice entfiles s of on t het he lens, sopan t h at e len s can st ar t ed im m iat ely h t he am! med oved anywwither e inprt ogr he Docum ent w it hout ch angin g t he lens cont ent s. 1 0 . Se le ct t h e cr escen t sha pe y ou cr ea t e d ea rl ie r. Choose M odif y > Arr a nge > Br ing t o Front . The cr escent sh ape is t h e high lig ht area f or t h e m agnif ying g lass an d n eeds t o b e in f r ont of t he lens sh ape.
1 1 . Mov e t h e cr escen t sha pe on t op of t he l en s sh ap e. D ou ble - cl ick t h e cr escen t a nd use t he t ra nsform ha ndl es t o m ak e t he cre sce nt sm a ll er . Resize t he cr escent sh ape un t il it ap pears as a h ighlight on t he g lass of t he lens.
1 2 . Se le ct a ll of t h e obj e ct s a nd t he n choose M odif y > Gr oup. Cr ea t e a ne w l a ye r,
12 . na m e it le n s, a nd m ove t he gr oup t o t ha t la ye r. Cr ea t e a not he r ne w l ay e r a nd na m e it m ap . M ove t he m ap l ay e r b el ow t he le ns l ay er . The m ap lay er will h old t h e obj ect you w ant t o mag nify wit h y our m ag nify ing glass and needs t o be b en eat h t h e layer t h at cont ain s t he lens f ill.
1 3 . Choose Fi le > I m por t a nd im p or t t he loca t ion. f h1 1 fi le from t he M edi a f ol de r w it h in t he Lesson0 6 fol de r. M ov e t he i m p ort e d g ra phi c t o t he m ap l ay e r.
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The g r aphic is a locat ion m ap.
By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in et ht eh ebook at if you r owgla n pace, using t he. com pan ion CD - ROM t o get 1 4 . Mov m a gn yi ng ss ov er t het he re dp ract st a rice onfiles t h eon m ap st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! You should now see t he par t of t h e m ap b elow t he lens m agn ified t wice it s size. The f ill in t he cr escent shape is op aque an d cov ers t he ar ea of t h e m ap b en eat h it . I n t he next st ep , y ou w ill chan ge t h e fill on t h e cr escent t o a len s fill, b ut you w ill use t r anspar ency inst ead of t he mag nify opt ion as you d id f or t he glass.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
1 5 . H old dow n Al t ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) an d se le ct t h e cr escen t sha pe . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e The sh ape is par t of a gr ou p. Usin g t he m odifier k ey allow s you t o select an object w it h in a design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on gr oup . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, 1 6 . Se le ct t h e Fi ll p rope rt y i n t he Ob j e ct pa ne l an d cha ng e t he f il l t yp e t o Lens. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Cha nge t h e le ns t y pe t o Tra nspa re ncy. D ra g t h e opa ci t y sli de r t o 5 0 pe rce nt or Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s t y pe t he va lu e in t he O pa ci t y t e xt box . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize d man age com plex an ud ses ev en eat einan anim at atject w ill: t3h0en becent used The an t ran sp arency at t rib ut eillu ofstt hr at e ions, len s fill t h ecrorig al color ofion t het hob p er in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough black in t his case. You can chang e t he color by usin g t he color pop - up m en u or t he colort h e lessons book at you n pace, using t hearency p ract ice files on nt he pan ion CD boxin. It h f e y ou ch ange t hreow color of t he t r ansp , y ou m ay eedcom t o ch ange t h e- ROM opacitt o y get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! am ount . For t his ex amp le, you w ant t he cr escent sh ape t o be v isib le, b ut not so dar k t hat y ou can 't see t h e m ap ar ea.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own The r em aining par t of t he m agn if y in g g lass is t he h andle. On t he lens lay er , dr aw a r ect ang le w it h rou nded corn er s f or t he hand le. Mix a br ow n color and fill t h e hand le w it h a gr adient using t he br ow n color and b lack . Rot at e t he h andle an d t hen m ov e it so t hat it app ear s at t ach ed t o t he •glass obj ect yTable of Content s . You m ay need t o sen d t he han dle t o t he back so t hat t he t op of t h e ou j ust cr eat ed Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ng b frand om t he Sour han dle is par t ially hidd en bya ini t he arou ndcet he g lass. Grou p t he han dle w it h t he lens an d t hen save r file. By Pattiyou Schulze Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding Text to a Path FreeHand has t r em en dous t ex t hand lin g ab ilit ies. I n Lesson 7 , " Pag e Lay out and Pr int ing, " you w ill exp lor e som e of t he way s y ou can f low t ext on a p age. Som et im es t hou gh, you m ay w ant t o m anipu lat e you r t ext t o add som e p izzazz t o y our docum ent or dr aw ing . One popular feat ur e in •FreeHand let Table s flow alon g a pat h . This m eans t hat in st ead of sit t ing on a st r aig ht s youofmContent ak e t ext Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a inivng fr om t he Sour ce y ou can even st ill ed it or f or mat t he t ex t . I n t he baselin e, t ex t can f ollow a cur e or circle—and nex t t ask , y ou will ad d t ex t t o a cir cle and t o a cur ved pat h . By Patti Schulze Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Datat e: e May 200docum 3 1 .PubCre a 19, ne w en t . Sa v e t he f il e as a ct i o n . fh 1 1 in y our P roj e ct s fol de r. Ty pe I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 t he t ex t cap t u16 ri-1 n g t h e a ct io n o n e f ra m e at a t i m e . Form a t t h e t ex t as A ri al Bl ack , 1Pages: 8 poi35 nt0 s. The t ex t will b e at t ached t o a cir cle you d raw in t h e nex t st ep.
2 . D ra w a cir cle on t he p ag e. M a k e t he cir cl e a bout 3 2 5 poi nt s i n dia m et e r. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Se le ct b ot h t h e t e xt an d t he circl e. Choose Te xt > At t a ch t o P at h . The t ex t flow s ar ound t h e t op of t he cir cle.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on NO TE Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can ackial le alignm at y ourenow n pace. p opular sereriesalign f r om Macr The tinit t of t ex t onThis a pat h is cent m ent . omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or kist ht hrou gh sev Not e t h at w hen y ou d eselect t he cir cle, t h e pat h disappear s. This e defau lt eral, behav ior , pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr bu t y ou can chan ge t h at opt ion if y ou n eed t o. You 'll d o t h at in t he n ex t st ep . act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or4ganize age com plexow illu at ct ions, d ev en cr e an t h at h en be le used . I n t an heddman ocum e nt w ind , st ser le t h eant ex t on t heat e pa t h.anim O n tat h ion e Obj ectw ill patne l, se ct in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough the t he Te x t on a pa t h pr oper t y a nd t he n se le ct Sh ow pa t h. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im myed ely w it h tthe When ouiat select t he ex tpr , yogr ou am! see t h e out line of t h e cir cle. When you select Sh ow Pat h, t he pat h of t h e cir cle is display ed .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Theepdia lacem on ini t he is tcon r olled byf or t h ea ttext alignm andu pbegins ation the Ma crom Freent e H of antdheMtXext : Tra ngp at fr hom he t Source hor oug h g ent rou nded ucat fir st p oint of t he pat h . I f you r t ex t is left alig ned, t h en t h e t ext on t he p at h begins at t he left t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st eppoint of t he cir cle. I f y our t ex t is cent er align ed , t hen t he t ex t is cent er ed b et w een t he left by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, and gr r ight point s of p t he atsh.t hat I f y our t ex rt ealis r igh t align ed , t hen t het ions, t ex t on t h pr e pat h is r Iight pr act ical aph ic design rojpect reflect w orld pr oblem s, solu and act ices. n aligned t o t he r ight point . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE All p at hs h ave a beginning poin t an d end in g point . I f a pat h is closed, t he f ir st p oin t and t h e last poin t ar e t h e sam e poin t . I f y ou un grou p y our cir cle, y ou'll see t he f our point s ( t op, b ot t om , lef t , and r igh t ) t hat d ef in e t he sh ape of t he cir cle. The p oint on t he left is t he f ir st p oint . 5 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , sel ect t he Te xt prop er t y a nd t he n cl ick t h e Ce nt e r al ig nm en t bu t t on i f you cha nge d t he a li gnm e nt from it s d ef au lt se t t i ng. The t ex t on t h e pat h is cent er ed on t he cir cle. Th er e ar e ot h er op t ions y ou can chan ge f or t he t ex t on t he pat h, bu t f irst you w ill chang e t he placem ent of t he t ex t . Not ice t hat t he t ex t flow s in one con t inuous pat h. You can split t h e t ext so t h at p art flow s alon g t h e t op of t he
circle, and t he rem aining t ext flow s alon g t h e bot t om of t he cir cle. You 'll d o t hat in t he n ex t st ep.
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6 . W it h t he Te x t t ool , cli ck be for e t he w ord o n e in y our t e xt . Pr ess Ent er ( W in dow s) or Re t urn ( M ac OS) . Add in g a Ret ur n char act er for ces t he second p arag rap h of t ex t t o f low ar ound t he bot t om of t he cir cle. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE For pr oper align m ent for cent er ed t ex t , y ou w ould also need t o delet e t he space char act er aft er t h e w ord act ion . This is not need ed f or t his t ask . 7 . I m port t he ca m er a. fh 1 1 fi le y ou cr ea t e d in Le sson 1 a nd pl a ce i t i n t he m id dle of t he ci rcle . I f you n o longer h ave t he f ile, y ou can u se t he cam er a. fh 11 file locat ed in t he St art fold er w it hin t he Lesson0 6 f older. Resize t he cam er a if n eeded t o f it w it hin t he cir cle.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby8-.st ep t hrctough ogr ost e. imTh poren t ant new oul,wse orle k ct t h rou sevt eral, Se le t h e apaprt h ofam' t h se m circl , on t hef eat Obur j ees ct as payne t h eghTex on a p at h pr act ical gr aph p roj ect r ealoblem solu t ions, pr ope rt y .icDdesign ra g t he sm alsl t hat ri anreflect gle h an dlewtorld hat pr a ppe a rss,on t he p at and h . pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s y ou tdr t hee tar iangle eit her or reight , t heortat exet ident mov es ound t hall e cir t extent dim r obustAst ools o ag cr eat log o and t h enleft cr eat a corp it y ar p ack age incle. on eThe docum , s ( chang t o gage ray com r ectplex angles) asr at y ou m ove heen m ouse. you w ant t o see er used s of or ganize an desman illu st ions, an d t ev cr eat eI fan anim at ion t h att hweillcht haract en be t he t ex t asatyion. ou mThe ov ebook t hem h old dow n Alt t(ut Window s) roach or Optallow ion ( Mac asork y out hrr ot at e t h hee in a Flash anim ' s, pr oject - based or ial app s youOS) to w ough t ext locat ion of trhe r iang le hand depends on files t h e alig t he t .- ROM t o get lessons in. tThe h e book at you owt n pace, usinglet he p ract ice on tnm he ent comof pan iont ex CD st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The am ou nt you r ot at e t h e t ext is display ed in t he Align ment t ext box es on t he Object pan el. ( Select t he Tex t on a pat h pr oper t y t o view t h is set t in g. ) You could also t y pe v alues in t he t ex t b oxes if y ou n eed t o alig n t h e t ext pr ecisely.
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9 . D ra g one of t he corn er h and le s of t he se le ct ed cir cl e an d r e sha pe t he cir cl e t o a n e ll ipse . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on You can st ill r esh ape t h e pat h even t hou gh you hav e alr eady at t ached t ext . The t ex t r eflow s Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion along t he new shape. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE You m ay need t o m ove t he ellip se t o k eep t he cam er a w it hin it . 1 0 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , sel ect t he Te xt on a pa t h p rope rt y and t h en sel ect V er t ica l fr om t he Ori en t at i on pop- u p m e nu. I n addit ion t o show ing t h e pat h as y ou did in st ep 4, y ou can chan ge t h e or ient at ion of t h e
t ext on t he cir cle. To see t h ese set t ings, y ou need t o select t h e Text on a pat h p rop er t y on t he Obj ect panel. You m ay w ant t o ex perim ent wit h t h e ot her set t ings for t h e or ient at ion as w ell. FreeHand pr ov id es four ch oices f or chang in g t he or ien t at ion: Rot at e Arou nd Pat h ( t he d ef ault ) •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e ical e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce Vert By Patti Schulze
Sk ew Horizon t al
Pub lish er:Sk Peachp it Press ew Ver t ical Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e You t h e nin w ayg tMacr he b om aseline t h e t ext MX at t aches ate, h. yAg , t hr ely eseon design sofcan t w aralso e. I fchan y ou'ge r e lear ed ia of Fr eeHand for t h et ofirt he st tpim ouain can set t in gs ar e on t he Obj ect panel w h en y ou select t he Tex t on a pat h pr oper t y. Your op ions Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucattion ar e Baseline, Ascen t , and Descen t . You can also choose None, b ut t hat mak es y our t ex t t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epdisapp ear . Th er ogr e aram' e sep at eim cont t exf eat t t hat sp lit onwtor hek ttop angh d bsev ot t om by - st ep t hr ough a pr s marost porrtols ant for new ur esis as y ou h rou eral,of a pat h. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n I f you choose Ba ne h e ini baselin of tthe t sit s on t hlle learn pat h; hdescend er st he ( t he botram t om' s Ma crom e dia Fre e H ansedliM X,: tTra ng freom het ex Source y ou' ow t o use p rog par t of t he g b elow t he b aseline, for ex am ple) ar e below t h e pat h , if you show t he p at h. I,f r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent y ou ch oose Ascen t , t h e ascend er s ( t h e t op of a capit al T, f or ex amp le) of t he t ex t t ouch the or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used pat h ; t h is set t in g m ov es t he t ex t b elow t he p at h. I f y ou ch oose D e sce nt , t h e descend er s in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t hof e t heint ex on at t heyou p atr h, ing t using he t ex tthe slight ly ice abov e t he at h. lessons t hte sit book owmnov pace, p ract files on pt he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
1 1 . D e se le ct t h e Show p at h opt ion on y our e ll ip se a nd sav e y our fi le . I n t his exam p le, t h e pat h of t h e ellipse does n ot ad d an y int er est t o t h e dr aw ing so y ou w ant t o h ide it f r om v iew . I t does help t o show t he pat h as you exp er im ent w it h t h e dif fer en t or ien t at ion and alig nm ent set t ing s, how ev er .
On Your Own Ex per iment w it h adding t ex t t o ot her p at hs. For exam ple, d raw an S cu rv e w it h t he Pen t ool an d at t ach som e t ex t t o t h at pat h. I f y ou h ave a pat h w it h a shar p cur ve, t he t ex t on t he pat h m ay ov er lap it self. Use t h e Tex t t ool t o ker n ( add spacing) bet w een t he let t er s. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Converting Text to a Graphic Con ver t ing t ext t o a pat h chan ges ed it able t ex t t o a g rap hic. This f eat u re off er s m any possibilit ies f or y our p roj ect s. Say , f or exam ple, t h at y ou w ant t o cr eat e a logo t hat con sist s m ainly of t y pe, and y ou wan t t o emb ellish t he char act er s t o m ake t hem un ique f or t he log o. You •can t yp e you Table Content r t ex tof, conv er ts t he t ex t t o a g r aphic, and t h en m anipu lat e t he p oint s on t he pat h t o Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: a initng y our lik in g. Once you convTrert hefrtom ex tt he t o Sour a grce aph ic, y ou can n o long er ed it t he t ex t , b ut you g ain t he abilit y t o chan ge t h e t ext char act er s. For exam ple, y ou can add a gr adient fill t o t he By Patti Schulze char act er sh apes or edit t he shape of each let t er , as y ou' ll see in t h is next t ask . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: -1 1 . Cre at e0- 32 a 1ne179 w 16docum en t a nd na m e it t e xt _ ef fe ct s. f h 1 1 . S av e t he f il e in t h e Pr oj e ct s fol de r. Th en t y pe ACT I ON PH OT O S on t he pa ge and cha nge t he t e xt t o a big , bol d Pages: 35 0 fon t such as A ri al Bl ack , 6 5 poi nt s.
Befor e y ou con ver t t h e t ext t o a gr aph ic, be sur e t o mak e all of t he for m at t ing chan ges you w ant . For ex am ple, sin ce t his t ex t is so lar ge, y ou m ay w ant t o t igh t en t h e spacin g ( adju st t he ran ge k ern in g) bet w een t he let t er s as y ou d id in Lesson 2 . Wh en y ou w ant t o t igh t en all When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e of t he let t er s in a t ex t block , y ou can use a sh ort cu t : j ust d r ag t h e lef t or r ig ht cent er design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on han dle on t he t ex t b lock . I f y ou d r ag t h e r ight cen t er hand le t o t h e lef t , y ou t ight en t he Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion spacing; if you dr ag t he righ t cent er han dle t o t he r igh t , y ou ex pand t h e spacin g. Once t he t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ept ext is t o you r liking , y ou are r eady t o conv er t it t o a g rap hic. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 2 . Choose Tex t > Conv e rt t o P at h s. The t ex t block disap pear s, and select ion han dles appear on y our t ex t . All of t h e conv er t ed char act er s ar e g rou ped t oget her. You can dr ag one of t h e han dles t o chan ge t he sh ape or size of t he g rou ped ch aract er s. For ex am ple, you can dr ag up on one of t he t op hand les t o v er t ically st r et ch t he t ex t .
3 . Choose Modi fy > U ngr oup. To w or k w it h t he in div id ual char act ers, y ou need t o un gr oup t he p at hs. You' ll see t he indiv idual point s on t he sep arat e ch ar act er s.
4 . P re ss Ta b t o d ese le ct t he t ex t . Se l ect t he bot t om t w o poi nt s on t he T cha ra ct e r in t he w or d ACT I ON . P re ss t he d ow n a rrow k ey a bou t 1 0 t i m es. Re pe a t f or t h e ot he r
T, in t h e w or d P HO T OS. Becau se each let t er is n ow a gr aphic, n ot t ex t , y ou can alt er t he p oint s on t h e pat h t o chang e t he shap e of each char act er .
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
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Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
Hold d own Sh if t and p ress t he dow n arr ow k ey once t o m ove t h e select ed point s t en a t im e. To chan ge t he default cu rsor d ist ance, choose File > Docum ent Set t in gs > Cur sor Dist ance and ent er a new v alu e.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed imNO m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! TE Anot h er use of t he Conv er t t o Pat h f eat ur e is t o pr eser v e a u niq ue t y pef ace in you r docum ent w hen y ou sen d y our file t o a p r int er or t o som eon e w ho m ay not h ave t he fon t y ou ar e usin g. I f y ou conv er t you r t ext t o a gr aphic, y ou d on' t need t o w or r y abou t sending you r fon t s t o t he pr int er along w it h t he d ocu m en t , because y our t ex t is now a gr aphic and w ill pr int as you 'v e cr eat ed it . 5 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Using Composite Paths A com posit e pat h consist s of t w o or mor e closed pat hs t h at ar e j oin ed . On e adv ant age of creat ing com posit e pat h s is t hat y ou can creat e shap es w it h h oles in t hem . Thin k back t o t he m agnif yin g g lass y ou creat ed in t h is lesson. You d rew t w o cir cles, on e on t op of t he ot h er , each •w it h a black fTable Content ill. Wofhen y ou sapplied t he Pu nch com m and, t he r esu lt w as a rin g shap e w it h a hole Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M ini ng fr om posit t he Sour ce h . When y ou conv er t ed y our t ex t t o pat hs, t he in t he m idd le. Th at shapX:eTrwaas a com e pat letPatti t er sSchulze A, P, an d O w er e conv er t ed t o com posit e pat h s. Any let t er w it h a " hole" y ou can see By t hr ou gh is a com posit e pat h . I f you place an obj ect und er neat h any of t hese let t er s, you w ill be ablePub t olish see t hr ough t h e hole in t he let t er. er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill ex perim ent wit h j oining and split t ing pat h s t o g et a b et t er und er st and in g of I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 com posit e pat hs. Th16 en-1 y ou w ill cr eat e a com posit e p at h f r om t he t ex t you conv ert ed. Lat er , y ou 35 0t er s w it h a p hot og rap hic im age. w ill fillPages: t h e let
1 . D ra w t w o ci rcle s on t he p age . M ak e t he second cir cl e sm a ll e r a nd pl a ce i t w i t hin t he f ir st cir cl e. Fi ll b ot h cir cle s w it h bl ack . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! You ar e filling t he shap es wit h black so y ou can see t he hole w hen you j oin t h em in t h e next st ep.
2 . Se le ct b ot h sha pe s a nd t he n choose M odif y > Joi n. The sh apes are con ver t ed t o a com posit e pat h. I nst ead of t w o obj ect s, y ou now hav e one. I f you d rag t h e object ov er t h e ACTI ON PHOTOS char act er s, y ou' ll be ab le t o see t he char act er s t h rou gh t he midd le of t he shap e.
NO TE I n t h is st ep you could hav e also u sed t he Punch com m and ( Mod if y > Com b in e >
Pun ch ) t o creat e t h e com p osit e p at h f or t h e t w o circles. Alt hough Pu nch d oes not alway s r eplicat e t h e Join com m an d, it d oes in t his inst ance. 3 . Choose Modi fy > Spli t .
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The sh apes are discon nect ed, and t he h ole disappear s. Did you not ice t h at t h e Un gr oup com man d w as not av ailable f or t he com posit e pat h? Comp osit e pat hs look as if t hey ar e gr oup ed elem ent s, b ut t hey' r e not . I f y ou are unsur e ab out an ob ject , check t he Ob ject of Content s pan el t oTable d et er m in e w het her an obj ect is a g rou p or a com posit e pat h .
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NO or ganize an d TE man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e y ou u ouped con using ver t edt he t expt ,ract y ouice m files ay hav not com iced pan t hation t heCD A,- ROM P, and lessons inWhen t h e book atngr you r ow nt he pace, onet he t o Oget let t er s each ap peared t o b e in dividually grou ped. Th ey ap pear t his w ay b ecause st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! t hey ar e com posit e pat hs. I f you w ant ed t o m od if y t hose let t er s, y ou wou ld eit h er select each let t er an d use t he Sp lit com m and as y ou d id her e, or y ou cou ld Alt - click or Op t ion - click t o select a single pat h w it h in t h e let t er s. 4 . D e le t e t he t w o ci rcle s. The cir cles w er e cr eat ed so you could see h ow com posit e pat h s w ork . You don 't need t h em for t he r em ain der of t his lesson .
5 . Se le ct a ll of t h e ch ar act e rs i n t he ACTI ON PH OTO S t e x t . Choose Modi fy > Join . The ch aract er s ar e now j oined as a com posit e pat h . I n t he nex t t ask , y ou will p ast e a ph ot ogr aph w it hin t he ou t lin es of t he let t ers, an d you w ill need all of t he let t ers com bin ed as on e unit . 6 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Pasting Contents Inside a Path Hav e you ev er t ried t o f it a sq uar e peg in a r ound hole? Su r e, it fit s wh en t h e peg is sm aller t han t he hole, but w hat if t he peg is lar ger? I n Fr eeHand , y ou can past e a larg er obj ect wit h in a sm aller obj ect . The lar ger obj ect t hen fit s w it h in t h e pat h of t he sm aller obj ect . Mask ing, clip ping •pat h s, an d past Table of Content e insid e ar es t er m s y ou m ay h ave en cou nt ered in wor k ing w it h ot her app licat ions Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M a inihng omet he t hat of fer w ays t o u se t X: heTrpat offron objSour ect ce as t he f r ame or cont ainer f or anot h er ob ject . By Patti Schulze
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill p ast e a ph ot ogr aph w it hin t he p at h of t he t ex t y ou con ver t ed in t h e pr ecedin g t ask . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . Choose Pages: 35 0Fi le > I m por t a nd sel ect cl ouds. t if f rom t h e Me di a fol de r in t he Lesson0 6 fol de r. Cl ick t o pla ce t he p hot ogr ap h on t op of t he ACTI ON PH O TOS cha ra ct e r obj ect . Choose Mod if y > Arr an ge > Se nd t o Ba ck . You w ant t he char act er obj ect t o f it w it hin t he p ict u r e area. I f t h e ch ar act er ob ject is t oo lar ge, dr ag one of t h e corn er handles t o r esize it . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE Sin ce t he im por t ed im age is a bit m ap, y ou don' t wan t t o change it s size in FreeHand. I nst ead, use an applicat ion such as Macr om ed ia Fir ew or k s or Adob e Phot oshop t o r esize t he im age. The clou ds. t if im age for t h is t ask is low r esolut ion and int ended for dem on st rat ion only, not f or p rint ing. 2 . Se le ct t h e phot og ra ph an d choose Edi t > Cut . Sel e ct t he cha ra ct er obj e ct an d t hen choose Edit > P ast e Cont e nt s ( W in dow s) or Edit > P ast e I nsi de ( M ac O S) . The cloud im age is p ast ed w it hin t he p at h of t he t ex t .
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com m an d is n ot av ailable, t hen you r t ext obj ect is n ot a M ake sur e y ou use t h e Join com m an d, n ot t h e Gr oup com m an d. The p osit of16t h-1e t ex t obj ect on t h e pict ur e d et er m in es t he p osit ion of t he p ict u re w hen it I SBN: 0- 32ion 1- 179 isPages: past35 ed0 w it hin t he pat h of t h e t ext . You can st ill m ove t he pict ur e on ce it is past ed w it hin t he object . I n t he n ex t st ep, you w ill m ov e t he p ict u re t o chan ge it s p lacem en t .
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3 . From t h e Obj ect pan el , choose t he Cont e nt s p rope rt y . WhenYou faced wit h see a desig n p rob lemst, ar it shouldn 't itbe ou don' now t o use t h e f or t h e should a small blue h andle w hinb ecause t he t ex ty object . tThk e st arhow is t he h andle design sofent t w ar( te. ou'og r erap lear Macr ed ia. Dr Fr eeHand t h e efirt st y ouaph canwritely cont heI fp yhot h nin in tghis in stom ance) ag t he stMX ar tfor o mov h et im ph e, ot ogr hinon t he Ma crom dia e Hllan dM : Tra ng of fr om he Source or you a t hor oug g rou ionis t extear ea.Fre You' see aX blue ouini t line t he tphot og rap h fas d rag . h The smndall ustparedhucat andle t hat yeasy ou can our pace. opular sert ies Macr omedia leads ou t st t o tmack issleasaty you t ryow t on m ov e itThis . I f tphe t ex t ou lin ef rmom oves inst ead of Press t he cloud s, yt ry o epby - st ep t hrtough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, dr ag he st ar again. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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The ent ir e ph ot ogr aph you past ed in side t h e t ext is st ill con t ain ed w it hin y our ev en t hough y ou d on' t see all of it on ce you past e it in t he t ex t . Th is is im p ort ant t o k eep in m ind w hen ex por t in g or p r int ing you r docum ent because t he ph ot ogr aph incr eases t h e file size and m ay slow dow n t he p rint ing t im e. Ex por t ing and pr int ing ar e cov er ed in Lesson 7 , " Page Lay out an d Print ing. " 4 . Sa v e you r f il e. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Pages: 35 0 ent , docum
Using the Extrude Tool Wit h t he Ext ru de t ool, y ou can sim ulat e t h ree- dim en sion al ( 3D ) ob ject s. Ex t ru ded object s hav e t he appear ance of 3D obj ect s, b ut y ou can st ill edit t he or iginal 2D obj ect s y ou used t o creat e t h e ext r u sion. You can set t he ex t r usion amou nt , cont rol t he ligh t f rom t w o light sour ces, an d •chang e t he shad Tableing, of Content amon sg ot her set t in gs. You set t he ex t r ude am ou nt b y dr agg in g t he ob ject Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® ng fra omsqt he w it h t he Ext r ud e t ool. MI X: f yTr oua ini d rag uarSour e wce it h t he t ool, a box shap e app ear s; if y ou dr ag a circle, t he shap e becomes a cylind er . By Patti Schulze I n t his t ask , y ou w ill u se t he Ex t r ud e t ool t o add a 3 D ef fect t o som e t ex t . Lat er you w ill use t h e Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Ex t r ud e t ool on a st ar an d t hen t w ist t he ex t r uded area t o cr eat e a special ef fect . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . Cre at e a ne w pa ge i n t h e t e xt _ ef fe ct s. fh 1 1 docum en t . Ty pe ACT I ON on t he ne w pa ge . Cha nge t h e font t o a big , bol d f ont su ch a s Ar ia l Bla ck , 3 6 poin t s. I n a not h er t e xt bl ock , t yp e P HO T OS a nd se t t he fon t a nd siz e t he sa m e as f or t he f irst t ex t . Cha nge t h e col or of bot h t ex t block s t o a li ght col or, such a s a li ght bl ue or y el low . WhenMak faced witeht hat a desig p rob it shouldn 't be b ecause oue don' k now whow o use e sur y ou nhav e tlem w o ,separ at e t ext block s, not yon t extt block it h tthe t ex tt h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can elyt w ono sep arat ed by a space char act er ; t he eff ect y ou ar e g oin g t o app ly t o t h e t ext r eq uirres Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion block s of t ext . The 3D eff ect you ar e goin g t o use on t he t ex t uses a dar k er shade of t h e t hat ytou t ack pace. IThis serkies f r om omedia y oun ot st epext can color t o lecr at eatyeour t heow shnading. f y oup opular use a dar color or Macr black for t hePress t ex t , leads y ou will be by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, able t o see t he shadin g. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 2 . Choose W i ndow > Ali gn t o op en t he A li gn pa ne l. S el ect bot h t ex t block s a nd t he n dou ble - cli ck t he bot t om sect i on of t h e pre v ie w pa ne t o a li gn t he t e xt bl ock s al ong t he ir b ot t om e dge s. You could also ch oose Modify > Alig n > Bot t om t o align t he t ex t b lock s.
3 . H old dow n Shi ft a nd cl ick on e of t he t e xt bl ock s t o de sel ect it . Fr om t he Tool s pa ne l, se le ct t h e Ext r ude t ool. From t he m id dle of t h e t ex t block , d ra g d ow n a nd t o t he r ig ht .
As y ou dr ag, y ou' ll see a 3D box out line and t h e ext r ud ed t ex t . The dist ance you d rag aw ay fr om t he t ex t d et er m in es t he lengt h of t h e ext r usion. The ang le ( lef t or rig ht ) you dr ag det er min es t he v anishing point of t he 3 D ef fect .
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Sever al han dles appear on an obj ect w hen y ou select t h e Ex t r ude t ool. The sm all cir cle cont r ols t he dept h of t he ex t r usion . The sm all st ar cont r ols t h e v anish ing point . The X in t h e Pubmlish er: Peachp iddle of t hitePress t ext block is t he object 's cent er p oint . You can ch ange t he posit ion of t he Pub Dat e: May 200e3 t h e v anish ing point in it s cu rr ent posit ion b y dr agg in g t he obj ect ' s cent er obj ect and19,leav I SBN:. 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 point Pages: 35 0
4 . Se le ct t h e ot he r t ex t block a nd dr ag w it h t h e Ext r ude t ool a s y ou did f or t h e fi rst t e xt bl ock . You can select t he t ex t b lock w it h t he Ex t ru de t ool; you d on't hav e t o sw it ch t o t he Point er t ool. Tr y t o m at ch t h e same d ist an ce and angle y ou used f or t h e fir st t ex t b lock . Don 't When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e w or ry if t h e t w o b lock s ar e not exact ly t h e same; you w ill adj ust t he ext r u sion in t he nex t design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on st ep. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby5-.st ep hr ough ogrEx am' sm im por new es , as ou wt he or k ftirst h rout gh eral,. On t h e U sitng ei t hear pr t he t ru deost t ool or ttant he P oin tf eat er tur ool selyect ex tsev block pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act n Obj e ct pa ne l, se le ct t he Ext r ude p rope rt y . N ot e t he v al ue i n t he Le ng t h t eices. x t b Iox. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram 's The n se le ct t h e ot he r t ex t block a nd cha nge t h e Le ngt h v al ue on t he Obj e ct p an el r obustt ot ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , m a t ch t hat of t he f ir st t e xt bl ock . or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim book ' s pr oject - based t utOb or ial roach you w ork t hr ough The set t ingatsion. for tThe he ext ru sion app ear on t he jectapp pan el. Thallow r ee bsut t ontso display cont r olst h e lessons book atent youat r tow n pace, ract onf irst t he but com pan CDs- cont ROMr ols t o get for inedt h it e ing diff er r ibut es of tusing h e extt rhe udped obice jectfiles . The t on d ion isp lay f or st ar t ed iming m ed iatex elyt r usion, w it h t he ogr am! bu t t on displays con t r ols for set t ing t he su rf ace valu es, edit t he t h eprsecond and t h e t hir d but t on d isplay s cont r ols f or chang in g t he pr of ile of t he obj ect . We w ill ex plor e each of t h ese t y pes of at t r ibu t es in t h e follow ing st ep s, st art in g w it h t he ex t r usion it self.
You can ad just sev eral at t r ib ut es of t he ex t r usion:
Le ng t h set s t h e dist ance of t he ex t r usion end t o end, in poin t s. The m ax imu m len gt h of an ex t r usion is 32, 00 0 point s. V a nishi ng Poi nt set s t h e X an d Y coord in at es of t he v anishing p oin t , r elat iv e t o t he act ive page. Ob ject s app ear sm aller as t hey m ov e aw ay fr om t h e eye. Wh en y ou dr aw • Content s objTable ect s ofwit h t h e pr oper per spect iv e, t he side of t he obj ect far t h er aw ay fr om t he ey e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce app ear s sm aller . Th e lin es of t he obj ect app ear t o conv er g e at a sin gle point ( t h e By Patti Schulze v anishing point ) . t ion set s Pub lish er:Posi Peachp it Press
t h e X, Y, an d Z coord inat es of t he ob ject , r elat iv e t o t he act iv e page.
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6 . Se le ct b ot h ob j e ct s w i t h t he P oin t er t ool . Ch oose M odi fy > Ex t ru de > Sh ar e V a nishi ng Poi nt s. D ra g be low t he t w o t e x t bl ock s t o p la ce t he poi nt a nd m ov e it t o a ne w l oca t i on. The v anishin g p oin t s of t h e t w o t ex t ob ject s ar e com b in ed int o one. Ch angin g t he v anishing When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e point of an obj ect ch anges t h e dir ect ion of t he ex t r uded par t of t he obj ect . When object s design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on shar e t he sam e v anishing poin t , as y our t ex t ob ject s now do, t h ey appear t o be locat ed in Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t he sam e 3 D space. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y ou sim ply click t o place t he sh ared van ishing poin t inst ead of dr agging it , y ou don 't get t he oppor t un it y t o chan ge t he p oint . I f y ou need t o change it , r epeat st ep 6 and creat e a new v anish in g point . You can edit one of t he point s and not aff ect t he van ishing p oin t of t h e ot her obj ect , but t he van ishing p oin t s can t hen n o longer be sh ared. I n addit ion t o Sh are Vanish ing Point s, y ou can use t h ese ot h er com m and s on ex t r uded obj ect s: To conv e rt a se le ct e d e x t rud ed obj ect t o a gr oup of fl at obj ect s: Select Modify > Ex t r ude > Release Ext r ud e. Ex t r uded obj ect s consist of a set of
poly gons. W hen y ou r elease t he ex t r uded object s, y ou can un gr oup t he ob ject t o get access t o t he ind ividu al poly gon s. To r em ov e e xt r usion fr om a sel ect e d obj e ct : Select Modify > Ex t r ude > Rem ove Ext ru de. The ob ject is r est ored t o it s origin al st at e. To r ese t a se le ct ed e xt r ude d obj e ct t o it s orig ina l set t ing s: •
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7 . U si ng t he Ex t ru de t ool, se l ect on e of t he t e x t obj ect s. On t he Obj e ct p an el , cli ck Pub Dat e: Maya19, 3 t on. Cha ng e t he Am b ie nt se t t in g t o 5 0 pe rce nt by dr ag gin g t h e t he S urf ce 200 b ut I SBN: 032 1179 16 sli de r or t y pi ng-1t he v a lue i n t he Am bi e nt t e x t b ox. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The Am bi en t set t ing cont r ols t he amou nt of lig ht on t h e ext r u ded ob ject . Low er nu m bers pr odu ce dar ker im ages; h ig her nu mb er s p rod uce light er im ages. To see ot her set t ing s t hat you can apply t o t he su rf ace of you r im age, use t h e Sur face pop up m enu: Fla t p r oduces ex t r ud ed sides using t he sam e f ill color as t he ex t r uded object . Sh ade d p r oduces a r ealist ic, sm oot hly shaded ext r usion. This is t he default set t in g. W ir ef ra m e u ses a gr id pat t er n in st ead of a f ill t o d isp lay t he sur face. Me sh p r oduces ex t r ud ed sides using poly gons t hat hav e st rok es bu t n o fills. H id de n M esh p r oduces ex t r ud ed sides using poly gons t hat hav e st rok es and f ills. The St e ps t ex t field cont r ols t h e am ount of det ail included in dr awin g t he sur face of t h e ext r u ded ob ject . Higher v alues pr odu ce sm oot h er sh ading, but t ak e longer t o r en der and pr int . You can eit her t y pe a value or dr ag t he slider t o set t he nu m ber of st ep s. For t his
t ask , t he d ef ault num ber of 5 w or ks well b ecause t h e ext r ud ed p art of t he t ex t is not lar ge. I f you cr eat e a shape su ch as a cir cle, you m ay need t o incr ease t he nu mb er of st ep s t o pr odu ce a sm oot h su rf ace.
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as you dr aw , set St eps t o a low n um ber w hile d raw ing and t hen in cr ease t he St eps set t ing w h en y ou are done. By Patti Schulze You can also cont rol t w o light sour ces on t h e ex t r ud ed obj ect . The ligh t sour ce dir ect ion and int ensit y chan ge t h e sh ading on t he ob ject . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
Maye19, 8 .PubExDat pee:rim nt 200 w i3t h t he sur fa ce se t t in gs on y ou r obj e ct s. I f you m ak e a ch ang e t o on e I SBN: 032 1179 t e xt bl ock , m16 a k-1e t he sa m e ch an ge t o t he ot he r one a s w el l. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Changing the Profile of an Extrusion Nor mally ex t r usion s ext end in st raig ht lin es t owar d t he van ishin g p oint . Th e Pr ofile bu t t on on t h e Ob ject pan el let s you cust om ize an ex t r usion b y alt ering it s an gle, t w ist in g t he ext ru sion as it app roaches t h e v anish ing point , or alt ering t h e shape ( t he pr of ile) of t he ext ru sion . •
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Ma om et dia e e Ha X: Trcreat a ini nge fr Sour ce ile but t on, in t he f ollowin g t ask y ou w ill dr aw a To crsee he ®efFrfect s ynd® ou Mcan f rom omt he t he Prof pat h an d u se t he pat h t o alt er t he sh ape of t he ex t r usion. By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press e: May 1 .PubD Dat ra w a st19, a r 200 on3 t h e pa ge . Add a f il l an d st r ok e of t he sam e color . On t he O bj e ct pa ne l,0-t32 yp 6 for I SBN: 1-e 179 16 -1t h e cor ne r ra dii of t h e ve rt i ces. D r ag w it h t he Ex t r ude t ool t o cre at e a 3 D ob j e ct fr om t he st a r. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Ty ping a v alue f or t h e cor n er r ad ii of t he v ert ices of t he st ar cu rv es bot h t h e point s of t he st ar and t h e angle b et ween t he p oin t s. The left colu m n of cont r ols af fect t h e v er t ices t hat display w it h diam ond han dles—t h e point s on t he st ar in t his ex amp le. The r ight colu m n aff ect s t hose w it h t he r oun d h andles—t he an gle bet w een t h e point s on t h e st ar in t his exam ple.
2 . U si ng t he Ex t ru de t ool, doub le - cli ck t he st a r. D r ag t o rot a t e t he e x t rud ed st ar . A cir cle su rr oun ds t h e st ar t hat y ou u se t o r ot at e t h e obj ect in 3 D space. Dr ag w it hin t he circle t o rot at e t he st ar on it s X or Y axis. Dr ag out side t he circle t o rot at e t he st ar on t h e Z ax is. The sm all t r ian gle on t he ou t sid e of t he cir cle sh ows t he p osit ion of t he Z ax is as you dr ag ar ound t h e cir cle. •
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, NO TE pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Doub r elease r otcr ateat ione cir cle. Ior n at t he next itstyep , y ou w ill ot her ent , r obust t ools t o lecr click eat e tao log o andt he t h en a corp e ident p ack age allselect in on eandocum t ool, w hich also r eleases t h e rot at ion cir cle. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e 3 . U siinngt htehe P enatci lyou t ool, w a se m i circl lessons book r owdra n pace, using t he e. p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Don 't w orr y if t he cu rv e of t h e cir cle is not smoot h ; y ou' ll f ix t hat in t h e next st ep. You 'll u se t he pat h t o shap e t he pr ofile of t he ex t r uded st ar.
4 . Choose Modi fy > A lt e r Pa t h > Si m p li fy . Typ e 1 0 in t h e Am ount t e xt box a nd t he n cli ck OK. Choose Edi t > Copy . When y ou d raw w it h t he Pencil t ool, y ou can 't alw ays cont rol t he n um ber of point s on t he pat h . The Sim plif y com m and r emov es som e of t he p oin t s and sm oot hes t he pat h. Of cour se, y ou could hav e used ot h er met h ods t o dr aw t h e sem icir cle. For ex am ple, y ou could hav e used t he Pen t ool, or y ou cou ld h ave dr aw n an ellip se and t hen used t h e Knife t ool t o cut t he ellip se.
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5 .PubUlish si er: ng Peachp t he Ex t ru de t ool, se l ect t he e xt r ude d st a r a nd t he n cl ick t he Pr ofil e bu t t on it Press on t he Ob j e ct pa ne l. Fr om t he P rof il e pop- up m enu , choose St a t ic; t he n cl ick P a st e Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I n. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: The ex35 t r 0usion chan ges t o mat ch t he sh ape of t h e sem icir cle. The sm oot hed sh ape of t he sem icircle app ear s in t he Prof ile Prev iew box on t he Obj ect panel.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Your opt ions in t he Prof ile pop- u p menu ar e None, Bev el, an d St at ic. Non e creat es a default ext r u sion and doesn' t u se a pat h f or chang in g t he shape of t he pr of ile. Wh en Non e is select ed , t he Past e I n b ut t on is dim m ed . Bevel cr eat es an ex t ru sion by using t he shap e of t he pat h ar ound t he out side of t h e ex t r ud ed shape. St at ic cr eat es an ex t r usion t hat follow s t he sh ape of t h e pat h.
6 . D ra g t he An gle sl ide r t o cha ng e t he a ngl e of t he p at h t h at is a pp li ed t o t he e xt r usion. Ex per iment w it h t he an gle set t in g t o f in d t he v alue t h at w or ks best for you r st ar .
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7 .PubSl ow dr ag t h e St e ps sli de r t o i ncre ase t he d et a i l used in r end er in g t h e su rf ace of lish er:ly Peachp it Press t he st a r. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
Look at t h e result s af t er each sm all increm ent t o t h e num ber of st eps. The higher t h e Pages: 35,0 t he sm oot her t he su rf ace, but t he lon ger t he ef fect w ill t ak e t o r end er . I f y ou nu mb er incr ease t h e num b er of st eps t oo m uch at on e t im e, you m ay hav e t o w ait w hile y our com put er p rocesses t he st eps befor e y ou can see t he eff ect .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I f you ar e not hap py w it h t he look of y our ex t r uded st ar , y ou can t r y r ot at ing it ag ain t o chang e t he st ar ' s appear ance. Rem em ber t o dou ble- click w it h t he Ex t r ud e t ool—not w it h t he Poin t er t ool—t o access t he r ot at ion cir cle.
NO TE I f y ou dou ble- click t he ex t r uded st ar w it h t h e Poin t er t ool, t he t r ansf orm hand les w ill app ear as t hey do for ot her shapes. Once y ou r ot at e ( or scale) w it h t he t r ansfor m h andles, you can' t m odify t he ext ru de pr op er t ies. You 'll t hen need t o choose Modify > Ex t r ude > Reset Ex t r ude t o r em ov e t h e t r ansfor m at ion. I f you need t o r eset t he ext ru sion, select t he obj ect w it h t h e Poin t er t ool—n ot t h e Ex t r ude t ool—befor e choosin g t h e Reset com m and . 8 . Sa v e you r f il e.
On Your Own Ex per iment w it h t he Ext r ud e t ool on v ar iou s shapes. For exam ple, d raw a circle and ad d a light color t o b ot h t he f ill and st rok e of t h e cir cle. Dr ag w it h t h e Ex t r ude t ool t o cr eat e a cy lin der . Dr aw a cur ved pat h and use t h e pat h as t he pr of ile of t h e ext r u ded shap e t o cr eat e a v ase •shape. Not e: Table Content s you of need t o use Bev el for t he Pr ofile t y pe t o creat e t he v ase sh ape. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Envelope Effects En velopes ar e eff ect s t h at y ou can ad d t o obj ect s or t ext blocks t o chan ge t h eir shap e. Act u ally , t he en velope is a closed pat h t hat at t aches t o you r obj ect . W hen y ou m odify t he poin t s of t he env elop e, t he shape of t he obj ect dist or t s t o mat ch t h e ch anges in t he env elope. FreeHand •pr ov ides 21 env Table of Content elopes y ous can u se, or you can cr eat e y our ow n. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
En velopes ar e fu n t o use, and y ou can u se t hem t o cr eat e shapes t h at w ould be diff icu lt t o dr aw By Patti Schulze m anually . To see how en velope ef fect s w ork , y ou w ill apply sev er al eff ect s t o som e obj ect s an d t hen m odify t he env elop e point s t o d ist or t t he shap e ev en mor e. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . Cre at e35a0 ne w pa ge i n t h e t e xt _ ef fe ct s. fh 1 1 docum en t . From t h e Le sson0 6 M ed ia Pages: fol de r, i m port t he d ist ort _ sh ap e. fh 1 1 fi le . Choose W i ndow > Toolba rs > En ve lop e t o displ ay t he Env el ope t ool ba r. The im por t ed file has t w o shapes t h at y ou can u se t o ex perim ent wit h t h e en velope ef fect s, or y ou can cr eat e you r ow n sh ape and u se it t o ap ply env elop e ef fect s. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 2 . Se le ct t h e fi rst sha pe —t he si x grou pe d r ect a ngl es—a nd fr om t he P re set pop- up m en u on t h e Env el ope t oolb ar , choose Ci rcle . Cli ck Cre at e . The cir cle en velope is ap plied t o t he g rou p of r ect angles, and point s ar e added t o t he shape. You can ch ange t he dist or t ion by m ov in g t he poin t s or chan ge t he sh ape of t h e pat h by ad ju st in g t he cont r ol h andles on t he p oin t s.
3 . Se le ct t h e poin t a t t he bot t om of t he ov al sha pe . D ra g dow n t o m ove t he poi nt . The sh ape w it hin t he env elope chang es t o m at ch t he n ew pat h of t he env elope.
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t he en velope chan ges not only t he point , b ut also t he sur f ace of t he To see t he sur face, y ou can add a m ap, as y ou w ill do in t h e next
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4 . Cli ck Show M a p on t he Enve l ope t oolb ar . A g r id , or m ap, appear s on t he ob ject . You may find t h is map helpf ul w h en m odif ying point s, especially if y ou are t ry ing t o ret ain some unif orm it y w hen app ly ing an env elope. WhenFor faced witple, h a on desig n pcle roben lem , it shouldn 't ber esem b ecause don' k now use lin t h es e on a exam a cir velope, t he map bles yt ou he lat it ut de an dhow longtitoude design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely globe. W hen y ou m ove t he poin t s on t he env elop e, you can view t h e m ap t o m ak e su r eon t hat Ma crom Fre e Hion ansdt oMtXh:e Tra ng fr omt tbhe f orina at hor oug h ygou roudidn' nd- utp ant ed ucat ion y oure dia m odif icat envini elope don' en dSource t he m ap m anner icip at e. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 5 . Se le ct t h e se cond sh ap e—t h e gr ee n re ct a ng le f il le d w i t h se v er al sm al le r re ct an gle s—a nd from t he P re se t pop- up m e nu on t he Env e lope t oolba r, ch oose Re ct an gle . Cli ck Cre at e . The r ect angle env elope is app lied t o t he gr ou ping of r ect ang les.
6 . D ra g w i t h t he P oin t er t ool a roun d t he le f t sid e of t he gr oup of re ct a ng le s. The t hr ee point s on t h e lef t side of t h e gr oup ar e select ed .
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7 .PubDlish raer: g an y one of t he t hre e sel ect e d poin t s up an d t o t he rig ht . Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
The left side of t h e rect ang le gr oup m oves, and t h e con t ent s dist or t t o m at ch t he shap e. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 8 . Re pe at st ep s 6 an d 7 , t hi s t im e se le ct i ng t he r ig ht p oint s an d d ra ggi ng up an d t o t he l e ft . The r igh t side cont en t s chang e t o conf or m t o t he dist or t ed shap e. You can m ov e any of t h e point s on t he p at h t o chang e t he look of t he obj ect .
You can sav e t he env elope y ou cr eat ed on t h is object f or u se on ot h er object s. You' ll do t hat in t he n ex t st ep.
9 . On t he En ve lop e t oolb ar , cli ck Sa ve a s P re se t . Ty pe sid e s u p in t h e N a m e t ex t b ox in t h e N e w Env el ope di a log box . Cli ck OK.
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The env elope is ad ded t o t he list of p r eset env elop es. You can ch oose it f rom t he Pr eset pop - up m en u j ust as you d id t h e cir cle and r ect an gle env elopes.
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I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 You can also r elease or r em ove t he env elop e fr om t h e obj ect . Releasin g t he env elop e rPages: et ain s35t0he ch anges t o t he ob ject 's shap e but delet es t he env elop e; once t h e en velope is delet ed , y ou can edit t h e obj ect nor m ally . I f y ou r em ov e t he env elop e, t he obj ect r et ur ns t o it s or iginal sh ape, w it h any chang es t o t h e obj ect rem oved. I n t h e nex t st eps, y ou' ll rem ov e t he en velope an d t hen r eapply t he env elop e you sav ed in t his st ep.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eNO dia TE Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr am' seffect m osty im t antonnew f eat ur ,esy ou as m y ou gh sevt heral, Toough get t aheprdogr esired ou por w ant an ob ject ay wwor ankt tthorou r elease e pr act ical gr aph ic design p rojm ect eal- w orld oblem ions, and. pr In env elope an d t hen aks et hat add reflect it ional rchan ges t o pr t he poins, t s solu on t the ob ject I f act y ouices. m ake Ma crom echanges dia Fre ewHhile an dt he MX : Tra ini ng t het oSource y ou' learn use t he env elope is atfrt om ach ed t he ob ject , yllou w ill hbow e cht oanging t hep rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr of eatt eh ea obj logect o and encould cr eat e corp ident it y area) p ack ,age in on e point docum sur face ( wht h ich af a fect m or at e tehan one n otall a single . ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used 1 0a. Flash On t he Enatve lopThe e t oolb clioject ck Re m ov et.ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e in anim ion. bookar ' s, pr - based lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get The elope emov t he obj ect r et u r ns t o it s or ig inal shap e. st ar t ed imenv m ed iat elyiswr it h t heed, pr an ogrdam!
1 1 . W it h y our sh ap e st il l se le ct ed , choose Modi fy > En ve lop e > Cr ea t e . The sides u p env elope y ou cr eat ed ear lier is ap plied t o t he ob ject . The Env elop e m en u com man d cont ain s t he sam e op t ions as t h e Env elope t oolbar . How ev er , t h e opt ion t o choose a p reset env elop e is not available f r om t he Env elop e m en u. I nst ead, t he last select ed it em f rom t he Env elope t oolbar ( t h e sid es up pr eset in t h is ex am ple) is used if y ou use t h e m en u in st ead of t he t oolb ar. I f y ou w ant t o select anot her env elop e eff ect , y ou w ill need t o use t h e En velope t oolbar and select t h e en velope as you did in st eps 2 an d 5 1 2 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Adding Live Effects Liv e eff ect s ar e p rop er t ies y ou can app ly t o y our ob ject s t o ch ange t heir sh apes or t o add special eff ect s. On e adv ant ag e of liv e eff ect s is t hat t he ob ject is not m odif ied. Because t h e ef fect s ar e liv e, if y ou decide lat er t o r emov e an eff ect , y ou ju st delet e t he p rop er t y fr om t he Obj ect panel, •and t h e obj ect Table ret of ur Content ns t o itss or igin al st at e. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
You can ad d v ect or and r ast er liv e eff ect s t o y our ob ject s. Live vect or eff ect s p rod uce v ect or By Patti Schulze gr aph ics. Th er efor e, v ect or ef fect s are in dependent of display or p r in t er resolut ion and scale sm oot hly t o any size. Rast er ef fect s, lik e v ect or ef fect s, act as p r opert ies of t h e object t hey ar e Pub lish er: Peachp it Press app lied t o an d do n ot m odif y t he ob ject it self . Liv e r ast er ef fect s app lied t o vect or gr aph ics Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 pr odu ce rast er , or bit m ap , gr aph ics. For exam p le, if y ou apply a dr op sh adow eff ect t o a I SBN:t he 0- 32r1179 16 -1 is conv ert ed t o a bit m ap gr aph ic. Therefor e, r ast er ef fect s look best r ect an gle, ect angle 0 at t h e corr ect r esolut ion f or t he final ou t pu t dev ice, w h et h er a com put er m onit or w hen Pages: rend er35ed or a har d- copy p rin t er .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e NO TE design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Rast er eff ect s ar e com posed of p ix els. Vect or ef fect s ar e com posed of m at hem at ical t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st eplines an d t h er efor e can be m ov ed an d r eshaped or even delet ed. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , I n t he nex t st eps, y ou w ill add a Bend eff ect t o t h e r ect ang le. Then y ou w ill dr aw a st ar and add or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used a D uet v ect or ef fect an d an I nn er Bev el r ast er ef fect . in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
1 . D ra w a r ect a ngl e a nd fi ll it w it h a l igh t g ra y col or. Fr om t he Ad d Ef fe ct p op - up m en u on t h e Obj ect p an el , choose Ben d. The Bend eff ect dist or t s a shap e by p ulling t he p oin t s on t he perim et er t ow ard or aw ay fr om t he cent er point . You can adj ust t he am oun t of dist or t ion and m ove t he cen t er point t o
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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2 . D ra g t he Si z e sl id er t o incr ea se or d ecre a se t he v al ue . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e The et rere m ines far om f r om t he er poin t h et hpoint s on he yshape design sofSize t w arve.alue I f y dou' lear ninhow g Macr ed ia Frcent eeHand MXt for e fir st t imt e, ou canare r ely on m oved. A p osit iv e nu mb er mov es t he point s aw ay f r om t he cent er ; a negat iv er ion Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- uepnu edmb ucat m oves t h e point s t ow ar d t h e cen t er . Th e small blue st ar w it h in t h e select ed obj ect s mar s t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou stkept he cent er p oint . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y ou don 't see t h e cen t er st ar w it hin you r r ect an gle, select t he rect angle w it h t h e Point er t ool and t h en select t he Ben d p rop er t y on t h e Obj ect pan el. 3 . D ra g t he cen t er p oint ( t he b lue st a r) dow n t o cha nge it s p osi t ion. You can also ent er v alues in t he X and Y t ex t b oxes t o chang e t he cent er poin t p osit ion.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
I f you n o longer w an t t h e ef fect ad ded t o t h e obj ect , select t he eff ect pr oper t y on t he Object pan el and t hen click t he t rash icon. canwit adhdamdesig u lt ip nlepef fect s t,oitan ob ject't. Each new effyect add at thow he t op of t ht h ee WhenYou faced rob lem shouldn be b ecause ou is don' t ked now t o use pr sof oper iese.list design t wtar I f .y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epD rat hr w ough a f iv ea - pr poi ntam' e d sstm a rost onimt hpor e pa genew . Adfdeat a ur l iges htas y eyllou oww or fi llk color t h e Add by4-.st ep ogr t ant t h rou .ghFrom sev eral, Eff ect s p opu p m e nu, ch oose D ue t . pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s D uet ectecreat one tor m ore cop of aorsh ape an it d ycom bines h e incopies w it h t hent e , r obustThe t ools t o eff cr eat a loges o and h en cr eat e aies corp at e ident p ack age tall on e docum or iginal t o creat e a sin gle, comp lex shap e. The d ef ault op t ion for t h is ef fect cr eat es a single or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used m irr or im age of tThe he obj ect' s. pr You can- based defin et ut t he umapp berroach of copies cr eat and minet h e in a Flash anim at ion. book oject ornial allowtso you t oe w ork det t hrer ough w het her t h e copies are t o be rot at ed or r eflect ed f rom t he or iginal sh ape. You can also lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get defin heiat cent t arproun w h ich t he cop ies ar e r ot at ed or r ef lect ed. st ar t ed im e m ted ely er w itpoin h t he ogrdam!
NO TE You can get dif fer ent r esult s depending on wh at at t ribut e on t he Ob ject p anel is select ed befor e y ou add t he ef fect . For exam ple, if y ou select t he st r ok e pr oper t y on t he Obj ect panel, t he Du et eff ect is ap plied t o t he st r ok e and not t h e fill of t h e st ar. I f y ou select t he f ill pr oper t y , t he ef fect is applied t o t he f ill and not t he st r ok e. I f y ou select t he Polygon pr oper t y , t he ef fect is app lied t o bot h t he f ill and st r oke.
5 . Se le ct R ot at e a nd t he n t y pe 4 in t h e Cop ie s t e xt box . P re ss En t er ( W in dow s) or Re t ur n ( M a c OS) t o a ppl y y our ch an ge s t o t h e ef fe ct . The f ollow in g op t ions ar e av ailable for t he Du et eff ect :
Select Re fl ect t o cr eat e a single m ir ror im ag e of t he or iginal. Select Rot a t e t o cr eat e duplicat es r ot at ed ar oun d a cen t er point . Dr ag t he cen t er point ( t h e sm all b lue st ar ) or edit t he X an d Y coor dinat es t o chang e t he an gle and or ien t at ion of t he copied shap es. •
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t o aut omat ically connect t h e or ig inal shap e w it h it s cop ies.
Select Closed t o close eit her t he cloned shap es ( if Join ed is d eselect ed) or t he ent ir e new p at h ( if Join ed is select ed) .
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
6 . W it h t he st a r st il l se le ct ed , choose Be v el a nd Em boss > I nne r Be ve l fr om t he A dd Eff ect s p op- u p m e nu. A b ev el eff ect is added t o t he edges of t h e st ars. An y at t r ibut e on t he Ob ject pan el t hat app ear s b elow t he bev el ef fect is r ast erized.
You can set sever al opt ion s t o con t rol t he ap pearan ce of t he b ev el:
En t er a W idt h v alue t o def in e t he em boss d ep t h on t h e obj ect . En t er a Cont ra st v alue t o def in e t he b r ig ht ness and d ark ness of t he h ighligh t s and shadow s. En t er a Sof t ne ss v alue t o af fect t he sm oot h ness wit h out aff ect ing t he w id t h of t he bev el. •
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Ch oose an Edg e Sha pe sh ape fr om t he pop - up m en u.
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P re se t h ighligh t ing ef fect f r om t he p op- up m enu.
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I f y ou use r ast er ef fect s w it h spot color s, t he color s are con ver t ed t o RGB for disp lay on t he scr een and t hen conv er t ed t o CMYK pr ocess color for pr in t ing. Post Scr ipt f ills do not pr in t cor rect ly w hen com bined wit h r ast er ef fect s. 7 . Sa v e you When faced wit hr fail e. desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own Ex per iment w it h t he ot h er ef fect s on t he p op- up m enu. You can add t hem t o t he st ar s or dr aw ot her shap es and t hen add t he ef fect s. Rem em ber t hat t o ch ange t he at t r ibu t es of an eff ect , you m ust select t he eff ect pr oper t y on t he Object p anel. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Mad e t ex t flow alon g t he t op and bot t om of a cir cu lar pat h ( pag es 168 –17 4)
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Con ver t ed t ex t t o a g r aphic an d t h en m odif ied t he point s on t h e pat h of t he gr aphic ( p ages Pub17 lish4–1 er: Peachp 76) it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
CrI SBN: eat ed a 1-comp 0- 32 179 16osit -1 e p at h and t hen past ed a bit m ap gr aphic in sid e t he p at h ( pages 17 8–1 81) Pages: 35 0 Used t he Ext ru de t ool t o cr eat e a 3D obj ect ( pag es 1 81– 185 ) Ch anged t he p rof ile of an ex t r uded obj ect ( pages 1 86– 189) ed an t o dist t an obj ( pages WhenAdd faced wit henv a elope desig nefpfect rob lem , it or shouldn 't ect be b ecause1 y90– ou 194 don') t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Addeed vecteor and a X bit: m apini livng e eff an Source obj ect ( fpag 1 95– 199 Ma crom diaa Fre H an dM Tra frect om t tohe or aest hor oug h g) rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Lesson 7. Page Layout and Printing I n t his lesson, you w ill creat e an ad ver t ising p age f or Act ion Ph ot os. I n t h e pr ocess, y ou will learn t o use FreeHand' s t ext edit ing t ools as y ou w ork wit h im por t ed t ex t and cr eat e m ult icolum n t• ext block s. You illContent w r ap tshe t ex t ar ou nd a gr ap hic, ch eck t h e spelling , and cr eat e t ex t st yles. Tablewof Then you w ill learn h upfryou pag e ce for p rin t ing. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd®ow M X:t o Tr set a ini ng om trhe Sour By AltPatti houSchulze gh not
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design ar e.r fIil f e. y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 4 . Sasof v et wyou Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Mov ing t he zer o p oint is handy w hen y ou w ant t o p osit ion obj ect s on t h e page relat ive t o anot h er object on t h e pag e rat her t han t o t he p age it self . For exam ple, if y ou w an t an obj ect 2 in ch es aw ay fr om an ot her obj ect , you can mov e t h e zer o- p oin t m ar k er t o t h e sid e of t he fir st obj ect and t hen use t he Obj ect panel t o posit ion t he secon d ob ject ex act ly 2 inches aw ay f rom t he f irst . For t his t ask , y ou w ant t he zer o poin t at it s defau lt posit ion. I f y ou ex per im en t ed w it h m ovin g t he m ar ker , dou ble- click it t o r et u r n it t o it s default posit ion. •
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4 . Se le ct t h e Tex t t ool and dr a g t o dra w a not h er r ect a ngl e be low t h e fi rst t ex t b lock , usin g t he 9 - inch hori z ont a l gui de t o pla ce t he t op of t he t e x t b lock a nd t he l ef t a nd ri ght gu ide s t o se t t he w id t h of t h e t ex t block . M ak e t he he ig ht of t h e t e xt bl ock a bout 2 i nche s. When y ou d rag w it h t he Tex t t ool, Fr eeHan d cr eat es a n on- exp anding t ex t b lock w it h t he w idt h and heigh t y ou sp ecified by d rag ging.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used TE in a FlashNO anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get agam! t he Link b ox t o an em pt y p ar t of t h e page. st ar t ed imTo mu ednlink iat elyt ex wtitblock h t hes,prdr ogr 7 . Re siz e t he se con d t e x t b lock so y ou ca n se e onl y t he t e x t i n it a li cs. R esiz e t h e t hi rd t e xt bl ock unt i l you se e t he r em a ind er of t he t ex t . Mak e sur e t hat y ou dr ag a corn er hand le t o r esize t h e t ext block . Rem em ber t h at t he bot t om hand le adj ust s t he leadin g.
NO TE When all of t he t ext is visib le w it hin t he t ext block, t he cir cle disapp ear s f r om t he Link b ox. You now sh ould h ave t he com pany nam e and t ag line in t he f irst t ex t block, t he int r odu ct ory p ar agr aph in t h e second t ex t b lock , and t h e r em aining b ody t ext in t he t h ird t ext block .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get NO TE st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I f y ou see a blank lin e at t h e end of t he t ex t , d elet e it . Fr eeHan d m ay h ave inser t ed an ex t r a ret ur n char act er t hat is n ot n eeded for t he nex t t ask . Now y ou w ill im p ort an ASCI I file cont ain in g t he com pany p hone num ber an d u se t he bot t om guid e t o p lace t he t ex t .
8 . From t h e Me di a fol de r w i t hi n t h e Le sson0 7 f old er , im por t t h e phon enu m ber . t xt fi le . Cli ck t o pla ce t he t e x t a t t h e bot t om of t h e pa ge . This ASCI I file cont ains a ph one nu mb er and a w eb addr ess. Th e or iginal f or mat t in g of t he t ext w as lost w h en t he file w as saved as a t ex t - on ly file in Micr osoft Wor d. Th e t ext is for m at t ed w it h t he defau lt Fr eeHand t ex t st y le.
9 . Cha nge t h e phone num be r t ex t block t o Ar ia l Bla ck , 1 2 poin t s. Use t he gui de a t t h e bot t om of t he pa ge t o posit i on t his t ex t b lock . Sa v e you r f il e . You can u se any fon t an d size f or t his t ask . Ar ial Black is only a su ggest ion in t h is st ep.
Creating Multicolumn Text Blocks For t his d ocu m en t , y ou w an t t w o colu mn s for t he b ody of t he t ex t . You could r esize t h e body t ex t block and dr aw anot her t ex t b lock n ex t t o it . Then y ou could link t he t ex t b lock s by dr agging t h e Lin k box t o t he n ew t ext block as y ou did in t h e pr ev ious t ask . You could also creat e a t w o•colum n t ex t block Table ofwit Content s cur r en t t ex t b lock . The met hod y ou ch oose depends on t h e t ext and h in t he Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr iniam ng fr om tifhey ou Sourwce t he design of t h e page. For aex ple, ant t he t w o colu mn s of t ext t o be st agg er ed v er t ically , y ou w ill need t o creat e t w o sep arat e t ex t blocks so you can posit ion t h e t ext colu m ns By Patti Schulze independ en t ly. I f y ou w ant bot h colum ns aligned at t he t op , t hen creat ing a mu lt icolum n t ext block h e Peachp quickiterPress an d easier appr oach. Pubis lishter: Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill ad d an ot her colum n t o t h e ex ist ing t ex t block and exp er im en t w it h flow ing 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 t he t exItSBN: . Pages: 35 0
1 . Se le ct t h e t hi rd t ex t block . This t ex t b lock con t ain s t he body of t h e t ext t hat y ou wan t t o div ide int o colu m ns. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design t w ar I fct y ou' r e lear ninect g Macr ed ia Fr eeHand MXt he for nt hcl e ick fir stt ht im e, y ou can 2 . Onsoft he Oe. bj e p ane l , sel t he om Te xt prop er t y a nd e Row s an d r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion Colum ns but t on. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hrp ough a pr ogrsam' m sost im let por yt ant new urmn es s, as ryows, ou wan or kd tthables. rou gh sev eral, This anel display optsion t hat ou cr eat ef eat colu pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . I n t he Colu m n s t e xt box , t y pe 2 a nd t he n p re ss Ent e r ( W i ndow s) or Re t ur n ( M a c OS) t o app ly t h e se t t i ng t o t h e t e xt block . Your t ex t block is div id ed int o t w o colum ns, an d t he t ex t f lows t o t h e second colum n. You could hav e ju st as easily cr eat ed a t hr ee- or fou r - colu mn t ex t b lock .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom dia Fre eb H d MtX ini ng t he a t5hor oug h g rou u p ge ed ucat Theesp acing etan w een h :e Tra colum ns (fr t hom e gut t erSource ) is set tfoor0 .2 in ch . You canndchan t h ation t hat yset ou t in can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou ltst epg by ent er in g a new n um ber in t he Sp acin g t ex t b ox. For t his exam p le, t h e defau by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, set t in g sh ould wor k f ine. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust and t h en eatt he e ancorp e ident it yi ndow p ack age all Re in on , 4 . I nt ools t he tHoecr igeat ht et eaxlog t boox, t ype 5 acr nd p reor ssatEnt er ( W s) or t urendocum ( M a c ent OS) or ganize an dlyman plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used t o app t h eage se tcom t i ng. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons Pr ev in iously t h e book y ou at adyou ju stred owt he n pace, heig ht using of t he t het ex p ract t b lock ice files b y dron aggin t he gcom a corn pan er ionhand CD - ROM le andt o get st ar t ed v iew iming m edt he iat ely result w itshon t het hpr e ogr page. am!I f y ou n eed a specific v alue, y ou en t er it her e. Not ice t hat t he t ex t f ills t he left colu m n, and t h e r em aining t ex t f low s t o t h e r ight colu mn ; t he t ex t is not dist rib ut ed equ ally . To balance t h e t ext colum ns, y ou could dr ag a cor ner han dle of t he t ex t block unt il t he lengt h of t h e t ext is equal ( or near ly eq ual) in bot h colum ns. FreeHand also has an op t ion t o balance t h e t ext colu m ns aut omat ically. You w ill select t h at op t ion in t he next st ep .
5 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , click t he Ad j ust Col um ns bu t t on. Sel ect Bal an ce . The t ex t is balanced b et w een t he t w o colum n s as closely as possible. You can also m anu ally con t r ol t he colum n balance, if y ou p ref er , as you do in t he nex t st ep.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
NOwit TE When faced h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on I f a blank lin e appear s at t he end of y our t ex t , Balance m ay not w ork p r operly. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Delet e t h e blank line and t he t ex t w ill r eflow . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby6-.st ep hrle ough ogran am' m ost im Usin por t ant newTef eat es as y ou or ki nser t h rout ion gh sev D e tse ct t haeprBal ces op t ion. g t he xt ur t ool, pla ce w t he poieral, nt bef ore pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr I n of t he sub he ad " D igi t a l or Conv en t ion al ?" Ch oose Te x t > S peci al Cha ra ct act er sices. > End Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram 's Colum n. r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize d gman plex illu staract r at ions, e ant hanim at ion at w ill t h ten beovused I nseran t in an age end-com of- colum n ch er atant d hisevpen oincr t eat f or ces e t ext t hatt hfollow s it om e to in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough the t he next link ed t ex t block or n ex t colu mn . lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
7 . Ma k e a copy of t h e ca m er a log o f rom y our post car d p ag e in t hi s docum e nt a nd pa st e it on t his pag e.
Posit ion t h e camer a at t he t op r igh t of t h e pag e and r esize it as need ed . You can im por t t he cam er a. fh 11 file fr om t he Media folder w it hin t he Lesson0 7 folder if y ou n o long er hav e y our cam er a logo.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Using the Text Editor The Tex t t ool in Fr eeHan d allow s y ou t o t y pe t ex t direct ly on t he p age an d edit and for m at t he t ext . Som et im es w hen you ar e ent er in g t ex t , y ou m ay w ant t o see t he h idden ch ar act er s not nor m ally visible. For exam ple, y ou may wan t t o see t he end- of- colum n ch aract er y ou just •insert ed, or yTable ou mofayContent w an t st o see t h e par agr aph m ar ks in t h e t ext . I f you need or w ant t o see Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® X: you Tr a inican ng fruse om tthe t hese special ch aract erMs, heSour Texce t Edit or . By Patti Schulze
I n t he pr ev iou s t ask, you inser t ed t h e en d- of - colu mn char act er befor e t h e " Digit al or Con vent ion al?" subh ead ing. Lat er y ou m ay d ecide t o delet e t he char act er, or m ayb e y ou f or get Pub lish er: Peachp it Press t hat y ou in ser t ed it and w ant t o d et er m ine w hy t he t ex t j um ps t o t he n ex t colu mn . You can u se Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 t he Tex t Edit or t o v iew t he t ex t an d eit her d elet e t he in visible char act er or v er ify it s ex ist en ce. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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3 . Se le ct Show I nv i si ble s. WhenYou faced witsh h ould a desig p rob it shouldn b ecause ou by don' k now t o an use h e end now seen all of lem t h e , par agr aph 'tmbe ar ks, ind icatyed a tback warhow d s P, d t he design t w arne.char I f y act ou' er r e, lear nin gedMacr omued iaarFrd-eeHand MX of-sof colum in dicat by an pw point in g arrfor owt.h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yLook ou can fort ack t h e leendat yofour - colu owmn n pace. char act This er pinopular y our tser exties . I t f rshould om Macr beomedia b ef or e tPress he sub leads heading y ou st epby - st ep " Digit t hral ough or Con a prvent ogr am' ion al?" s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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5 . Se le ct t h e Bal an ce op t ion a ga in t o f low t he t e xt be t w ee n t he colu m n s. I n a lat er t ask, you w ill f low t his t ex t ar oun d a gr aph ic. Using t he au t om at ic balance op t ion giv es you b et t er r esult s. Check t o mak e sur e t h at t h er e is n ot an ext r a ret u rn char act er at t he en d of t h is t ext . Table of Content s
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 3 .crom Cli ck St aFre rt teoHbe ch: eck the speltlihe ng. Ma e dia angi dn MX Train inigng fr om Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , FreeHand high lig ht s t plex h e firillu st st suspicious wd or ev d on pag e and display or ds to or ganize an d man age com r at ions, an en tcrhe eat e an anim at ion tshalt at ern w illatt hive en wbe used pick f rom . I n t his ex am ple, t he cor r ect sp elling of t he w or d is select ed . I f you w ant t o use in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e oneinoft htehebook ot her or ds in na pace, list of using alt er nat it bon ef ort he e pr oceeding it h- ROM t he n tex lessons at wyou r ow t heivpes, ractselect ice files com pan ion wCD o tget st ep. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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I f you click Chang e All, all occu rr ences of t he m issp elled w ord ar e chang ed . I f you click I gnor e All, an y ot her occur rences of t he wor d ar e skipp ed . 5 . Cont in ue t o ch eck t h e re m ai nde r of t he t e x t bl ock . Cl ick O K t o close t he Fin ishe d di al og box a nd t he n cl ose t h e Spe ll in g w i ndow .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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2 . Mov e t h e grou pe d f il m can ist er ob j e ct t o t h e m idd le of t he t w o- col um n t ex t block . WhenWhen faced ywit a desig rob lem shouldn beaph b ecause t kfrnow t ot use e . ou hf low t ex tnarpoun d a ,gritaph ic, t he't gr ic needysout odon' be in ont how of t he ex t bt hlock design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely ony Becau se t he f ilm can ist er w as im por t ed aft er y ou placed t he t ex t on t he pag e, it is alr ead Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion in fr ont . Howev er , y ou can' t f low t ext ar ound a gr ouped obj ect . Bu t g rou ping t he film t hat ycanist ou can ack leesatit yeasier our owt no m pace. p opular f r om omedia leads ou tstoeper t mak anagThis e if you needser t oies m ov e orMacr r esize it , so Press you don 't wyant by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, un gr oup it , plu s t her e is not one ob ject in t he f ilm can ist er t h at d ef ines t he sh ape ar ound pr act ical ic of design p roj t hat reflect r ealorld pr oblem ions, andy ou pr act I na t he gr outaph side t he can istect er s. To wor k ar oun d twhis pr oblem , ins, t solu he ntex t st ep w illices. d raw Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram 's shape arou nd t he f ilm can ist er so you can flow t h e t ext ar ound it . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y our grap hic is n ot in fr ont of t he t ex t , choose Mod if y > Ar r ange > Bring t o Fr ont . 3 . Se le ct t h e Pe n t ool or t he Be zi gon t ool an d d ra w a pa t h a round t h e fi lm ca nist e r. St a y a bout a pi ca ( 1 / 8 inch) fr om t he ou t si de e dge of t h e cani st er . Be sure t o close t he p at . • Table of h Content s Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
The sh ape ar ound t h e film canist er w ill define t he ar ea ar ound w hich t he t ex t will f low .
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . W it h t he pat h se le ct e d, ch oose Te x t > Flow Aroun d Sel ect i on. I n t he Fl ow Ar ou nd Se le ct ion di al og box, cl ick t he fl ow - a roun d i con ( t h e ri ght icon) an d t h en cli ck OK. The t ex t flow s ar ound t h e sh ape. On ce you see how t h e t ext w r aps, y ou m ay w an t t o adj ust t he pat h. Dr ag a point on t he p at h t o chan ge t h e sh ape, or click wit h t h e Pen t ool t o ad d a new p oint on t h e pat h .
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On ce y ou ar e sat isf ied w it h t he t ex t f low , y ou n eed t o r em ove t he st r oke on t h e pat h . You don 't w ant t he shap e t o show in t h e pr int ed piece.
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I f y ou need t o edit or m ov e t he pat h lat er , sw it ch t o Key line v iew . You 'll be ab le t o see t he out line of t h e pat h so y ou can select it . Now y ou w ill add anot h er g r aphic t o t he p age an d set t h e flow - ar oun d op t ion on t h is Pubgr lish er: ic. Peachp it Press aph
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6 . IPages: m port 35 0t he b ig _ ai r. t i f fi le f rom t h e Me di a fol der w i t hin t h e Le sson0 7 f olde r. Pl ace t he i m port e d im a ge t o t he l ef t of t he int r oduct ory pa ra gra ph ( t he se con d t ex t bl ock ) . Ch oose Te x t > Flow A roun d S el ect i on. Not ice t hat you can flow t ex t arou nd t his im age w it h out d r awin g an ot her shape. When h a Arou designd n p Sel rob elem it shouldn 't be, bcli ecause don' k now icon. how t oI nuse e ght 7 . I faced n t he wit Flow ct i,on dia log box ck t hey ou flow - art ound t het hRi design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on St a nd off t e xt box , t y pe . 2 5 . Cli ck OK. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yThe ou can t ackyle owt hnepace. sercont ies rf ol r om omedia Press leads ou stt he epv alues ouateny tour er in St andThis off t p exopular t b oxes t h eMacr am ount of spacing bet wyeen by - st ep t hr ough ur ess as y ou t h rou eral, im age and tah eprtogr ext am' . I n st hmisost ex im ampor ple,t ant t henew t ex t f eat appear only t owt or hek righ t ofght hsev e im age, so y ou pr act ical ic er design rojvect s t hat reflect pr oblem s, box solu. t ions, and pr act ices. I n needgrtaph o ent st andpoff alues only in t her ealRig w htorld St andof f t ext Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obustYou t ools eat et he a log o and h en cr teat ident p ack age on et odocum ent , g. cant oadcrjust st an doff tam oun aned amcorp ov e or t hat e eimag e itary ound on t all he pinage you r likin or ganize d man com illu tsthreatheight ions, an ev en e an at ion at twex illt tin h en You an m ay alsoage need t oplex adj ust ofdt he t excr t eat block t o anim d isplay all t thhe t hebe used in a Flash anim par agr aphat . ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Setting Raster Effects Resolution I n Lesson 6 , " Ad ding Special Ef fect s, " you exp lored some of t he live rast er eff ect s you can apply t o object s on a p age. I n t his docum ent , you j ust im por t ed a ph ot ogr aph saved as a TI FF f ile. You can apply any of t he r ast er ef fect s t o t his im age as w ell. Rem em b er t hat a r ast er ef fect pr od uces •a b it m ap im age Tablean ofdContent s b est w hen r end er ed at t h e cor r ect r esolut ion for t he int en ded will look Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr he Sour out p ut device. The p age y ou are crom eatt ing in tce his lesson is t o b e pr int ed. To ensur e t hat bot h t h e bitPatti m apSchulze and t he liv e eff ect you ar e goin g t o app ly are rend er ed pr operly , y ou need t o set t he By r esolut ion eit her for t he d ocu ment or f or t he im ag e it self. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: NO TE35 0
To sp eed rend er ing of r ast er eff ect s w h ile dr aw in g f or high- r esolut ion d ev ices, y ou can set t he am ou nt t o 7 2 p pi w hile d raw ing and t hen in cr ease t he v alu e befor e sending y our f ile t o t he out put device. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ep1 . Se le ct t h e bi g_ a ir .t i f im a ge a nd ad d a st r ok e an d a drop - sha dow e ff ect . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical design roj ectent s t hat r ealw orld soluow t ions, pr ple, act ices. n You gr maph ay wicant t o expperim wit hreflect t h e set t in gs f or tpr heoblem d rop s,shad . For and ex am y ou Ican Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram incr ease t h e shadow amou nt and lig ht en t he color of t he sh adow . Not ice t hat even t houg h' s r obustt he t ools t oecriseat ap log and h en eat ecan a corp p ack im ag ane im ortoed bittm ap,cryou st ill or adatdeaident v ect it ory st r ok age e t o all it . in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . W it h t he im ag e st il l se le ct ed , choose Rast e r Eff ect s Se t t i ngs f rom t he Obj ect pa ne l' s Opt ions m e nu. D esel e ct Use D ocum en t Ra st e r Ef fe ct s Re sol ut i on a nd t he n choose 3 0 0 pp i from t he Re solut i on pop- up m e nu . Cl ick O K t o close t he d ia log box a nd cl ick O K a ga in i f t he w ar ni ng dia l og b ox ap pea r s. Your resolut ion opt ions ar e 7 2, 1 44, and 300 pp i. I f you w ere ex por t ing t his page f or use as a w eb page, y ou w ould ch oose 72 ppi. Sin ce you ar e pr int ing t h e docum ent , y ou w ant a high er resolut ion, so you choose eit her 14 4 or 300 . You can set t h e obj ect ' s r esolut ion as y ou d id h er e, or y ou can set t he r esolut ion f or t he d ocu m en t . To chan ge t h e eff ect s
r esolut ion f or t he d ocu m en t , y ou w ou ld choose File > Docum ent Set t in gs > Rast er Ef fect s Set t ings. Th en y ou w ould ent er t he r esolut ion y ou w ant f or t h e en t ir e docum ent .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
3 . Sa v e you r f il e. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Working with Text Styles When y ou look at t he t ex t in y our docum en t , y ou pr obably t h ink abou t each par agr aph as being som e t yp e of t ext . For ex am ple, in t his docum ent y ou h ave a headline ( Act ion Phot os) , a t ag line, an int r oduct or y p arag rap h, sub heads, and bod y t ext . Each t yp e of par agr aph m ay hav e •dif fer en t f ormTable at t inofg Content in y ours d esign. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
Text yles ar e a means of st or ing t h e for m at t ing at t r ibut es f or each t y pe of par agr aph, mak ing By PattistSchulze it easy t o apply t h ose at t r ib ut es t o ot her par agr aph s in you r docum ent . Using t ext st yles ensur es t hat similar p arag rap hs ar e f orm at t ed exact ly t h e same. You don 't hav e t o rem emb er wh et her Pub lish er: Peachp it Press y ou u sed 12 - point t ext or 11 - point t ext for t he b ody t ex t . You sim ply sav e t he t ex t st yle an d t h en Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 app ly it t o ot her par agr ap hs w it h a single click . You 'll ap pr eciat e t ex t st y les ev en mor e w hen y ou 32 ind 1- 179about 16 -1 y our f or mat t in g. You can ed it t h e st yle, and all of t h e t ext w it h t hat chang eI SBN: y our0- m Pages: 35 w 0 ill b e ref orm at t ed aut om at ically . st y le applied The easiest w ay t o cr eat e a t ex t st y le is t o for m at a par agr aph on t he p age using t h e Obj ect pan el. You can see t h e for m at t ing as y ou apply it t o t he t ex t an d m ak e any chan ges if you ar e not hap py w it h t he r esu lt s. Then you can cr eat e a n ew st yle b ased on t hat par agr aph. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e I n t his t ask , y ou w ill f orm at some t ex t and cr eat e a st y le. Then you w ill app ly t he st y le t o design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on anot h er par agr aph on t he p age. I n a lat er t ask, you w ill edit som e st y les t o globally chan ge t h e Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t ext . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma diat hFre H anBa dM Tra ngt hfreom Source ou'f llont learn uset t siz he e p .rog ram ' s 1 .crom Se lee ct e we ord ckXg:r o u nini d in t extthe . Cha ng e t yhe a ndh ow t het opoin For r obuste xa t ools t o ,crcha eatng e aelog o and cria eat e a ck corp e ident m ple t he f ontt ht oenAr l Bla , 1or 2 at poin t s. it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize d tman agewcom illut st r at ions, d even ent ional?, cr eat e "an ion t h You at w w illant t h en be Thisan t ex , along it h tplex he t ex " Digit al oranConv ar eanim subat heads. bot h used of in a Flash The s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e t hem anim t o beatfion. or m at t edbook t h e ' same. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 2 . Choose W i ndow > St y le s t o op en t he St y le s pa ne l. From t he St y l es p an el Op t ions m en u, choose Com p act List V i ew . You could also click t he St y les t ab in t he Asset s p anel gr oup t o access t he St yles pan el. Th e Com pact list view an d Lar ge list v iew bot h display t he nam e of y our st y les an d ar e easier t o use t h an t he pr eview w h en w or kin g w it h t ext st y les.
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3 . From t h e St y le s pa ne l Opt i on m e nu , ch oose N ew . A n ew st yle, St y le- 1 , is add ed t o t he p anel. The st y le cont ains t he for m at t ing f or t he select ed t ex t .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma e dia Freck e Ht an : Tra fr om learn hd ow usesttyhe 4 .crom D oubl e - cli he dStMylXe1 n ini amng e on t het he p anSource el a nd yt you' pellsu b h ea a st ot he le pnrog amram e. 's r obustP re t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , ss En t er ( W i ndow s) or Re t ur n ( M ac OS) t o a ppl y t he n am e t o t he st y le . or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim Theidbook pr oject or tial appicat roach allow t oagr w ork ough t h e I t is alw ayat s ion. a g ood ea t o' s renam e -ybased our st tyut les o ind e t he t y pes you of p ar apht hr each lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD ROM t o get r ep r esent s. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On ce y ou hav e def in ed a t ex t st yle, all y ou need t o do is select it t o app ly it t o ot her subh ead s in you r docum ent . I n t he n ex t st ep , y ou'll apply y our n ew st yle t o t he ot her subh ead .
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t o par agrap hs, y ou only need t o place t h e in ser t ion b ar in t h e I SBN: 0- 32don' 1- 179t 16 -1 t ext ; y ou n eed t o h igh light ( and select ) all of t h e w or ds in t h e par agr aph. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own Form at t he f ir st par agr aph af t er t he " Back gr ound " sub head. Rep eat fr om st ep 3 t o cr eat e a new st y le and nam e t he st y le bod y. Ap ply t hat st yle t o t he ot her bod y par agr aph s in t he t ex t . Cr eat e st y les f or t he ot her t y pes of par agr aph s: t he headline, t ag lin e, and int r odu ct or y p arag rap h. •
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Ma cr om e diabe ® Fr e Haer nd® t he t Sour You m ay w eond ingM X: if Tr it aisiniwngorfrt homt he ime ce t o cr eat e st y les for par agr aphs t hat occur only once. For exam ple, t h is page h as only on e headline; shou ld y ou creat e a st yle f or t he headline? By Patti Schulze Perh aps n ot in t his case, but w hat if you decide lat er t o add anot her p age t o you r docum ent and y ou w an t t h e t ext t o look t he sam e as on t his p age? I f y ou'v e cr eat ed st y les f or ever yt hing, w it h Pub lish er: Peachp it Press ju st a few qu ick clicks y ou can ch ange t h e t ext on t hat page t o m at ch t his pag e. You don' t h ave Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 t o jum p back an d f or t h b et ween t he p ages m aking sur e t h e for m at t ing is t he sam e. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Editing Text Styles On ce y ou creat e a st yle, y ou st ill can chang e t he st y le' s f orm at t in g—y ou are n ot lock ed int o t he or iginal d ef init ion. Th e pow er of st y les is ap par en t w hen y ou m ak e a ch ange t o a st y le. You need only chan ge t h e st yle, and t h en all p arag rap hs w it h t hat st yle ap plied ar e au t omat ically up dat ed. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Frge e e Ha M X: a iniby ng fr You can chan a nd® st y le eitTrher exom amt he pleSour or ce b y sp ecificat ion. I n t h e pr evious t ask , y ou creat ed a st y le by exam ple. I n t his t ask , y ou will ch ange t h e bod y t ext st yle b y specif icat ion and t hen y ou By Patti Schulze w ill chang e t he sub head st y le by ex am ple. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
1 . UIsi ng 0-t 32 he1-Te t ool , cl ick w i t hi n on e of t he bod y pa ra gra ph s. SBN: 179xt 16 -1 The b ody st y le is select ed on t he St yles pan el. Pages: 35 0 2 . From t h e St y le s pa ne l Opt i ons m e nu, choose St yl e Beh av ior . The Edit St yle Behav ior ( Wind ow s) or Ed it St y le ( Mac OS) d ialog box op en s. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . I n t he Ed it St y le di a log box , m ak e a cha ng e t o t h e pa ra gra ph de fi ni t ion s for t he bod y st y l e. For e xa m ple , cha nge t he fon t siz e t o 1 3 poi nt s. Ma k e a ny ot he r cha nge s y ou w a nt an d t h en cli ck OK. All par ag rap hs w it h t he b ody st y le are upd at ed w it h you r chang es. You hav e ju st chang ed a st yle b y sp ecificat ion. Now y ou w ill chan ge a st y le by ex am ple.
4 . Se le ct t h e w ord Ba ck g r o u n d , w hi ch use s t he subh ea d st yl e, an d m a k e a for m a t t i ng cha nge . For exam ple, chan ge t he t ex t t o a blue color .
5 . From t h e St y le s pa ne l Opt i ons m e nu, choose Re de fi ne . Se le ct sub he ad fr om t he
5. Re de fi ne St y l e dia l og b ox an d t h en cli ck OK. FreeHand upd at es t he st y le based on t h e char act er at t rib ut es y ou chan ged. All p ar agr aphs defin ed w it h t hat st yle ar e u pdat ed as w ell.
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6 . Sa v e you r f il e. Leav e y our docum ent open; you w ill use t h is file in t he n ex t t ask . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Exporting as a PDF File Adob e' s por t ab le docum en t f or mat ( P DF) is a pop ular solut ion for d eliv ering cr oss- p lat for m docum ent s t hat pr eserv e t h e desig n of you r docum ent . To view PD F files, you can dow nload Adob e Acr ob at Reader f or f ree f rom t he Ad obe w eb sit e, and it also com es on m ost new •com put er sy st Table of Rar Content em s. ely st hese day s do you f in d som eone w ho hasn' t u sed PDF f iles. I n fact , Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: dTrcom a ini ng om t he Sourer ces n ow accept PDF f iles f or out put t in g y our files. m any serv ice bur eaus an m fr ercial p rint Your s m ay n ot hav e Fr eeHand , bu t y ou can e- m ail t hem PD F files fr om y our Fr eeHan d By Patticlient Schulze docum ent dur ing t h e appr ov al st age in st ead sen ding t hem a pr int out ; y our clien t s can receiv e y ourPubdlish esign ideasit in min ut es r at her t han in day s. er: Peachp Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epCli ck Se t up. by2-.st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The PD F Ex por t dialog b ox off er s t hese op t ions: Select a Color or Gra yscal e I m ag e Com pr ession op t ion t o com pr ess im ages an d r educe t he file siz e. A high er com pr ession set t in g yields a sm aller file size but m ay r ed uce im age qu alit y . For p rin t , choose lit t le or no comp ression . For onscreen disp lay, ch oose higher levels of comp ression t o creat e sm all files t hat ar e easier t o t r ansmit and dow n load .
Select a Conve r t Colors To op t ion t o m aint ain color con sist ency across ap plicat ion s: CMYK for st andar d CMYK out pu t an d color separ at ions, RGB for use in Macr om edia Fir ew or k s or Adob e Phot oshop , or CMYK and RGB f or pr int applicat ions w it h a Post Scr ip t RI P such as Adob e I llu st r at or or Adobe Ph ot oshop 4 or lat er . A Post Scr ipt r ast er im age pr ocessor , or RI P, is a piece of soft w ar e t hat conv er t s v ect or ar t t o pixels f or display in a soft war e ap plicat ion . •
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Acrob at 2 su ppor t s ASCI I f or mat and edit able t ex t for m at . Acrob at 1 su ppor t s n o opt ion s. WhenSelect faced ad witdit h ional a desig n ions, p rob lem , it shouldn b ecause y ou now ed: how t o use t h e opt depend ing on t'thebeAcr obat ver siondon' y out kselect design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia FreTe e Hx an X : Tra frpr om t he tSource a hic t horelem oug ent h g srou ed ucat ionent Com p re ss t adndM Gra phiini csng com esses ex t and fgor rap in ndt heu p PDF docum t hat y(ou cant ht ack le at our langu ow n pace. p opular f r om Macr leads y ou epusing e Post Scry ipt age imThis aging m odel)ser . I ies f you select edomedia a ColorPress or Gray scale I mstage by - st ep t hr a pr ogr t ant es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Com prough ession opt ionam' in sstm epost 2, im bitpor m ap imnew agesf eat ar eurcom pr essed. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre an dM : Tra ngment fr om t he learn h ow t o use he PDF p rog ram ASCI I For meaHt P DF exXpor t s dini ocu s as 7- bSource it f iles, yt oou'prllev ent pr oblem s w ht en files ' s r obustarteools eatolder e a log ow and eat e a sy corp or at it y tphis ackopt ageion allt oin ex onpor e docum shart oedcron net or ktsh en andcremail st em s. eDident eselect t ASCIent I , or ganize an dent man com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used docum s asage 8- bit files. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e Ediint ab Te x t at Form exnpor t s edit ab let he t expt ract wit h e PDF t his t ion on lyt oifget you lessons t h le e book you ra tow pace, using icet hfiles onf ile. t he Select com pan ionop CD - ROM plan ediat it ely t he wdocum t ogr in FreeHand or I llust rat or. Fr eeHan d t ex t block s f r om br eaking st ar t ed im tmo ed it h t heenpr am! int o sev eral t ex t blocks d ur ing ex por t . When select ed, t his opt ion pr od uces a lar ger docum ent . Deselect t his op t ion if y our g oal is scr een an d p r in t ou t put . Ex port N ot e s ex por t s as PD F comm ent s an y not es y ou added in t he Not e t ex t b lock on t h e Nav ig at ion panel. Ex port UR Ls ex por t s URLs as r ect ang ular h yp er link s. Em be d Font s em beds Tr u eTy pe an d Typ e 1 f ont s in t h e docum ent .
3 . Se le ct Em be d Fon t s an d a ny ot her d esir ed opt ions f or you r d ocu m e nt ; t h en cli ck OK. For t his d ocu m en t , y ou can use t h e defau lt set t in gs in t he PDF Ex por t dialog b ox for t he pag e r ange, im age com pr ession, an d color conv er sion. The opt ion t o emb ed f ont s is on e y ou m ay w an t t o select w henev er you cr eat e PD Fs. Alt h ough em bedding f ont s incr eases t h e file size of y our d ocu ment , it ensur es t hat y our d ocu ment look s t he w ay y ou desig ned it . I f y ou d on' t em bed t he f ont s, y our d ocu ment m ay look dr ast ically d if fer ent t o t h ose p eop le w ho don' t h ave t he f ont s y ou used.
4 . I f y ou w a nt t o ope n t he P DF fi le im m edi a t el y a ft e r it is cre a t ed , sel ect Ope n i n Ex t er na l Appl ica t ion. Locat e your copy of Ad obe Acrob at or Adobe Acroba t R ea de r in t h e ne xt di al og b ox. Cl ick S av e ( W ind ow s) or Expor t ( M a c OS) . A PD F v er sion of y our docum en t is cr eat ed . I f you select ed Open in Ex t er nal App licat ion,
t hen Acrob at or Acr obat Reader is laun ch ed , and t he PDF f ile is op en ed . Ot h er w ise, just open t he PD F file in t he u su al w ay t o ver ify t h at all is as you int end ed .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Checking Your Links When y ou im por t a b it m ap gr aph ic, SWF m ovie, or EPD f ile, by def ault t h e gr aph ic or m ovie is link ed , not emb ed ded in y our Fr eeHand d ocu ment . Fr eeHan d disp lays a low - r esolut ion pr eview of t he gr aphic w it hin y our d ocu m en t , bu t w hen y ou p rin t t h e docum ent , Fr eeHand uses t h e •link ed hig h- r Table Content esolutofion gr apshic inst ead of t h e pr eview . FreeHand t hu s needs t o kn ow t he ex act Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr aI ini om t heeSour locat ion of t h e gr aph ic file. f yng oufrchang t hecelocat ion of a link ed f ile, Fr eeHand ask s y ou t o locat t he f ile w hen y ou open t he Fr eeHand docu ment . By Pattie Schulze I f you p refer , y ou can choose t o em bed ( or st or e) t h e gr aphic w it h in y our Fr eeHan d d ocu m en t . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press The ad van t age t o doing t h is is t hat y ou d on't hav e t o k eep t r ack of t he or iginal f ile. I f y ou Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 t r ansfer y our files t o a ser v ice b ur eau or som eone else, y ou don' t h ave t o w or r y about sen ding I SBN:files 0- 32 1-1 The disadv ant ag e is t hat y our Fr eeHand file size incr eases. I f y ou emb ed t he lin ked as179 w 16 ell. 35 t0ion im age wit h a larg e file size, you m ay also see a slow dow n in Fr eeHand 's a h igh-Pages: r esolu per for m ance. You can chan ge y our p ref er ences t o au t om at ically em bed im por t ed im ag es, or you can man ually emb ed im ages. I f you w ant t o ch ange y our pr ef erences, ch oose Edit > Pr ef erences ( Wind ow s and Mac OS wit 9 ) horachoose eeHand MXshouldn > Pr eferences ( Mac yOS and t h e I tmopuse ort tt h abe When faced desig n Fr p rob lem , it 't be b ecause ou X) don' t k click now how (design Wind ow s) or select t h e I mp or t cat egor y ( Mac OS) . Select t he Em bed im ages and EPS upon sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on im t opetdia ion.Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Mapor crom t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill op en t he Link s dialog box an d m an ually em bed t he phot og rap h you im por t ed in y our d ocu ment .
1 . Se le ct t h e bi g_ a ir .t i f im a ge . On t he O bj e ct pa ne l , cl ick Lin k s. The Link s dialog box opens displayin g in for m at ion ab out t he link ed f ile. You see t he f ile nam e, t h e locat ion of t he file on you r har d dr ive or net w or k device, t he file t y pe ( TI F, EPS, RBG, CMYK, an d so on) , t he f ile size, and t h e page n um ber w her e t he file app ear s in you r docum ent . You could also ch oose Edit > Link s t o display t h e sam e Link s dialog box . The on ly diff er ence
is t hat w hen you u se t he Ob ject pan el, t he f ile is select ed in t h e dialog box .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough NO TE a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom eI fdia Freime age H an is dM Tra ini eboar ng fr om t hep age Source learn shas owat od ash use or t hebullet p rog. ram ' s y our onXt:he p ast d, t he num ybou' er ll appear r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , . Cli ck a nd n plex cli ckillu OK or2ganize anIdnfo man aget he com st .r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e TheinLink I nf o dat ialog en s show ingt he y oup ract t h e ice comp let e h com nampan e ofion t h eCD file and tt o h eget lessons t h e book youbox r owop n pace, using files onpat t he - ROM m odificat ion dat e. I f y ou h ave a sour ce file, you can click t h e folder icon and t hen locat e st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! t hat f ile. The sou rce f ile is t he or iginal file. For ex am ple, if you h ave an im por t ed JPEG im age t h at y ou ex por t ed fr om Macr om ed ia Firew or ks, y ou w ould select t he Fir ew or k s PNG file as t he sour ce.
I f you m odif y t he link ed im ag e out side of Fr eeHand, t he u pdat ed file is d isplay ed in FreeHand w hen you r eop en t h e FreeHand file. I f you emb ed a file and t h en chang e it out side of Fr eeHand , y ou t hen n eed t o click t he Chang e but t on and relocat e t he updat ed im age.
TI P I f y ou ar e w ait ing for a final im age for y our Fr eeHan d d ocu m en t , y ou can creat e a
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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4 . Cre at e a ne w fol de r w i t hi n y our P roj ect s f ol de r. N am e t h e fol de r Ou t p u t . Op en t h at fol de r, t ype Re por t a s t he r ep ort nam e , a nd t he n cl ick Sav e . WhenCollect faced wit a desig n pes robt he lemr ,epor it shouldn b ecause ou don' t kynow howr FreeHand t o use t h e for hOut p ut sav t as a t'texbe t f ile and myakes a cop of you design sof t went ar e. I f y ou' g ed Macr omhics ed iaarFreeeHand MX for h e in fir tsthet im e, y ou docum . Any fonrtes lear andnin link g rap copied and savted f older as can w ell.r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools NO TE t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used I f y ouanim ju st at w ion. ant tThe o gener at' se pr a oject repor-tbased w it h out in groach y our fallow iles, ch ooset oFile > Repor t. the in a Flash book t utcollect or ial app s you w ork t hr ough lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Printing Your Document On ce y ou comp let e you r docum ent , y ou w ill w ant t o pr int y our w or k . You can pr int fr om t he PDF file y ou creat ed, or you can pr int d irect ly fr om Fr eeHand . I f you ar e sending y our PD F file f or out p ut , y ou should fir st p rin t t h e PDF f ile you rself t o m ak e su r e it pr int s cor r ect ly . I n fact , it is a •good idea t o Table Content s file fr om an ot her com put er , if possib le. That w ay , y ou can v erif y t hat pr int ofy our PDF Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr omFt he Sour ce ex am ple, if y ou h ave u niqu e fon t s on you r y ou' ve in clud ed ev er y t hing aininitng hefrPD file. For m Patti achine and d id n ot em bed t hem in t he PDF f ile, you r file m ay not pr int corr ect ly on an ot her By Schulze m achine. You can t h en f ix t he p rob lem b ef or e sen ding t he f ile t o a client or serv ice bur eau. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
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1 . Choose Fi le > P ri nt t o di spla y t he Pr int di al og box. Fr om t he P ri nt e r pop- up m e nu , choose you r p ri nt e r. WhenI ffaced wit a desig n p rob lem ,yitoushouldn 't be ecause y ou don'dt MX k now how t oPr use h e ions you ar e husing a Macin t osh, will n eed t o bch oose Fr eeHan fr om t he int tOpt design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on pop - up m en u. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design 3 . Clisof ckt wAdv ar e.anI fce y ou' d t roe dlear isplnin aygt Macr h e Prom in ed t Se ia tFr upeeHand di a logMX box for. Vt here iffiry stt ha t im t e, Com y ouposit can er ely i s on Ma crom sel ect e dia e d. Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epPr int u p aenab lesam' y ou t oost cu st ize t h enew set tfin gsurf or hisy pou rinwt or j ob. e gh pr eview w indow on by - st ep t hrSet ough pr ogr sm imom por t ant eat es tas k t hTh rou sev eral, t he lef t show s y ou how y our docum ent w ill p rin t w it h t he cur r ent set t ing s. On t he r igh It nar e pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. t hr ee t abb ed p anels: Sep arat ion s, I m ag in g, an d Pap er Set u p. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The Separ at ions panel cont r ols t h e w ay t hat colors ar e p rin t ed in y our docum ent . Wit h a com posit e imag e, all color s p rin t on t he sam e p age: if y ou p rin t t o a color pr int er , t h e docum ent pr int s as you see it on t he scr een, depending on t he qualit y of y our p rin t er ; if y ou p r in t t o a b lack - and - w hit e pr int er , y our color s app ear as gr ayscale v alu es. Comp osit e is t he default select ion in t he dialog b ox. I f y ou select Separ at ions, each ink color in y our docum ent pr int s on a separ at e p age. This is t h e set t in g used by com m ercial p rint er s or ser v ice bur eaus t o cr eat e separ at e plat es ( or f ilm) for each ink color . Norm ally , a ser vice
bu reau w ill select t he opt ions n eeded t o p r in t separ at ions, so y ou don' t need t o set t hese.
TI P Pr in t in g sep ar at ions for y our docum en t p rint s a page for each ink used by t he color defined Table in of yContent our d ocu s m en t . I f y ou ar e send in g y our f iles t o a com m er cial pr in t er, you Ma cr om e dia can ® Frpr e eint Ha nd® sepMarX:atTrions a ini ng t o frvom erify t het he Sour nu cem ber of color s in y our docum en t . For exam p le, supp ose you design a docum en t w it h t w o spot color s— blu e and black—b ut you By Patti Schulze inadv ert ent ly d ef in e t w o diff erent color s of blue in you r docum ent . When you pr int y our d ocu m ent w it h separ at ion s, t hr ee pages w ill pr int inst ead of t he t w o you w ere Pub lish er: Peachp it Press exp ect ing. By check ing, you can fix y our m ist ak e bef ore y ou sen d ou t y our job. Pub Datte:his May 3 you w ill pr int t he p age w it h y our post car d. I f y ou don' t h ave a Post Script For ex19, am200 ple, I SBN: 032 1179 16 pr int er , y ou can -1 skip t h e rem aining st eps. •
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4 . From t h e Pa ge p op- u p m e nu in t he P ri nt Se t up di al og b ox, ch oose P a ge 1 . This is t he pag e t hat cont ains y our post car d . That page is sm aller t han a let t er - sized page; so t h at y ou can see it s edges, y ou w ill d isp lay cr op m ark s in t he n ex t st ep . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
5 . Cli ck t he I m a gin g t a b; t h en i n t h e La be ls a nd Ma r ks ar ea , se le ct Crop Ma rk s. D e se le ct t h e ot he r op t ion s in t hi s a re a if t h ey a re se le ct ed . You should see d ash ed lines ar ound t h e im age in t he p rev iew panel, indicat ing t h e ed ges of t he post car d pag e.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epThet hr I mough agin g abogr also anpor opt ion new t hat f allow den in t h e by - st ep a tpr am'cont s m ain ost sim t ant eat ur sesy ou as yt oouinwclu orde k t hid h rou gh lay severs eral, pr intgr edaph out ut . I n tphis ocu en treflect , y ou dron' t hav e an hidd en lay ert ions, s, so and it doesn 't ices. m at tIer pr act ical icpdesign rojdect sm t hat ealw orld pryoblem s, solu pr act n w het her Fre t h ateop t ion is Xselect or not . t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Ma crom e dia H an dM : Traed ini ng fr om r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Cli ckanim t he at P ap erThe Se tbook up t a' sb.prFr om- based t he P ap Sizapp e popupallow m enu , choose t het hrpa pe r t h e in6a. Flash ion. oject t uter or ial roach s you t o w ork ough siz e, an d f or Ori en t at ion, se le ct Au t om at i c. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Here is wh er e y ou select y our p aper size and page orient at ion . I f you select Au t omat ic for t he orient at ion , FreeHand det erm ines t h e opt im um or ient at ion based on t h e size of t he pag es in y our d ocu m en t , t he pr in t er y ou select , an d t he pap er size. I f y ou d eselect Aut om at ic, y ou can choose eit her Tall or Wid e as t he page or ient at ion.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NO TE or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a FlashThe anim at er ion.Size Thep opbook oject based ut or youp rint to w t hr ough Pap up' smprenu m-ay be dtim m ial ed app d ep roach en din gallow on y sour erork dr iver . I f it t h e lessons inist hdim e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD ROM t o get m ed, select Use PPD. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 7 . Cli ck OK t o close t he Pr int Se t up di al og b ox. I f you w an t t o pri nt t hi s pa ge , in t he P rin t R ang e a re a, se le ct P ag es, a nd in t h e Pa ge s t e xt box , t y pe 1 . Ot her w ise, cl ick Can ce l t o close t h e dia l og b ox. You could also select All as t h e Prin t Ran ge t o pr int all of t he p ages in t his docum ent . 8 . Sa v e you r f il e.
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Lesson 8. Symbols, Brushes, and Hoses Aft er t he successful int r oduct ion of sym bols in Macr om ed ia Flash, Macrom edia wisely added sym b ols t o it s Fr eeHand and Fir ew or k s pr ogr am s. Alt houg h sy m bols w or k sligh t ly dif ferent ly in each ap plicatTable ion , tofheContent u nders lying concept is basically t h e sam e: sy m bols st r eam line t h e use of • rMa epcreat in g elem en t s on Mut he lt iple om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M you X: Trra pag ini nges. fr om Sourinst ce ances of a sy mb ol on a p age consum e m uch less m em or y t h an t he sam e num ber of separ at e im ages, r ed ucin g file size. More im por t an t , w hen By Patti Schulze y ou m ak e a ch ange t o a sy m bol, ev er y inst ance of t h e sym bol on t he pag e is up dat ed aut om at ically. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
Whenev ere:you e3 a sy mb ol, it is ad ded t o t he Libr ar y panel. As y ou w ill see in t his lesson , Pub Dat May cr 19,eat 200 y ou can gr oup libr I SBN: 0- 32 y 1-our 179 16 -1 ar y it em s t o m ak e t hem m or e m anag eab le. Also, if y ou im por t Fr eeHan d files int o Macrom edia Flash, y our Fr eeHan d sy m bols ar e im por t ed int o t h e Macrom edia Flash Pages: 35 0 docum ent lib r ary , sav in g you a st ep w hen cr eat ing anim at ions.
I n t h i s le sso n , yo u w il l u se b l en d in g t ech n i q u e s t o ad d sh a d i n g t o o b j e ct s. T h en y o u When h ar desig np bet bh ecause k now use w il l cofaced n ve rtwit y ou o b j e ct s rob t o lem sy m, bitoshouldn ls a n d u'tse e sy m byoou ls don' as btru sh e show a n dt og ra p ht hice design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on h o se s. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t his lesson, you w ill creat e an d ed it some sy m bols an d u se t hem as br u sh es an d in a gr aphic hose. The b r ush f eat ur e allows you t o t ak e any elem ent in y our docum ent ( ev en t ex t ) and conv er t it t o a b ru sh st r oke t hat you can apply t o a p at h. Th is feat ur e of fer s y ou n ew cr eat iv e possibilit ies an d sav es pr oduct ion t im e w hen y ou w ant m ult iple obj ect s t o f ollow a set pat h. The Gr aph ic Hose t ool allows you t o st ore up t o 1 0 g rap hic obj ect s in a hose set . When you dr ag t he t ool p oint er ar ound t h e page, t h e gr aph ic obj ect s in t he h ose set are sp ray ed on t h e pag e. You can ch ange t h e set t in gs t o spr ay in r an dom or der and alt er t h e scaling , spacin g, an d r ot at ion of t he object s as t h ey are placed on t he p age. This lesson also int r od uces som e blend in g t echn iques t h at y ou can use t o add shadin g t o obj ect s. W H AT Y OU W I LL LEA RN I n t hi s le sson , you w il l:
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Creating Symbols Asym bol is a gr aph ic or gr oup of elem ent s y ou hav e cr eat ed and saved in a libr ar y for f ut u re use. When y ou w an t t o use a sy m bol, y ou sim ply g o t o t he libr ar y, find t h e sym bol you w ant t o use, and dr ag t he sy m bol in t o y our d ocu m en t . The cop y of t he sy mb ol t h at y ou place in y our •docum ent is Table r ef er rofedContent t o as san in st ance . For ex amp le, t he cam er a you creat ed in Lesson 1 , Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ng fr cemb ol. Then, w h en y ou w ant t o use it in an ot her " Fr eeHand Basics, " could bea ini conv erom t edt het oSour a sy pag e, Schulze you could ju st dr ag it f rom t he Libr ary panel. Of cour se, you could alw ays im por t t he By Patti cam er a an d cop y and past e it fr om one page t o anot h er as y ou d id in Lesson 7 , " Pag e Lay out andPub Prlish inter: ingPeachp ," bu itt Press sy mb ols giv e you m or e flex ibilit y and con t r ol. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
An adv ant ag e of sy m bols is t h at ev en if y ou u se a sym b ol nu mer ous t im es in a docum ent , t he I SBN: 32 ces 1- 179of 16t-1 m ult iple inst0-an h e sy m bol will n ot sign if ican t ly incr ease t h e file size. Anot her ad van t age of Pages: 0 any chang e y ou m ak e t o a sy mb ol chang es all inst ances of t hat sy m bol in y our sym b ols is t35 hat docum ent . For ex am ple, su ppose y ou creat e a sy m bol of t he cam er a log o an d p lace it on sev er al pag es in y our d ocu m en t as y ou did in t he cor p_ident it y . fh 11 file y ou mod ified in Lesson 7 . I f y ou lat er decid e t o ch ange t h e design or color of t he logo, you sim ply m ake y our ed it s t o t he sym b ol, and w hen you ar e d one, all inst ances of t he log o ar e aut om at ically upd at ed in y our d ocu ment . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e You cansof also exe.por bols t h em in ia ot Fr h ereeHand documMX ent s. you ortcan t h em to design t w ar I f tysy ou'mr e learand nin guse Macr om ed forThen t h e fir st tcan im e,imp y ou r elyinon tMa he crom lib rareydia of tFre h e docum ent , or you can send t h e sy m bol file t o cow or k er s f or use in t heir e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion docum entcan s. An d ifley at ou yare Flash er —tThis h at is, if y ou ser u seiesMacr omMacr ediaomedia Flash—y ou can easily t hat y ou t ack our aow n pace. p opular f r om Press leads y ou st epim por t t h e sym bols y ou creat e in FreeHand int o Macrom edia Flash. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used NO TE in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get I n Flash, you w ould open t he docu m ent libr ar y and t h en im p ort t he ex por t ed Fr eeHan d st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! libr ar y int o t he Flash libr ar y.
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill cr eat e a gr ap hic, con ver t it t o a sym bol, and place inst ances of t he sy mb ol on t he p age. Then you w ill edit t he sy mb ol t o see h ow t he in st an ces ar e au t om at ically up dat ed.
1 . Cre at e a ne w fi le a nd na m e it fl o w er s. f h 1 1 . S av e it in y our P roj e ct s fol de r. You w ill cr eat e a leaf and p et al for a flow er and save bot h as sym b ols.
2 . On t he p ag e, dra w a cir cle a bout 1 5 0 poi nt s i n dia m et er . Ch oose M odi fy > U ngr ou p. The size of t h e cir cle is not crit ical; y ou can alw ay s change t he size of t he final leaf . You w ant t o u ngr oup t h e cir cle so y ou can m odif y one of t h e point s.
3 . Se le ct t h e t op poin t of t he ci rcle . H old dow n Sh ift a nd dra g t he p oint upw a rd . Holding Shif t as y ou dr ag m ain t ains t h e hor izont al alig nm en t of t h e point . You wan t t h e shape t o r esem ble an elon gat ed eg g.
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You now h ave t w o separ at e obj ect s. I n t he n ex t st ep, you w ill j oin t h e lef t side t o cr eat e a pat h .it Press Pubclosed lish er: Peachp Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NOt TE or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a FlashYou anim at ion. ' s each pr oject - based t ut or ial roach can also The Shiftbook - click p oin t t o select t heapp p oint s. allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st 5ar. t ed imssmTa ed iat it h let he ogr P re b tely o dwese ct pr bot h am! obj ect s a nd t he n se l ect t h e le ft obj ect . O n t h e Obj ect pa ne l, se le ct Close d. D e le t e t he rig ht ob j e ct . The left side is a closed ob ject t h at y ou can f ill w it h a gr adient . I n st ead of m anually creat ing t h e same fill for t he r igh t side, y ou w ill clone t he left object an d t hen u se t he Reflect t ool t o f lip it t o cr eat e t he r igh t side of t h e leaf .
6 . Ad d a g re en color t o t he Sw a t ches pa nel ; t he n ad d a 2 0 p er ce nt t i nt of t h at col or t o t he Sw a t ch es pan el . U si ng t he se t w o gr ee n col ors, a dd a gr ad ie nt fil l t o t he le ft side of t he le a f w i t h t he da r ke r color on t he l ef t of t h e gra di en t r am p. You could u se For est Gr een f r om t he Cray on color list or m ix you r ow n color .
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 8 .crom Choose > an Cld one he ng n use t het he R efSource le ct t ool t ollcr ea t eh aowmtir a ge ofram t h e' s Ma e dia Edit Fre e H M Xa: nd Trat ini fr om y ou' learn o ror usei m t he p rog clone . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Rem em b erat: ion. To f lip clone, old -dbased ow n Sht ut iftorand dr ag dow nallow wit hs tyou h e Reflect Th e t h e in a Flash anim Thet he book ' s pr hoject ial app roach t o w orkt ool. t hr ough posit ion of t he Ref lect p oint er w hen you dr ag w it h t he t ool det erm ines t h e ref lect ion lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM taxis. o get I f t he rig ht side of y our leaf is n ot nex t t o t he lef t side, m ov e t he leaf halv es t oget her. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y ou posit ion t he Ref lect p oin t er on t he r igh t edge of t h e obj ect , t he r igh t f lipp ed obj ect should t ouch t he lef t ob ject .
I n t he nex t st ep, you w ill conv er t you r leaf t o a sy m bol. Then y ou w ill m ak e copies of t he leaf sy m bol an d r ot at e t hem t o for m a leaf circle. I f you t h in k t hat y our leaf is t oo lar ge, r esize it aft er y ou gr oup it .
9 . W it h t he le af gr oup st il l se le ct ed , choose Modi fy > Sym bol > Conv er t t o Sy m bol. Your object is conv er t ed t o a sy mb ol and p laced in t h e lib r ary , as y ou w ill see in t he next st ep.
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The sh ort cut f or cr eat ing a sym bol in Fr eeHan d is F8. Conv en ient ly , t hat is t he sam e shor t cut as in Macr om ed ia Flash . You can also dr ag t he ob ject t o t he Libr ar y pan el Pub lish er: it Press t o Peachp cr eat e a new sym bol of t h e obj ect . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
NO TE From t he M odif y > Sy m bol com m an d, y ou can choose eit her Copy t o Sy m bol or Con ver t t o Sy m b ol. I f y ou choose Conv er t t o Sy m bol, as y ou d id in t his st ep, you creat bol, an d tlem h e ,oritiginal obj ect ver t ed t o don' an in an cehow of t hat sy mt hbol. When faced witeha asym desig np rob shouldn 't beis bcon ecause y ou t kstnow t o use e I f y ou choose Copy t o Sy m bol, you cr eat e a sy m b ol, b ut t he or iginal ob ject r emrains design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can ely on cr eat Choosing t he ini Cop opt iont he sav Source es you af or st ep you plan to m odify t he Ma crom eas dia Freed. e H an d M X : Tra ngy fr om a tifhor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion or iginal obj ect t o cr eat e anot h er sy m bol. I f y ou do w ant t o m odify a sym bol t o y ou st ept hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads creat e an sy msbm ol,ost y ou anas ce yof ol and t hen ch oose by - st ep t hr ough a ot prher ogr am' imsim porply t antselect new fan eatin urstes out he w orsyk mt hbrou gh sev eral, Mod if y > Sy m b ol > Release I nst ance. Then you can m ak e an y m odif icat ions an d In pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. creat e a new sy m b ol. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , 1 0ganize . Choose W i ndow > Lib raillu ry st orr at cli ck t he ar y a beon h e Asse l. t h en be used or an d man age com plex ions, an dLibr ev en cr teat an tanim at iont st hpa atne w ill in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e The Libr ar y panel shou ld list y our new sym bol w it h a gener ic nam e such as Gr aphic- 01 and lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get display a pr ev iew of t he im ag e. To m ake you r sym bols easier t o w or k w it h, y ou should st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! assig n t hem nam es t hat indicat e t h eir u se; you w ill do t his in t he next st ep .
1 1 . D oubl e - cli ck ( W i ndow s) or cli ck ( M ac O S) t h e ge ne ri c sy m bol na m e on t he Li bra r y pa ne l an d t ype le a f a s t he n am e . Pr e ss En t er ( W in dow s) or Re t urn ( M ac OS) t o
a ppl y t he n am e t o t he sym bol . Now t h at y our leaf is a sy m bol, y ou can easily u se it t o cr eat e a clust er of leaves on t h e pag e by u sing a pow er du plicat ion m et hod, cr eat ing a copy an d rot at in g t he copy in one st ep.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, 1 2act . ical In W s, e it h er op en he Ireflect n fo par ealnel w ororld u seprtoblem h e St as,t us ba rand ba rprt act h atices. a ppe pr grind aphow ic design p roj ect s tthat solut ool t ions, I nar s a t t h e bot t om of t h e docum en t w in dow . I n Ma c OS, ope n t he I nf o pa ne l. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s ll use t heat e St or It h nfen o pcranel ou rot atee ident t he leaf t he nex r obustYou' t ools t o cr e at a us logbar o and eat easa ycorp or at it y pinack age allt st inep. on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e 1 3 . Clone t he le a f. S el ect t he Rot a t e t ool a nd posit i on t he rot at e p oint e r a t t h e bot t om lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get of y ou r le af . D ra g t he m ouse un t il y ou se e 6 0 in t h e an gle ar ea of t h e St a t us ba r st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! ( W in dow s only ) or on t h e I nfo pa ne l; t he n re le a se t he m ouse but t on . As y ou dr ag wit h t h e Rot at e t ool, a bou ndin g b ox sur rou nds t he ob ject , and a line in dicat es t he angle of r ot at ion. I f t h e obj ect r ot at es t oo q uick ly , y ou can slow it d own b y m oving t h e m ouse point er away fr om t h e cent er p oint of t he r ot at ion. The far t h er away fr om t h e cent er point y ou mov e t h e point er , t h e m ore slow ly t he ob ject r ot at es. For t his t ask , y ou w ant y our leav es eq ually spaced as y ou r ot at e t hem . Since t h er e ar e 3 60 degr ees in a cir cle, usin g 60 degr ees r esult s in six leav es.
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1 4 . Choose Edit D upl When faced wit h a> desig n pica robt e. lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e A n ew copy of t he leaf is nin cr eat ed and otia at ed f or y ou.MX W hen clon an rdely t hen design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear g Macr om red Fr eeHand for tyhou e fir st teiman e, object y ou can on per for m a t r ansfor m at ion su ch as a rot at ion, Fr eeHand r em em bers t hose st eps and r epeat Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion s hem w ht ack en yleouatch ooseow t he Du plicat e com m and . ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ept hat ytou can y our n pace. This p opular ser by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 1 5 .crom Re pe at tFre he eDHuan plidcat u om nt il tyhe ouSource ha ve a yt ou' ot al of sixh low ea vt oes. Ma e dia M eX :com Tra m iniand ng fr ll learn use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , Each leaf in y our clust er is an inst ance of t he or igin al sym bol. I n t he next st ep , y ou will or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used m ake a chang e t o t he sy mb ol and see how Fr eeHand au t omat ically up dat es all inst ances of in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e t he sy m bol on t h e page. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P The sh ort cut f or t he Du plicat e com m an d is Ct rl+ Alt + D ( Win dow s) or Com m and + Opt ion+ D ( Mac OS) . Wh en y ou are using pow er du plicat ion , y ou' ll w ant t o use t he shor t cut in st ead of choosin g t h e com m and f rom t he m enu. 16 .
1 6 . Sa v e you r f il e.
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Editing a Symbol On ce y ou place a sy m bol inst an ce on t h e pag e, y ou can ap ply Tr ansfor m ( scaling, rot at in g, an d skew ing) and Ar r ange com m ands t o it , b ut as long as it is a sym bol inst ance, you cann ot edit it in any ot h er w ay as an in div id ual ob ject . Tr y t o chan ge on e of t he leav es on y our p age; y ou can't •un gr oup it , nor Table of Content s e an y ch anges t o it s color or shape. You can, how ev er , easily m ak e can y ou mak Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr fr om chang es t o all inst an ces of tahini e ng leaf , byt heedSour it in ce g t he sym b ol, as y ou w ill d o in t his t ask . By Patti Schulze
lishle er:ctPeachp Press 1 .PubSe on e itof t he le a ve s on t he p ag e an d choose M odif y > Sy m bol > Edit Sy m bol. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
AI SBN: n ew 0-w32 indow opens w her e y ou can m ake ch anges t o t he leaf. Not e t he Au t o- Up dat e check 1- 179 16 -1 box at t h e t op lef t of t h e w in dow . Wh en t h is ch eck b ox is select ed ( it is select ed by d ef ault ) , Pages: 35 0 any ch anges y ou mak e t o t he sy m bol ar e app lied t o all inst ances on t he pag e.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P You can also dou ble- click t he sy m bol icon ( t o t he left of t he sy m b ol nam e) on t he Libr ar y pan el t o open t he sy m b ol- edit in g w indow .
NO TE The sy m bol- ed it ing wind ow is easy t o confu se wit h t he d ocum en t w indow . Th e Aut oUpdat e ch eck box is y our visu al clue t hat you ar e in t h e sym bol- edit ing w in dow . Plus t he sy m bol nam e, p lus t he d ocu m ent file nam e app ear s in t he t it le bar of t h e sym b ol wind ow. 2 . Ma k e a cha nge t o y our le a f. For ex a m ple , cha nge t he gr ad ie nt col or or a dd a ne w
2. color t o t he gr ad ie nt ra m p . You m ig ht add a w ar m y ellow color t o t he gr adient t o giv e an aut u mn t on e t o t he leaf. Th e goal here is t o m ak e an obv iou s chang e t o t he sym b ol.
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Use By Patti Schulze
t he Sub select t ool t o select an obj ect in a grou p inst ead of ungr oup in g t he obj ect . To use t h e shor t cut f or t h e t em p orar y Su bselect t ool, hold d ow n Alt ( Window s) or Opt ion ( Mac OS) and click one of t h e gr ouped object s.
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19,ar 200 3 .PubWDat hee:nMay y ou e 3done m a k in g cha ng es t o t he sy m b ol, cl ose t h e sym bol - e dit ing 0- 32 wI SBN: in dow . 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
All inst ances of t he leaf sym b ol on t he p age ar e up dat ed wit h y our ch anges. I f t here wer e inst ances of t he sy m bol on m ult iple p ages of y our docum ent , t hose w ould be u pdat ed as w ell. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Roughen Tool The Rough en t ool ch anges sm oot h pat hs t o ir r eg ular, r agged pat hs. I t is a g reat t ool f or addin g a h and- dr awn eff ect t o you r ar t w ork . Th e leaf y ou just creat ed is a good ex amp le of a gr ap hic w it h a sm oot h ed ge. Of cour se, Mot her Nat ur e is n ot t h at p er f ect , an d you m ay w ant t o alt er •y our leaf t o rTable Content s eflectoft h e nonconf or min g edg es in n at ur e. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
For t his t ask , y ou w ill st ar t w it h an ot her inst ance of y our leaf sym bol and r elease it so y ou can By Patti Schulze r ough en t h e ed ges. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
1 . DIra g a0- 32 ne1-w179in16st-1ance of y our le a f sy m bol t o t h e pa ge . Choose Modi fy > Sym bol > SBN: Re le a se Pages: 35 0 I n st ance . This leaf is no longer a sy m bol, an d an y changes y ou m ake t o t h is leaf do not aff ect t he ot her leav es. Sim ilarly , if y ou chan ge t h e sym bol, t his leaf is n ot u pdat ed w it h t hose chang es. When h ck a desig n p rob lem it shouldn b ecause y ou don' t kb now t o use t h e a nd 2 . Dfaced oubl ewit - cli t he Rou ghe n t, ool t o ope'tn be t he Rou ghe n dia l og ox . how Sel ect Rough design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on dr ag t he Am ount sl id er t o 6 . Cli ck OK. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yYou ou can y our pace. ser f rher om Rough Macr omedia oueat st epcontt rack ol tleheatrou ghnow essn of t h e This edgepbopular y select in ies g eit or Sm Press oot h . leads Roug hy cr es by - st ep t hr ogrSmoot am' s m imes porcut ant f eat es use as y tou or k t hntrou gh sev corn erough pointas pr and h ost cr eat rv ednew p oint s. ur You he wAmou slider t o eral, cont r ol t h e pr act ical grer aph design ect are s t hat reflect w orld pr oblem s, solu nu mb oficsegm entps roj t hat ad ded t o trheale pat h w hen you use t h et ions, t ool. and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Se le ct t h e si ngl e l ea f an d d ra g w i t h t he Rou ghe n t ool.
The edg es of t he leaf ch ange as you d rag . The f ar t her y ou d r ag, t h e gr eat er t he dist or t ion. Not ice t hat all edges of t h e leaf ar e dist or t ed—even t he mid dle edge w h er e t h e t w o sides of t he leaf m eet . You m ay n ot lik e t his look . I n t he n ex t st ep, you w ill use t h e Punch com man d t o sm oot h t he in sid e edges.
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4 . Choose Modi fy > U ngr oup. Mov e one sid e of t he l ea f aw a y fr om t he ot he r. You need t o un gr oup t he leaf so y ou can sep arat e t he left and r ight sid es. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y ou gr ouped you r leaf bef ore m ak ing it a sym bol, y ou m ay need t o per for m t h e un grou p t w ice. Look in t he Ob ject p anel t o v er ify t hat t he obj ect is ungr oup ed .
5 . D ra w a r ect a ngl e t ha t ov e rl ap s t he i nside e dg es of e a ch pa rt of t he l ea f .
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0use t he st r aigh t edge of t he r ect an gle t o cu t t h ough t h e r ough en ed edges of t h e You w ill leaf p ar t s. Mak e su r e t hat t he r ect angle cov er s each side.
6 . Se le ct a ll t h re e obj ect s: t he re ct an gl e an d b ot h si des of t he le a f. Choose M odif y > b ine un chn. p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e WhenCom faced wit h> aPdesig design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Theein sidFre e edeges heX :leaf sliced esult in gf in linhes. Ma crom dia H anof d tM Trasid inies ngare fr om t he, rSource or st a rtaig horht oug g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
7 . Mov e t h e le af si des t oge t he r a nd m a ke t he ne w l ea f a sym bol . I f you w ant t o replace t h e leav es in y our cir cle of leav es, dr op y our new leaf ob ject on t h e leaf sy m bol on t h e lib rar y . Click Replace in t he aler t box t o r eplace all inst ances of t he leaf sym b ol w it h t his new ob ject .
The leav es are a good st ar t , bu t t h e im age needs p et als t o look like a flow er . I n t he nex t
t ask , you w ill cr eat e som e p et al desig ns, using blends in st ead of a gr adien t t o creat e t he shadin g.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using Blends for Shading When t he blen d cap abilit y w as fir st int r odu ced for a com pet ing pr odu ct , mar k et ing mat er ials illust rat ed t he feat ur e by using t he b lend com m and t o m or ph an S int o a sw an. That was pr et t y cool, but y ou pr obably w on' t be using blend s in t hat w ay of t en. More f r eq uent ly , y ou w ill u se •blends t o cr eat Table ofading Content s obj ect s. e sh f or Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
Ble ndSchulze ing let s y ou creat e m ult iple p at hs t hat m or ph f rom one shap e t o an ot her. I f t he pat hs By Patti cont ain diff erent colors, t h e color s as well as t he pat hs of t he object s shif t ov er t he cour se of t he st eps in t he b lend . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
e: ,May 19,w200 I n t Pub his Dat t ask y ou ill 3u se a blend t o cr eat e t he sh ading for a flow er pet al. To dr aw t h e flow er , you I SBN: 032 1179 -1 ilar t o t h e one y ou used t o dr aw t h e leav es. w ill use a t echn ique16 sim Pages: 35 0
1 . D ra w a cir cle a ppr oxi m at e ly 1 0 0 poi nt s i n d ia m et e r an d t hen un grou p i t . H ol d dow n t he S hif t k e y a nd dra g t he b ot t om poi nt d ow n t o be gin t o cr ea t e a f low e r pe t a l. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sofdt w y ou'dr r eaglear ninpoint g Macr edines ia FrteeHand st Ex t im e, y ou The istar ane.ceI fyou t he detom erm h e len gtMX h offor t het hpeetfir al. perim entcan wit rhely t h eon Ma crom dia Fre e H an M X : Tra omt he t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion dist eance t o get t hedshape youini wng antfrfor pet al. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Se le ct t h e t op poin t of t he sha pe ; on t he Ob j e ct pa ne l, cl ick b ot h R et r act Ha nd le bu t t ons. When y ou r et r act t he hand les, t h e cu r ved t op of t he pet al ch anges t o a p oin t .
3 . Se le ct t h e pa t h of t h e pe t a l. I n t he pr ev iou s st ep , y ou select ed t he t op p oin t . For t h e next st ep, y ou wan t j ust t he pat h ( not a p oint on t h e pat h ) select ed.
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see a hollow poin t on t h e pat h , t hat point is select ed . Pr ess Tab t o deselect ever yt hin g an d t h en select t h e pat h again, m ak ing sur e t hat y ou click t h e out line of t hePeachp pat h, not t he point . Pub lish er: it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
4 . Choose W i ndow > Tra nsform t o ope n t he Tr an sf orm p ane l . On t he Tr an sf orm I SBN: 32ick 1- 179 pa ne l,0-cl t h16e-1Scal e bu t t on. Pages: 35 0
I n t he nex t st ep, you w ill creat e a scaled cop y of t he p et al. The Tr ansfor m p anel allow s you t o mak e a cop y and scale it all in one st ep.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons t h eTr book youpr an oweln, pace, t hemp a ract oncatlhe com pant ag ioneCD - ROM 5 . Onint he an sfat orm sel ectusing Un ifor ndice in files t he S e pe rcen t ex t boxt o, tget y pe st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 6 0 . I n t he Copi e s t ex t box, t yp e 1 ; t he n cl ick Sca l e. You now h ave a sm aller copy of y our pet al.
Was t h e St r okes op t ion on t h e Tr ansfor m pan el select ed befor e y ou scaled t he ob ject ? I f so, t he point size of t he st r oke on y our p et al w as also scaled in t he copy . For t his t ask , t h e point size of t he st r ok e is not a concern , as y ou w ill rem ov e t he st r ok e on bot h pat h s in t he nex t st ep. Ju st r emem ber t o select t he St rok es opt ion if you n eed it w hen y ou u se t he pan el for scaling ot her ob ject s.
6 . Fil l t he l ar ger p et a l w it h a da r k re d col or an d choose a 1 0 p er ce nt t in t of t ha t col or for t h e fi ll of t he sm a ll er pe t a l. R em ov e t he st rok e on bot h p et a ls.
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w ill blend t he t wo obj ect s. You w ant a sm oot h t r ansit ion f r om t he t he lar ger one. I f y ou leav e t he st r ok e on t he p et als, y ou w ill see t h e lin e ofI SBN: t he 0st32 r ok 1- 179 e as 16 p -1art of t he b len d, w hich w ould not be desirab le in t h is flow er dr aw ing.
Pub Dat e: May 19, 200t o 3 sm aller obj ect Pages: 35 0
7 . Se le ct t h e t op poin t on bot h pe t a ls. Choose X t ra s > Cr ea t e > Bl en d. The t wo shapes ar e blend ed t og et h er . Fr eeHand d oes a good job of g uessing t he num ber of st eps needed for t h e blend, but y ou can alt er t hat num b er if d esir ed . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P You can also choose Modify > Com bine > Blend or click t he Blend but t on on t h e Xt r a Operat ions t oolbar t o cr eat e t he b lend. 8 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , in t he St e ps t e xt box , t y pe 4 ; t he n pre ss Ent e r ( W i ndow s) or Re t ur n ( M a c OS) t o a ppl y t ha t num be r of st e ps. When y ou u se a sm all num b er of st eps, y ou get a band ing ef fect . I f y ou d on' t see t he ban ding eff ect , t r y ent er ing a sm aller num ber .
9 . N ow t ype 2 5 a s t he n um be r of st e ps. The m or e st eps in a b len d, t h e sm oot h er t he t r ansit ion. Using a lar ge n um ber of st eps can incr ease t h e t im e need ed t o pr int you r docum ent , h ow ev er. Choose t h e num b er of st eps t hat w or ks best for you r pet al.
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1 0 . Sa v e you r f il e. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own On ce y ou hav e y our p et al t o y our lik ing, con ver t it t o a sym b ol. Use t h e clon e and du plicat e m et hod you u sed for t he leaves t o rot at e t he p et als t o f orm a cir cle of p et als. I nst ead of rot at in g each p et al 60 degr ees as you did f or t he leaf clu st er , t r y u sin g 3 6 d eg r ees t o cr eat e 10 p et als. •
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - stNO ep t TE hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n You can also use t h e Scale com m and on t he sm aller pet al t o cr eat e a t h ir d pet al as y ou Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s did in st ep 5 . Fill t hat sh ape w it h a t hir d color, select t he t op p oint s of t he t h ree shap es, r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , and t h en execut e t he Blend com m and. This result s in a t hr ee- color pet al. Let y our or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used im aginat ion go w ild her e. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
You m ay w ant t o ex perim ent wit h ot h er way s t o use a blen d. For ex amp le, dr aw a cur v ed p at h using t he Pen or Pencil t ool and use t he Alt - dr ag or Opt ion - dr ag m et hod t o off set a copy slight ly . Then use t he Duplicat e com man d as you d id f or t he pet al t o mak e sever al m or e copies of t he pat h . Use a dif fer en t st r oke color f or each p at h. Select all of t he pat hs and t hen apply t h e blend. The r esult is a color f ul r ibb on t hat b len ds f rom one color t o t he nex t .
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Adding a Contour Gradient To com plet e y our f low er , y ou ju st need t o add t h e mid dle sect ion ( called t he st am en) . For t h at par t , y ou' ll dr aw a m ult ifacet ed st ar and add a cont ou r gr adient . A cont ou r gr adient is essen t ially a b len d, sim ilar t o t h e blend you cr eat ed for t he p et al and leaf of y our f low er . Th e dif ference is •t hat FreeHand Table of Content does all t h esw ork for y ou, plus it let s you cont r ol t h e am ount of each color as t h e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® X: Tr a ini t he blend t aper s f rom oneMcolor t o ng anfrotom her . Sour ce By Patti Schulze
er: Peachp it Press 1 .PubDlish oubl e - cli ck t he P oly gon t ool t o se t t h e poly gon opt i ons. Se le ct St ar a s t he sha pe Pub e: May 19,gon. 200 3 Ty pe 2 0 a s t he n um be r of sid es and se t St a r P oint s t o M anu al . D ra g ofDat t he p oly I SBN: 0- 32 179de 16 -1 t he a ng le1-sli r t o p re vi ew t he l ook of t he st a r sh ape . W he n you a re sa t isfi ed , cli ck OK. Pages: 35 0
You can chan ge t h e num b er of p oint s t o m at ch y our f low er . Th e nu mb er here is just a sugg est ion. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 2 . D ra g t o cre a t e you r st a r. You w ant t his shape in t h e m id dle of y our f low er . Release t he m ouse b ut t on w hen t he st ar is t he size y ou need.
TI P On ce y ou creat e y our st ar , y ou can m od if y t he n um ber of point s b y changing t he nu m b er on t he Ob ject pan el. Select t he Polygon pr oper t y on t he Obj ect panel and t hen t y pe a new nu m b er for t he point s. You can also m odify t he an gles and r ot at ion of t he st ar poin t s. For exam ple, t y pe 3 50 for t he r ot at ion angle of t he ou t er ver t ices t o see t h e ef fect of t h e r ot at ion .
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3 . Ad d a n ora nge f il l t o t h e st a r . I f you p refer , y ou can pick a diff er ent color , t o m at ch y our flow er.
4 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , sel ect t he Fil l prope r t y; f rom t h e Fi ll Ty pe p op - up m e nu, Whenchoose faced wit a ie desig p rob lem , titheshouldn 't beTy b ecause k now how tCon o use the Grhad nt ; na nd from Gra di ent pe popy-ou up don' m ent u, choose t our. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom diaect Frepanel e H anpr d ov MX : Tra ini ng set fr om t he f or use a t hor h gerou u p of ed tucat TheeObj ides sev eral t in gs t h Source at y ou can t o oug chang t hendlook h e ion t hat ygr ouadient can t.ack le att he y our n pace. This Macr leads ou st epWhen Gr ow adient pr oper t y pisopular selectser ed ies on ft rhom e Obj ect omedia panel, yPress our ob ject dy isplay s by - st ep hr tough am'circle) s m ostand im por ant new ur es y ou w )orYou k t hcan rou gh sevt eral, a stt ar pointa (pr a ogr sm all an tend pointf eat ( a sm allas squ are. dr ag he st ar t p oin t pr act ical gr aphion ic design p roj ect r ealw orld s, solu act ices. t o reposit t he g rad ien t sort hat d ragreflect t h e end point t o pr adoblem just t he lengt tions, h of tand he grpradient . In Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The Obj ect panel of fer s fou r gr adient behav ior s: Nor m al, Repeat , Ref lect , and Aut o Size. These behav iors aff ect t he w ay t h at t h e gr adient fills t he object .
N or m a l: Th e posit ions of t h e st art and end point s det erm ine t he lengt h of t h e gr adient . Re pe at : Th e gr adient r ep eat s a specif ied nu m ber of t im es. Re fl ect : Th e colors t ran sit ion fr om one end of t he g rad ien t r am p and t hen back, going t hr ou gh one t r ansit ion for each Repeat count . Au t o Si ze : Th e len gt h of t he gr adient is set t o t h e ex act w idt h an d h eig ht of t he
obj ect .
NO TE When Aut o Size is select ed , t he grad ient st art - and end- poin t h andles do n ot ap pear on t he select ed ob ject . To ad ju st gr adient at t r ibut es w hen Aut o Size is select ed , use • of Content t he Table Obj ect panel. s Ma5cr e dia ® Frt ehe e Hacont nd® Mour X: Trset a initng fr om t he Sour ce . om Ad j ust ing s to y our l ik in g a nd t h en sav e y our fi le . By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Brush Feature What com es t o m ind w hen y ou t hin k of a br u sh ? I f y ou h ave u sed a b r ush in a bit m ap app licat ion such as Macr om edia Fir ew or k s or Adob e Phot oshop , y ou m ay t h ink of a br ush as a t ool f or pain t ing pix els. I n Fr eeHan d, y ou cr eat e a br ush f r om sym b ols. An yt h ing you can dr aw •in Fr eeHan d Table of Content s o a br ush t hat y ou can app ly t o a pat h. For ex am ple, supp ose y ou can be m ad e int Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ngconsist fr om t he w ant t o cr eat e a cir cu lar bora ini der inSour g ofcet riang les. Su re, y ou can d raw a t r iang le, clone it , and r ot at e it t o f or m t he cir cle. I n fact , y ou did ju st t hat w hen you d rew t h e pet als and leaves f or By Patti Schulze t he flow er . Bu t w h at if y ou w an t t o use t h at sam e ef fect t o cr eat e a bor der in t he sh ape of a squar orer:a Peachp cur ved pat h ? I f y ou cr eat e a b ru sh u sing a t r ian gle, t hen all y ou h ave t o d o is app ly Pubelish it Press t he br ush t o a pat h, just as y ou chan ge t h e st rok e f or a pat h. What cou ld b e easier? Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I SBN: 1- 179 Poin 16 -1 t s and Pat h s, " you d rew a bicycle and u sed a d ash ed line t o r ep resen t I n Lesson 5 , 0-" 32 Using Pages: 35 0. The dashed line follow s t he cur v e of t he pat h. Once y ou dr ew t he p at h, chan ging t he bike ch ain it t o a dashed line was just a m at t er of select ing t he t yp e of dashed lin e you w ant ed t o use. What if you w ant ed t o mak e a m ore realist ic look for t h e bik e chain? I f y ou look at a bik e chain, y ou' ll see t hat it consist s of lin ks in t h e sh ape of f igur e eight s. You could dr aw on e lin k and t h en place copies of t he link t o f orm t he chain. Howev er, if y ou conv er t ed t he link t o a sy m bol an d u sed t he sym b olfaced t o cr eat b ru shn, p allrob y ou t hen n'teed t oecause do is dyraw t he tp katnow h and apply t het hchain When wit he aa desig lemw, ould it shouldn be b ou don' how t o use e br ush t o t he pat h. I f y ou alt er t h e pat h , t he ch ain br u sh w ill bend t o follow t h e pat h design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on aut crom om at ically. On eyou rd bikMeXdr aw ing, you w ould st r em ovf or e th dashed e on t he h anion d Ma e dia Fre H an : Tra ini ng fr om t hejuSource a et hor oug h lin g rou ndu p pat ed ucat tt hat hen yr ou ep lace it w it h t he chain br ush. can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! FreeHand conv en ient ly in clu des a chain br ush t hat y ou w ill u se in t h is t ask . Lat er, you w ill creat e y our ow n br ush.
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill ex amin e som e of t h e br ushes t h at com e w it h Fr eeHan d. Th en y ou will creat e y our ow n b ru sh .
1 . Ad d a n ew pa ge t o y our docum e nt . O n t h is n ew pa ge, dra w a l in e usin g t h e Pe n or P en ci l t ool. O n t h e Obj ect pa nel , se le ct t he St rok e pr ope rt y . The Obj ect panel display s t h e st rok e at t r ibu t es.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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2 . From t h e St rok e Ty pe pop- u p m e nu, ch oose Br ush. Cli ck t he O pt ion s but t on ( W in dow s) or Opt i ons pop - up m en u ( M a c OS) an d choose I m por t . Se le ct t h e Gra phi c Brushe s f il e an d cl ick I m por t . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design The sofop t wen ar e. d ialog I f y ou' box r e sh lear ould nin gopen Macrpom ointed ing ia tFr o eeHand t he Br ushes MX for f old t her e fir w itsth in t imt he e, ySet ou t can ingsr folder ely on. Ma crom I f it edoesn' dia Fre t , eyH ouanneed d M Xt o: Tra navini igat ng e tfr o om t hatt he folder Source . I f y ou f ord ao tnot hor hav ougeh tghrou e Gr ndaphic u p ed Brucat u sh es ionf ile t hat yon ou you canr tcom ack le put atery,our y ouow can n pace. use t hThis e Grpaphic opular Br ser u shies es.ffh r om 11 file Macr inomedia t he Media Press folder leads w it y ou h in stt hepe by - st ep Lesson t hr ough 08 fold a pr er ogr . am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y ou see a folder nam ed Bru sh Tips in t he Libr ar y pan el, t h e Gr aph ic Br ushes f ile is already im por t ed in you r docum ent . You can st ill follow t hese st eps, y ou w ill ju st add a cop y of t he chain sy m bol t o y our docum ent .
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FreeHand st ores sy m bols and br ushes in t h e Macr om edia/ FreeHand MX/ 1 1/ En glish / Set t ings folder locat ed in t h e user - specif ic Ap plicat ion Dat a ( Window s) or Applicat ion Suppor t ( Mac OS) f older .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e NO TE lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed imYou m edshould iat ely h wave it h tahedef prault ogr am! br ush in st alled . I f n ot , a dialog b ox opens b ef or e you hav e a ch ance t o ch oose I m por t f r om t he p op- up m enu. Click I m por t in t h e dialog box an d con t in ue w it h t he inst ru ct ions for st ep 2. 3 . I n t he I m por t Br ushes dia l og b ox , se le ct Cha in fr om t he l ist of i nclu de d sy m b ols a nd t he n cl ick I m por t . The select ed sy m bol is placed in t he libr ar y and add ed t o you r br ushes list . The ch ain b ru sh consist s of t w o sym b ols: Link 1 an d Link 2. You'll see w hen y ou cr eat e you r ow n br ush t hat y ou can use sever al sym b ols in a br ush t o ad d in t er est in g ef fect s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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WhenYou faced wit h now a desig n pat robleast lem , f it 't be y ou k now t hpor e t ed should h ave ourshouldn sy mb ols in by ecause our lib rar y : don' t h e tsym bolshow y out ojuuse st im design softthwearleaf e. I an f y dou' nin g om ed iat asks. Fr eeHand MXadd for m t hor e efirsy stmt im e, tyoou can and p reteallear fr om t hMacr e pr evious As y ou bols t he librr ely ar y ,ony ou Ma crom H gan an dize M Xt hem : Trabini fr omg tlik hee Source f or her a t hor g rou ndu py ou ed ucat m aye dia w antFre t oeor y ng gr oupin it ems t oget . I noug t h eh nex t st ep, w ill ion t hat ycreat ou can le at pace. p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epe at ack gr oup f ory our t he ow t won br ush This sym bols. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , TI dPman age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used or ganize an in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e oubook w antatt oyou select ip le using n oncont sy mfiles bolson in tthe h e com I m por t Bru dialog lessons inI ft hy e r owm n ult pace, t heiguous p ract ice pan ion sh CDes - ROM t o get box , Ct rlclick ( Win dow s) or Com m an dclick ( Mac OS) t he im ages. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 4 . From t h e Li bra ry p an el Op t ions m e nu , choose N ew Gr oup. A f older icon is ad ded t o t h e lib rar y list w it h a generic n ame su ch as Grou p- 01 . I n t he nex t st ep, y ou will r enam e t h e folder .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e TE design sofNO t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion You tcan also henNew Gr This ou p icon at t he t he omedia Libr ar y pan el tleads o addy a t hat y ou can ack le at click y our tow pace. p opular serbot ies tfom r omofMacr Press ou st eplibr ar y gr oup. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 5 .crom D oubl e - cli W idndow orinicli ckfr(om M act he O S)Source t h e deyfa ulllt learn gr oup na m an d t hpen pe ' s Ma e dia Freck e H( an M X : s) Tra ng ou' h ow t o euse t he rogt y ram ch a in a s t he n ew n am e . P re ss Ent e r ( W i ndow s) or Re t ur n ( M a c OS) t o a ppl y t he r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , na man e dt oman t h eage grou p. plex D r agillut he Lin k 1 an anddev Link syeman bols t o at t hion e Brushe oup. or ganize com st r at ions, en cr2eat anim t h at w ills tgr h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e The sy m bols ar e add ed t o t his gr ou p. You can op en an d close t he g r oup on t he pan el t o see lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get or h id e t he con t en t s. Click t he p lu s sig n ( Window ) or t he righ t t r iang le ( Mac OS) t o open st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! t he folder ; click t he m inus sign ( Win dow s) or d ow nw ar d t r iang le ( Mac OS) t o close t he gr oup .
On ce y ou add or im por t a br ush , you can easily app ly it t o any p at h.
6 . U si ng t he P en or P en ci l t ool, d ra w a cur ve d pa t h.
I f you d rag qu ick ly w it h t he Pencil t ool, y ou should be ab le t o cr eat e a sm oot h cu rv e. Don 't w or ry if it is not per fect .
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O bj e ct p ane l , choose t he St r ok e prop er t y; f rom t he St r ok e Typ e pop- up m en u, choose Bru sh; a nd f rom t he Brush pop- up m e nu , choose Cha i n.
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The Br u sh m enu list s t h e chain br ush you j ust im por t ed p lus any default br ushes. When y ou select t h e chain br ush, it is applied t o t h e select ed pat h .
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in8a. Flash anim ion.t The oject t ut orss ialEnt app allow ss)you ough the I n t he P eat rcen t e xtbook box',s tpr y pe 8 0 -;based t he n pre e roach r ( W i ndow or tRoetwuork rn t(hr Ma c OS) lessons t h ly e book n pace, t o in app t h at at peyou rcerntow a ge a m ouusing nt . t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed imch main ed iat it h t he pr ogr The brely u shwsize chang es am! b ased on t he p er cen t age y ou ent er. Ex perim ent by chan ging t he point s on t h e pat h t o see h ow t he b r ush ad apt s t o t he cu rv es in t he pat h. Tr y dr aw ing ot her shap es and apply t h e br ush t o t hem as w ell. Remem ber t h e bicycle y ou d r ew in Lesson 5 ? You u sed a d ash ed line f or t he ch ain. I nst ead of t he dashed line, y ou could use t he ch ain b ru sh f or a m or e r ealist ic look .
Creating a Brush You' v e seen how easy it is t o app ly an ex ist in g b ru sh , bu t t o r eally t ak e adv ant age of t his feat u re, y ou can cr eat e you r ow n br ushes. For inst ance, t he chain br ush consist s of t w o simp le obj ect s t hat you could easily dr aw . Lin k 1 is a f igur e- eig ht ob ject , and Lin k 2 is a squ are, an d •w hen t hey altTable ofeContent ern at and ovs er lap, you get t he chain app ear ance. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
IBynPatti t hisSchulze t ask , y ou w ill d raw som e sim ple obj ect s and t hen use t hem t o cr eat e y our ow n br u sh . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press e: May 200 3e a nd a re ct an gle . Fil l ea ch w i t h a di ffe re nt color. 1 .PubD Dat ra w a t r19, ia ngl I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
These t w0o ob ject s w ill alt er nat e t o cr eat e you r br ush. Pages: 35
2 . Se le ct wit t h eh taridesig an glen pand pr e,ss t o conv i t t o a ysym bol t; kt he n do sa mt e When faced rob lem it F8 shouldn 't beerbtecause ou don' now howt ht oe use h efor t h e re ct an gle . Giv e e ach sym bol a m e an ing ful n am e . design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n TI P Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools cr eat e adrlog and t h ent ocrteat a rar corp at e ident it y ert p ack inbon Yout ocan also ag oan ob ject he eLib y or p anel t o conv it age t o a all sy m ol. e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in3a. Flash anim ' seprpa oject t ut oraial apparoach allow you t ool) w ork ough t h e Se le ct t h eattion. ri anThe gle book on t h ge -( based i t i s now n inst nce of t hes sy mb an dt hr choose lessons in ift hye>book at you r ow using he pEd ract filesdia on l og t he bcom iont riCD get Mod Brush > Cr ea tne pace, Br ush. I n tthe it ice Brush ox, pan t ype a n-gROM l e a st ot he st ar t ed im m ed iat eely br ush n am . w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t he Ed it Br ush dialog box , y ou specify h ow y ou w an t t h e pat h alt ered w hen you app ly t he br ush. You can eit h er paint or spr ay t he b ru sh. Paint in g st r et ch es t he b ru sh t ip along t he pat h. Spr ayin g p laces t h e gr aphic alon g t he pat h .
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4 . Se le ct P a int an d t he n cli ck OK. You w ill next app ly t he b ru sh t o a line t o see t he eff ect of t he Paint opt ion . Then you w ill edit t he br ush t o add t he r ect angle an d chan ge t h e br ush t o u se t he Spr ay op t ion. Table of Content s
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Li ne t ool a nd dra w a l in e. O n t he Obj ect pa ne l, se le ct t he St rok e pr ope rt y ; from t he St r ok e Ty pe pop- up m en u, choose Brush; a nd fr om t he Br ush - up m en u, choose t ri an gl e. Pubpop lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
PO W ER TI P You can chan ge y our pr efer en ces t o app ly t h e last st rok e or f ill t o t he nex t ob ject y ou dr aw . Choose Edit > Pr ef er ences ( Window s an d M ac OS 9 ) or Fr eeHan d M X > Pr ef erences ( Mac OS X) and click t he Ob ject t ab ( Window s) or t he Object cat egor y ( Mac OS) . Select t he op t ion Ch anging Object Changes Defau lt s an d t hen click OK. Now each t im e you dr aw a new ob ject , it t ak es on t he at t r ibut es of t h e last obj ect dr awn . This pr efer en ce set t ing is h elpf ul w hen you w ant t o u se t he b ru sh st r oke on ev er y ob ject y ou dr aw . Rem ov e t he op t ion w hen y ou w an t each ob ject y ou dr aw t o use t he d ef ault at t r ibut es, not t he last on e used.
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Tr y dr aw ing some diff er ent sh apes. For ex am ple, dr aw a cir cle or an ellipse an d ap ply t h e br ush When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e st r oke. Use t he Line t ool an d dr aw lines of diff erent lengt h w it h t hat br ush applied. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Editing a Brush On ce y ou creat e y our br ush, y ou hav e sev eral opt ions for chan ging it s look . Rem em ber t hat y ou creat ed a sy mb ol of t he t r ian gle. I f you w ant t o chan ge t h e shape, color, or st r oke of t he t r iangle, y ou can dou ble- click t he sy m bol on t h e Libr ar y pan el, m ak e t h e ch ange in t h e sym bol•edit ing w indow Table ofdContent s , an t hen close t hat w indow . W hen y ou chang e t he sy m bol, FreeHand upd at es Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr fr om t the Sour ce t hat br ush. t he br ush and all obj ect s ona ini t hng e page hat use By Patti Schulze
You can also edit t he b ru sh set t ings, chan ging t h e sp acin g, size, or r ot at ion of t he sy mb ols t hat m ake up t he b ru sh . For inst ance, y ou w ill n ow add anot her sym bol t o y our br ush an d ch ange it Pub lish er: Peachp it Press t o use t he Sp ray opt ion. Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . Se le ct35on Pages: 0 e of t he pa t hs w i t h t he t r ia ngl e bru sh a ppl ie d. On t he Obj e ct pa ne l, se le ct t he S t rok e p rope rt y ; t he n cl ick t h e Opt i ons b ut t on ( W ind ow s) or O pt ion s pop- up m en u ( M a c OS) an d choose Edi t .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . From t h e Pl us p op - up m e nu, choose t he re ct a ng le sy m b ol. The sy m bol is ad ded t o t h e I n clu de Sy m bols list for t he b ru sh . The or d er of t he sym b ols will aff ect t he look of t he br u sh . You can use t h e up and d own ar r ow s t o chan ge t h e sym bol or der . Tr y m oving each sy m bol t o t he t op. As y ou m ove each sy m bol, look at t he p r ev iew pan e t o see how you r br ush w ill appear . Then choose t he look y ou like.
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3 . Se le ct t h e t ri an gle sy m bol an d choose Sp ra y. Se le ct t he r ect a ngl e sym bol a nd Pah in . Whenchoose faced wit a tdesig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Each sym bol in t h er elist can diffom er ent opt g iving ou tmor e st f lex ibilit f or can t he rlook of design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' lear ninugseMacr ed ia Frions, eeHand MX yfor h e fir t im e, y ou ely on y our b ru sh . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, . ical Se legr ctaph t h ic e tdesign ri an glep roj syect m bol an d cha ng e t he M ini um Ss,paci sl idand er t opr1act 2 0ices. pe rce pr4act s t hat reflect r ealw orld prm oblem solung t ions, I n nt . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Minimu iont hset he ed ist ceorbet of tall hatinsyon mebol on t hent e , r obustThe t ools t o cr m eatSpacing e a log oopt and en scrt eat a an corp at ew een identinst it y ances p ack age docum pat h as a per cent age of t he sy m bol size. By def ault , t h e sp acin g op t ion uses a fix ed set t ing , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used bu t y ou can also choose eit her Ran dom or Var iable f r om t he Sp acin g p opu p m enu. When in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e y ouinch Random Var le, you set ot h min and axim sp acin g lessons t hoose e book at you or r ow n iab pace, usingt hen t he can p ract iceb files on im t heu m com panmion CDum - ROM t o get per cent ages. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
5 . W he n y ou ha ve t he look you w a nt f or you r b rush, cl ick O K. I f t he w a rn ing box a le rt i ng you t ha t t he br ush is i n u se app ea rs, cl ick Cha nge . When y ou click Chan ge, t he b r ush at t rib ut es ar e changed, and any ob ject t h at u ses t h at br ush is up dat ed. I f y ou click Cr eat e, Fr eeHan d cr eat es a new b r ush f or y ou wit h a nam e such as Copy of Tr iang le. •
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own By now , you ar e pr obab ly ex per iment in g by cr eat ing all sor t s of b ru sh es. Af t er all, t his is f un! Hopefu lly , y our cr eat ive min d is consider ing how y ou can u se t he br u sh f eat u re in y our d r awin gs. The p ow er of br ushes is app arent w hen you need t o use an obj ect or eff ect r ep eat edly . I f y ou •ju st need t w oTable of Content copies of an sobject , cloning t he object is easier and quick er . I f y ou wan t t o use an Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: iniyin ng g fr om t he Sour ce obj ect m ult iple t im es w it hTrvaar leng t hs, t hen creat ing a br ush may be t he way t o g o. And because a b ru sh is cr eat ed f rom a sy mb ol ( or sy mb ols) , you ar e not dr ast ically in cr easin g y our By Patti Schulze file size. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
Here is som et hing y ou can t r y . Con ver t som e t ext t o a sy mb ol and t h en cr eat e a br ush fr om t he Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 sym b ol. For t he br u sh opt ion , use Paint , and chang e t he scalin g t o Flare. Chang e t he m inim um 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 scalingI SBN: t o 30 per cent and t h e m axim um scaling t o 2 00 per cent . Ex perim ent w it h t h ese set t ings Pages: 0 t o cr eat e an35appr op riat e look f or y our t ex t . Af t er you cr eat e t he b ru sh , dr aw a cur ved pat h and app ly t he b ru sh . Pr et t y cool!
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Creating More Symbols I f you w ant t o place mu lt iple inst ances of imag es on y our page w it h v ar ying sizes, r ot at ion , and spacing, you can use t he Gra phi c H ose t ool. This m ay not be a feat u re t hat y ou w ill use of t en , bu t f or cer t ain dr aw ing t asks, it can sav e y ou som e t im e. Besides, it is f un t o use. •
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Ma om ehow dia ® tFr e eGrap Ha nd® M X:Hose Tr a init ng om To crsee he hic oolfrw ortkhe s, Sour youce 'll d raw a piece of candy , using w hat y ou lear ned earlier in t his lesson t o add som e shad ing. You w ill cr eat e sev er al sy m bols of t he can dy , each By Patti Schulze w it h a dif fer en t color . Then you 'll u se t hose sym bols t o cr eat e a gr aph ic hose. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
1 . Ad d a 0-n32 ew pa16 ge I SBN: 1- 179 -1 t o y our docum e nt . O n t h is n ew pa ge, dra w a ci rcle a bout 6 0 poi nt s i n d ia m et e r. Fi ll t h e ci rcle w i t h a bl ue color. Ma k e a copy of t he ci rcle a nd Pages: 35 0 m ove i t of f t o t h e side . The cir cle is you r candy . You w ill use t he cop y of t he cir cle lat er t o creat e a shadow for t h e candy . 2 . Se le ct t h e ori gin al cir cl e a nd use t he Tr an sf orm p an el t o m a k e one copy ; sca le t he When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e copy 8 0 pe rce nt . Fil l t he sm al le r copy w it h a 9 0 p er ce nt t in t of t he or ig ina l color. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P A q uick w ay t o add a color t o t he Tint s panel is t o u se t he Ey edr opper t ool. Select t he Ey ed rop per t ool and dr ag fr om t h e cen t er of t he cir cle t o t h e color chip on t he Tint p anel. You shou ld see a sm all squar e as you dr ag, ind icat in g t h at y ou gr abbed t he color .
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Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr3act ichdesign ectroup s t hatt reflect eal-re wm orld solu . ical Se legr ctaph b ot ci rcle p s,roj ung he m , ar nd ov pr e oblem t h e st s, r ok es.t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obustYou t ools eat logdo fr and h en cir cr eat orher at eso ident p ackt o age all ine on docum w illt ocrcr eat e ea ablen om t one cleet oa tcorp h e ot y ouit yw ant r emov t h ee st r okesent to , or ganize d man plex get an a sm oot hage t rancom sit ion . illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . Se le ct t h e t op poin t s of ea ch ci rcle a nd choose X t ra s > Cr ea t e > Bl en d. Cha nge t h e nu m b er of st ep s for t he ble nd t o 5 . The b len d shou ld ad d som e shad in g t o y our cir cle, g iv ing it som e dim ension. You m ay w ant t o zoom in on y our cir cles t o see if y ou hav e a sm oot h t r ansit ion f or y our b len d. I f y ou don 't , sligh t ly increase t he num ber of st eps t o m ake t he t r ansit ion sm oot h er .
Next y ou w ill ad d a high lig ht t o t h e can dy .
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5 . U se t h e Pe n t ool t o d ra w a curv e d p at h a t t h e t op ri ght of your cir cle s. Adj ust t he pat h so t hat y ou hav e a sm oot h cur v ed line. Don 't w orr y ab out t he st r oke size or color of you r pat h . I n t he n ex t st ep, you w ill chang e t he st r ok e t o a shape t hat y ou can f ill w it h color .
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6 . Choose Modi fy > A lt e r Pa t h > Exp an d S t rok e . Ex pan ding t he st r ok e creat es a sing le closed pat h t hat follow s t h e out er edge of t he st r oke of t he object . When faced a desig shouldn ecause y ousedon' nowcen how use . t Cl h eick 7 . For t hewit sthrok e w idn tph,rob t ylem pe 3, ,ita nd for t 't hebeCab p op t ion, l ectt kt he t ert oi con design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on OK. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yThe ou can le atdet y our n pace. ser ies f r om leads ou st epCapt ack opt ion er mow ines t he shThis ape pofopular t h e new pat h at itMacr s endomedia point s.Press Th e cen t er yicon by - st ep t hr ough im por t ant r ound s t he a enpr d ogr p oinam' t s sofmt host e new pat h . new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Cha nge t h e fi ll color of y ou r ne w shap e t o w hi t e . Next y ou w ill u se t he copy of t h e cir cle y ou m ov ed aside t o creat e a shadow for y our can dy .
TI P I f y ou for got t o m ak e a copy of t he cir cle befor e y ou cr eat ed t h e blen d, h old dow n Alt or Opt ion an d click t h e out sid e edge of t he blend t o select t he lar ger cir cle. Use t he Alt - d rag or Op t ion - dr ag m et hod t o m ak e a cop y of t his cir cle. Rem em b er t hat y ou can also sw it ch t o Keylin e v iew t o see t h e out side cir cle. 9 . U se t h e Al t - dr ag or Opt ion- dra g m e t hod t o m a k e a copy of t h e ci rcle you m ove d t o t he si de of t he p ag e in st ep 1 . D ra g u p a nd t o t he ri gh t . You w ant a sm all cr escent shape sh owin g on t h e or ig inal circle w hen t he t wo circles ov er lap. You w an t t h e sh adow ob ject t o be op posit e t he h ighligh t on t he can dy . Since y ou placed t h e high lig ht at t h e t op r ig ht , y ou w ant t he shad ow at t he low er lef t . By d rag ging t he cop y of t he cir cle in t he dir ect ion of t he h ig hlight , you shou ld p lace t h e crescen t in t he
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 0 . Se le ct b ot h ci rcle s a nd ch oose M odif y > Com b ine > P un ch . Fill t he cre sce nt sha pe wPages: it h 835 0 0 pe rce nt bla ck . Tuck t h e sh ad ow und er t h e ca nd y. Mov e t he sh adow so you don 't see t h e point ed ends of t he cr escen t shap e. You m ay n eed t o sen d t he shadow back behin d t h e candy . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s f inal ouch t h eocan el. or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , r obustThe t ools t o tcr eat ef or a log anddyt hisent ocradd eat ea alab corp or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e 1 1 . Ty in pet ha el et t e r at foryou y our l. A sm a ll m d ice b e files ap prop e f or t his . Cha lessons book r owlanbe pace, using t hew poul ract on tria he tcom pan ion ca CDndy - ROM t o nge get t he col or t o w hi t e an d cha ng e t he siz e so t h at t he l et t er f it s w i t hin y our cand y. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Choose Tex t > Conv e rt t o P at h s. I n t he nex t st ep, you w ill conv er t you r candy t o a sy m bol. I f y ou h adn' t conv er t ed t h e t ext t o a pat h, an err or m essag e indicat ing t hat t he font could not be fou nd m ight appear if y ou exp ort t his sy m bol f or use on anot her com p ut er.
1 2 . Se le ct a ll t h e obj ect s i n y our can dy a nd ch oose M odi fy > Group . The n ch oose Mod if y > Sy m b ol > Copy t o Sy m bol . On t he Libr ar y pa ne l, r e nam e t h e sy m bol bl ue can dy . By using t h e Copy t o Sy m bol com man d in st ead of pr essing F8 ( Conv ert t o Sym bol) , you k eep t he or igin al candy ob ject int act . You w ill u se t hat ob ject t o creat e sever al m or e sym b ols, each wit h a diff er ent color .
1 3 . Sa v e you r f il e. This m igh t b e a g ood t im e t o t ak e a chocolat e br eak .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own Rem em b er t hat you blended t w o color ed cir cles t o cr eat e t he main par t of t he cand y and t hen y ou g r ouped all of t he ob ject s. To cr eat e a new color of cand y, you need t o chang e t he color of t he orig in al t w o cir cles y ou cr eat ed b ef or e y ou ap plied t h e blend. Fr eeHan d w ill t h en cr eat e new •colors for each Table of Content st ep in t he sblend. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
To ch ange t h e color of t he cand y, fir st select t h e larg est of t he cir cles. I f you cr eat ed an eigh t By Patti Schulze st ep b lend , y ou will h ave eigh t cir cles. Use t he Sub select t ool, or ( f or an easier app roach ) hold dow n Alt ( W in dow s) or Opt ion ( Mac OS) and click t he out side ed ge of t he cir cle; ch ange t he color Pub lish er: Peachp it Press of t hat circle. Select t h e Fill pr opert y on t he Ob ject pan el, and you 'll see a color chip w it h t he Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 color you j ust ap plied t o t he cir cle. Dr ag t hat color chip t o t h e Tint s p anel. Now dr ag eit h er t he 32 1- 179 16 -1f r om t he Tin t s pan el t o t h e m id dle of y our cand y. You shou ld see a n ew 80 or 9I SBN: 0 p er0-cent color 0 candy Pages: color .35Mak e as m any diff er ent candy color s as y ou lik e. Conv er t each color t o a n ew sym b ol. I n t h e next t ask , y ou w ill u se t hose can dy sy mb ols t o cr eat e a g rap hic hose.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Hosing it Down The Gra phi c H ose is a t ool y ou can u se t o spr ay ob ject s on you r page. Wit h a gar den hose, you spr ay w at er on you r flow er s. Wit h t he Gr aph ic Hose t ool, you can cr eat e f lower s t o sp ray on y our pag e. The Gr aph ic Hose t ool allow s you t o place m ult iple copies of a g rap hic elem ent on a pag e, •r andom ly chan Table of Content s r ot at ion, or sp acin g b et ween each obj ect . Wh er eas br u sh obj ect s ging t he size, Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he tSour ar e at t ached t o p at hs, t he Gr aphic Hose ool ce places ind ividu al elem ent s on t h e page. Unlik e w it h a Patti b r ush, y ou do n ot n eed t o u se sy m bols w hen y ou cr eat e a g rap hic hose—sym bols j ust mak e By Schulze y our t ask easier if y ou w ant t o m ak e ch anges. I n addit ion, w hen y ou add sym bols t o a gr aphic hose spr ay t hit ePress pag e, y ou ar e placing inst ances in st ead of copies of t he g rap hics, keeping t he Puban lishder: Peachp file size sm aller . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . D ra g one i nst ance of e ach cand y sym bol t o t he pa ge . Since all of y our ob ject s ar e now sy m bols, y ou f irst need t o dr ag a copy of each one t o t he pag e. To ad d an ob ject t o a g rap hic hose, y ou cop y it and t h en p ast e it in t he h ose. To add When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e m ult iple ob ject s t o t h e hose, as y ou w ill do h er e, y ou will select t he inst an ces one by one design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on and past e t hem in t he hose. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ep2 . Se le ct t h e fi rst ca ndy sy m b ol an d choose Edi t > Copy . D oubl e - cli ck t he Gra phi c by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, H ose t ool an d choose H ose . From t he H ose pop- up m e nu , choose N ew an d f or t he pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n hose na m e, t yp e can dy . Cli ck Sa v e. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Cli ck Pa st e I n. The f ir st copy of y our cand y is added t o t he hose as Obj ect 1.
TI P You can ad d u p t o 10 ob ject s in each gr aph ic h ose. Sw it ch t o t he Point er t ool w hen
add ing m ult ip le ob ject s t o t h e hose so y ou can select t h e ot her it em s t o add t o t he hose inst ead of spr ay in g w it h t he hose. 4 . Copy t he n ex t ca ndy obj e ct a nd re pe at st ep 3 . Con t inu e unt i l you ha v e a dde d a l l of y our col ors of ca ndy t o t he h ose . To se e a pr ev i ew of a n obj e ct i n your h ose , choose t ha t obj e ct fr om t he Cont e nt s p op- u p m e nu. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Now y ou ar e ready t o see t he op t ions f or t he h ose. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used 5 . Cli ck Opt i ons. From t h e Ord er pop - up m en u, choose Ra ndom . From t he Sp acin g in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e pop - up m en u, a lso choose Ra nd om an d d ra g t he spa ci ng sl id er t o 7 4 . Fr om t he lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get Sca li ng pop- up m e nu , ch oose R an dom a ga in a nd dra g t he scal ing sli de r t o 1 0 4 . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! From t h e Rot a t e pop- up m enu , choose Ra ndom a nd t y pe 1 2 a s t he r ot at e ang le .
You can leav e t he Hose opt ion w ind ow open as y ou t r y ou t y our hose.
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6 . D ra g t he hose poi nt e r ar ound t he pa ge. As y ou dr ag, y our can dy im ages ar e spr ayed on t he p age. Ex per im ent w it h t he hose set t in gs t o see w h at eff ect each opt ion h as on t he spr ay ed im ages.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own Becau se you cr eat ed you r hose f rom sy m bols, y ou can chang e a sy m bol an d u pdat e all inst ances of t hat sym b ol on t he p age. For ex am ple, edit on e of y our cand y sy m bols an d ad d a gau ssian blur ef fect t o t he highligh t ob ject . •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Exporting Your Symbols The b r ushes and sym bols y ou creat e in a docum en t ap pear only in t hat docum ent . I f y ou wan t t o use y our b r ushes or sym b ols in an ot her docum ent , y ou need t o exp ort t hem an d t hen im por t t hem in t o t h e ot her docum ent . •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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br u sh es cont ain fon t s or lin ked im ages, you n eed t o send t hose I SBN: 1- 179 16 elem en0-t s32along w-1it h t he ex por t ed Fr eeHand f ile if y ou sh ar e you r sym bols w it h Pages: som eon35e0 else or t r ansfer t h em t o an ot her com put er . Those elem ent s ar e link ed and ar e not in clud ed w hen you ex por t .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e 1 . Se le ct on e of your ca ndy sy m b ols f rom t h e Li bra ry p an el . design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on I t d oesn' t mat t er w h ich one you select ; t h e Ex por t opt ion w ill disp lay all of t he sy m bols in Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion y our d ocu ment . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr2act gr aph s t hat reflect r ealw orld prEx oblem . ical From t h eicLidesign bra ry p p roj an ect el Op t ions m e nu , choose por t .s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obustThe t ools eatmebols a logdialog o and box t h end isplay cr eat es aallcorp e ident p ack in on docum ent , Expt o orcr t Sy of tor h eatsym bolsit ycur r entage ly stall or ed in ey our or ganize an dent man docum . age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Se le ct t h e ca nd y sy m bol s fr om t he l ist a nd t he n cli ck Exp or t . I n t he Ex por t Sy m bols ( W i ndow s) or Sa v e ( Ma c OS ) di a log box , t y pe m ysy m b o ls. fh 1 1 a nd t he n cli ck Sa ve .
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Ct r l- click ( W ind ow s) or Com m and - click t o select m ult ip le sy m b ols in t he list . Table of Content s
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
You w ill use y our candy sy m bols in anot h er docum en t in a lat er lesson and im por t t hem int o t hat docum enter:as y ouitdPress id ear lier in t h is lesson. Pub lish Peachp Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
NO TE I f y ou m ake a change t o an im p ort ed br ush or sym b ol, t hat chan ge is applied only in t he cu rr ent docum ent . I f you w ant t o m ak e a ch ange t o im por t ed sym bols in sever al need mlem ake, titheshouldn m odificat ions in eachy ou docum Whendocum facedent wits,h yaou desig n pt o rob 't be b ecause don'ent t k .now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Ed it ed t h e sy m bol ( pages 24 7–2 48)
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Used t he Rough en t ool t o dist or t t he edges of an obj ect ( pag es 2 49– 251 ) Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
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A u sef ul f eat ur e in all Macrom edia MX app licat ions is t he ab ilit y t o r ed ef ine t h e key boar d shor t cut s. You can chan ge an exist ing shor t cut , or if a shor t cut is not assigned t o a comm an d, y ou can assig n on e. I f y ou use sev er al app licat ions in y our w or k flow , y ou may wan t t o assig n t h e sam e sh ort cu t k ey t o sim ilar com m and s in all of t he app licat ions. For ex am ple, gr oupin g an d un gr oupin g is onnt ask man gr aph ics an db ecause p age lay outdon' applicat ions. I f tyou ar et h e When faced witahcomm a desig p robin lem , it yshouldn 't be y ou t k now how o use accu st omed t o u sin g Ct r l+ U ( Win dow s) or Com man d+ U ( Mac OS) t o ung r oup object s, design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou canfor r ely on exam ple,eydia ou Fre m aye H w an antd tM oX chang FreeHand u se t hat sam . FrndeeHand Ma crom : Traeini ng fr om ttohe Source f oreashor t hort cut oug khey g rou u p edcont ucatains ion sev t com om otThis h er p apopular plicat ion canMacr useomedia an existPress ing set as ay ou st art g t hateryal oushor cant cu t ack le atmyand our set owsn frpace. sers. iesYou f r om leads stin eppoint and t h en m odif y it t o su it y our p r ef er ences. The st and ard Macr om ed ia set cont ains by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, shor cut s gr t haph at ar com m pon Macrom edia pr w oduct ass,Flash ew or s. ices. I n pr actt ical ic edesign rojacr ectoss s t hat reflect r ealorld sprsuch oblem solu tand ions,Firand prkact Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Ir n t his tt ools ask , tyoou illeassig short ht cut key Close h opitt yion t h at apall pears one tdocum he Ob ject obust cr w eat a lognoaand en cr eatteo at he corp or at Pat e ident p ack age in on ent , pan el w hen y ou select a pat h. Adding t h is sh ort cu t now w ill m ake st eps in t he follow ing askused or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en tbe easier . Youanim can at chan y our k eyb oard shor t cut st ut evor enialif app n o roach file is op en .s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e in a Flash ion.ge The book ' s pr oject - based allow lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 1 . Choose Edit > Ke yb oar d Short cut s. V e ri fy t hat Ma crom e dia St an da rd is se le ct ed i n t he K ey boa rd Sh ort cut s Set t i ng pop- up m enu . You' ll add y our shor t cut for t he Close Pat h opt ion t o t he Macr om edia st and ard shor t cut set . ( No, t h er e is n o assig ned key boar d sh ort cut f or t he Key boar d Shor t cu t s com man d, alt hou gh you could assign on e. )
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 2 . Cli ck t he pl us si gn ( W i ndow s) or t h e t ri an gle ( M a c OS) t o t h e le ft of Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Tools/ Com m a nds t o see t h e it e m s w it h in t hi s sect ion . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize illus st r at ions, A listanofd tman oolsage andcom complex m and appear s. an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 3 . I n t he Tool s/ Com m a nd s li st , cl ick t he pl us sig n ( W i ndow s) or t he t ria ng le ( M ac Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s OS) t o t he le f t of P at h s. r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize d mansee ageClose com plex at ions, eved. en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used You an should Pat h illu an st d rOpen Patan h dlist in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 4 . Se le ct Close P at h . P re ss Ta b, hold dow n Ct rl+ Al t + Shif t + C ( W i ndow s) or Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Com m a nd+ Opt i on+ Shi ft + C ( Ma c OS) , a nd cl ick A ssig n. r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize d boar mandage com plex r at ions, an d ion; ev enyou cr eat e an ion binat t h at w ill yt h The an k ey com binat ionillu is st j ust a suggest can useanim anyatcom ion ouenlikbe e. used If a in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough shor t cut key or k ey comb inat ion is alr eady assigned, t he com m and w it h t h e conflict w ill tbhee lessons at omize you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get listin edt hine tbook he Cust dialog b ox. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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TI P I f t he page size app ear s t oo sm all, you can quickly r esize t he p age by p ressing Ct r l+ 0 ( W ind ow s) or Com m and + 0 t o change t he v iew t o Fit Page.
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3 . D ra w a cir cle a bout 2 5 0 pi x el s in di a m e t e r. O n t h e Tra nsfor m pa ne l, cl ick t he Scal e bu t t on a nd t y pe 2 0 in t h e Scal e pe rce nt t e x t b ox. D e sel ect t he St rok es opt ion , t y pe 1 in t h e Cop ie s t e xt box , a nd cl ick S ca le . Table of Content s
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
A n ew cir cle 20 per cent t he size of t h e or iginal cir cle ap pears on t he pag e.
By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, . ical Se legr ctaph b ot ci rcle p s roj a nd M odifr y > wUorld ngr ou p. Th en choose t ra spr>act D ist ortI n> pr4act ichdesign ectch s toose hat reflect ealpr oblem s, solu t ions,Xand ices. Ad d Poin t s. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , The an Addd man Poinage t s com man d ad b eten w een each ist inat g ion point onwyillour cir cles or ganize com plex illuds st raatnew ions,poin an dt ev cr eat e an ex anim t h at t h en be used w it hout chang ing t he shap e of t he cir cles. Your cir cles n ow each hav e 8 poin t s. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
5 . W it h t he Poi nt e r t ool , dr a g a rou nd bot h ci rcle s t o se l ect a l l of t h e poi nt s on ea ch cir cl e. Ch oose M odif y > Sp li t . Pr e ss Ta b t o d esel e ct bot h circl es. You now h ave eigh t ar cs on each circle. I n t he nex t st ep, y ou w ill creat e n ew sh apes fr om t he arcs.
6 . Se le ct on e ar c on t he l ar ger ci rcle . Sh ift - cli ck t he corr espond in g a rc on t h e sm a ll er cir cl e. Ch oose M odif y > Joi n. The sh ort cut f or t he Join com man d is Ct r l+ J ( Wind ow s) or Com m and + J ( Mac OS) . You' ll be join in g all of t he ar cs on t he lar ger cir cle t o t heir cor respond ing arcs on t h e sm aller cir cle.
Using t h e join shor t cut will m ak e t h is t ask mu ch easier .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
7 . U se t h e k ey boa rd short cut y ou a ssi gne d t o t h e Cl ose Pa t h com m a nd at t he be gi nni ng of t his le sson. You could also click Close Pat h on t he Ob ject pan el, but t he shor t cut is f ast er . Your pat h creat es a sh ape t h at r esem bles a slice of pie. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Re pe at st ep s 6 an d 7 for a ll of t h e re m ai nin g a r cs. Rem em b er t o close t he last ar c shap e. Because closed pat h s sur rou nd it , y ou may not not ice t h at it is not com plet e. You can check t he Obj ect panel t o see w h et h er t he p at h is closed.
TI P An easy w ay t o v er ify t h at all of you r ar c shapes ar e closed pat hs is t o dr ag a m ar quee ar ound b ot h circles wit h t he Point er t ool. Th e Obj ect panel shou ld in dicat e t hat eigh t obj ect s are select ed. 9 . U si ng t he P oin t er t ool , dr ag a m a rque e a rou nd t he i nne r ci rcle . You w ant t o select on ly t he p oint s on t he in ner circle. The select ed point s on t h e inner circle should be h ollow .
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1 0 . On t he Tr an sf orm p an el , cli ck t he R ot at e b ut t on an d t yp e 5 0 in t h e Rot a t ion Ang le t e xt box . Cli ck Rot a t e. The in ner point s rot at e, dist ort in g t he pie shap es.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
1 1 . Se le ct a ll of t h e obj e ct s on t he pa ge a nd a dd a gr ad ie nt fil l. Gr oup al l of t he obj ect s. WhenYou faced canwit u se h at he desig defnault p rob g rad lemien , itt shouldn f ill fr om'tbbe lack b ecause t o w hit e y ou f ordon' y ourt kaper nowt ur how e. t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f an y of y our obj ect s fail t o d isplay t he f ill, you pr ob ably for got t o close t h at obj ect . Select t h at ob ject and use y our key boar d sh ort cut or click Closed on t he Object p anel.
Creating a Blend for Animation Your dr aw in g sh ould n ow look lik e t he ap er t ur e of t h e camer a. I f y ou w er e creat ing a st at ic im age, y our dr aw ing w ould be com plet e. How ev er, you w ant t o anim at e t he ap er t u re, an d y ou w ant t o u se t his im age as t he st ar t ing imag e in t he anim at ion. You w an t t h e aper t ur e t o op en , so •y ou n eed t o mak Tableeofan Content ot her sv er sion of t h is imag e w it h a lar ger opening . Then you w ill use t h e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X:eTrt h a ini ng erm fr omediat t he Sour Blen d com m and t o cr eat e int e stce eps of t h e anim at ion. You u sed t he Blend comm an d in Patti Lesson 8 , " Sy m bols, Br ushes, and Hoses, " t o creat e sub t le sh ading f or obj ect s. I n t his lesson, By Schulze y ou w ill u se t he Blend com m and t o m orp h a comp lex g r oup ( t he ap er t u re) in t o an ot her gr oup . Each eper:inPeachp t he bit len d w ill incr ease t he openin g of t h e aper t ur e. Pubst lish Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . Clone y 0our gr oupe d obj e ct a nd t he n cr e at e a n ew la ye r. On t he Lay er s pa ne l, Pages: 35 sel ect t he ne w l ay e r. Your cloned obj ect m oves t o t he n ew lay er . Nor mally , y ou w ou ld n ame you r layer , bu t in t his t ask , t h e layer is on ly t em p orar y . By p lacing y our clone on a lay er , y ou r et ain t he posit ion of t he ob ject , but isolat e it f rom t he or iginal object . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 2 . Cli ck t he che ck m a rk ne xt t o t h e For eg roun d l ay e r t o hi de t h at la y er . Cli ck t he Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion k e yl ine icon on t h e ne w la y er . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep ought oaselect pr ogr am' m ost im por new f eatof urtes y ou. Iwnor Yout hr need t h e spoint s on t h et ant inner cir cle h eas copy stkept h9rou ofgh t hesev preral, ev iou s t ask, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr ices. is In y ou u sed t he Poin t er t ool an d select ed t he inn er point s b y dr agg in g. Now you ract shape Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram 's filled an d gr ouped, so t hat m et h od won 't w or k. I f y ou dr ag wit h in a filled ob ject , inst ead of r obustselect t oolsing t o tcr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , he p oin t s on t he object , y ou mov e t h e obj ect . or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at pr oject - based t ut or sialonly apptroach w ect orks tso hr ough the Sw it ching t oion. KeyThe lin e book m ode' s on t he lay er display h e outallow lines sofyou t h et oobj y ou can lessons at you n hod, pace,asusing p ract t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get useint ht heedrbook ag select ionr ow m et you wt he ill do in ice t hefiles n ex ton st ep. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Ma k e sur e t he ne w ob j e ct is se le ct ed , hol d d ow n Al t ( W i ndow s) or Op t ion ( Ma c OS) a nd dra g ar ound t he poin t s on t he in ne r ci rcle . I n t he S ca l e se ct ion of t he Tra nsfor m pa ne l, t yp e 1 8 0 in t h e Scal e pe rce nt a ge t e xt box . D e se le ct Fil ls a nd St r ok es. Ty pe 0 in t h e Cop ie s t e xt box a nd t he n cl ick Sca le . You hold dow n Alt or Opt ion t o select point s w it h in a gr ouped it em . You could also use t h e Sub select t ool. The in ner point s m ove, m ak ing t he inn er cir cle larg er .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
NO TE You m ay need t o adj ust t h e scale fact or for y our cir cle. You don' t w ant any ov er lapping lines on you r new inner circle. To check you r obj ect , zoom in on t he When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e page. You can alw ay s choose Edit > Undo and t r y a n ew num ber f or t he scale design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on fact or . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat ou can t ack le atFor y our ow n pace. p opular iesefrs r om Macr omedia leads y ou st ep4 . yChoose Me rge egr ound La yThis er s fr om t heser Lay p ane l Op t ionsPress m e nu. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev Bot h obj ect s ar e p laced on t he For eg rou nd layer and t h e new lay er is delet ed. eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t oXcr eat log t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , 5 . Choose t ra s e> aCr eaot and e > Bl en d. or ganize an d man age at ions, anThat d ev en cr eat anim at ion t h fat ill t hp en be .used FreeHand creat escom a b plex len d illu w it st h r25 st eps. nu mb er eshan ould w ork f ine or wt his r oject in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st 6ar. t ed imck m ed iatrely it h t he pr ogr am! Che you b lewnd. Look at t h e geom et r ic shapes f or med by t h e blend. You sh ould st ill b e in Key lin e m ode. I f not , sw it ch back so y ou can see t he shap es wit h in t he blend. I f y our blend has a con sist ent geom et ric p at t ern , y our b lend is f ine. I f you see som e inconsist ency in t he out lines, y ou can gener ally fix t h e pr oblem by u ndoing t h e blend, select in g b ot h sh apes, and r ot at ing t he shapes 1 0 d eg rees. Then repeat t he Blend comm and .
7 . Clone y our bl e nd. A dd a ne w l ay er , na m e t he l a ye r Re v er se , a nd t he n m ov e t h e clone t o t he new la ye r . You' ll use t h at copy t o r ev er se t he anim at ion of t he ap er t u re so t hat t he ap er t u re ap pear s t o be closin g. 8 . Sa v e you r f il e. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Releasing to Layers FreeHand uses a f ram e- by - f ram e t echniq ue t o cr eat e anim at ions. You m ay be fam iliar w it h f lip book s, w her e each pag e of t he b ook cont ains a slig ht ly alt ered v er sion of t h e im age on t he pr eviou s page. As you f lip t hr ou gh t he p ages, t he im ages seem t o m ove. Fr eeHand can anim at e •fr om one pagTable Content e t o of t he nex t sor fr om one lay er t o t he nex t , cr eat in g m ot ion in a m ann er sim ilar t o Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce a f lip b ook. By Patti Schulze
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill cr eat e you r anim at ion fr om lay er s. At t his poin t , y our b lend is on one lay er. To cr eat e t he animat ion , y ou will u se t he Release t o Layer s comm and . Release t o Lay er s places Pub lish er: Peachp it Press each st ep in y our b len d on a new , sep arat e lay er . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . Se le ct t h e bl end on t he Fore gr ound la y er a nd choose X t ra s > Ani m at e > R el ea se t o La y er s. The Release t o Layer s dialog box op en s for you t o set you r opt ion s. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
TI P The q uick way t o select obj ect s on a lay er is t o h old Alt ( Window s) or Opt ion ( Mac OS) and click t he layer n am e on t h e Lay ers panel.
NO TE Release t o Lay er s w or k s only on blend s, gr oups, t ex t b lock s, t ex t at t ached t o a pat h , or b lends at t ached t o a p at h. 2 . From t h e Ani m a t e p op- u p m e nu, choose Se qu en ce a nd de sel ect Use Ex ist in g La y er s. Cl ick OK . You w ant t o ad d n ew layer s and not use t h e Rever se lay er y ou cr eat ed. You should now hav e 27 lay er s ( not coun t ing t he Guides, t he Back gr oun d lay er, and you r Rev er se layer ) , each w it h a d if fer ent st ep of t he b len d.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , NO or ganize an d TE man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e blend at cont ained st ep susing plus tt he h e porract iginal obj ect y ou used t h e t o get lessons inYour t h e book you r ow n25pace, ice 2files on st he com pant o ioncreat CD -eROM blend, r esult ing in 2 7 t ot al object s. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! FreeHand giv es you f our opt ion s for con t r olling t h e w ay obj ect s ar e r eleased t o lay er s: Se que nce r eleases obj ect s in sequence t o separ at e lay ers. Bui ld cr eat es a st ackin g eff ect as it cr eat es t he lay ers. For ex amp le, if y ou hav e a gr oup of obj ect s, t he f ir st ob ject is p laced on t he f ir st lay er. The secon d lay er cont ains a cop y of t he ob ject on t he f ir st layer , plu s t he n ex t object ; t he t h ir d layer cont ain s a copy of all of t h e pr ecedin g ob ject s, plus t h e nex t ob ject ; and so on . D rop cop ies ob ject s t o all lay ers, b ut dr ops on e obj ect in sequence f rom each layer . The ob ject d rop ped is t he obj ect w it h t he sam e num b er as t he lay er. For ex am ple, if a gr oup cont ain s t hr ee obj ect s, obj ect s 2 an d 3 ar e p laced on lay er 1, ob ject s 1 and 3 ar e placed on lay er 2, and ob ject s 1 and 2 ar e p laced on lay er 3. Tra il cop ies an d r eleases obj ect s t o t he num ber of lay er s y ou specif y. Aft er y ou select Tr ail, you ent er t h e num b er of lay ers on w h ich obj ect s will b e copied in t he Tr ail By t ext box . For ex amp le, if y ou ent er 2 in t h e Tr ail By t ext box , an d y ou hav e f our obj ect s, lay er 1 con t ains obj ect 1, lay er 2 con t ains ob ject s 1 and 2, lay er 3 con t ains obj ect s 1, 2, and 3, b ut layer 4 cont ains on ly obj ect s 2 , 3, an d 4, d rop ping obj ect 1. Since Tr ail = 2 , y ou can hav e only t h r ee ob ject s on a lay er at a t ime: t he cur r ent obj ect and t he pr ev ious t w o. You can also select Re v er se D i re ct ion t o m ak e an animat ion ap pear in r ev er se or der.
The n ex t st ep is t o t est y our anim at ion, wh ich y ou can do in Fr eeHan d.
3 . Choose W i ndow > Mov ie > S et t i ngs. I n t h e Exp or t O pt ion s sect ion , for t h e La ye rs set t i ng , se l ect A nim a t e , for t h e Mov ie P rop er t ie s set t i ng, se l ect A ut opl ay ; cli ck OK.
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You' v e mov ed each fr am e ont o a d iff er ent lay er , and y ou w an t t o anim at e t h e layer s. I f Anim at e is n ot select ed, y our m ov ie w ill not play . Lat er , w hen you ex por t y our m ov ie, you Table of Content s w ill exam ine t h e ot her m ov ie set t in gs.
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . Choose W i ndow > Mov ie > Te st . Not e t h at t h e shor t cu t s t o t est t he m ov ie ar e Ct r l+ Ent er ( W in dow s) or Com man d+ Ret u r n ( Macint osh) . These are t he sam e sh or t cu t s as f or t est in g a m ov ie in Flash . A Macr om edia Flash SWF docum en t w ind ow app ear s, show ing t he fir st obj ect in y our anim at ion. Movie cont rols ap pear at t he bot t om lef t of t he SWF d ocu m en t w indow ; y ou can also cont r ol t h e m ovie b y choosin g Window > Mov ie and select in g com m and s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion NO TE t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough ogrmam' s sed m ost por t ant new eattur as yfor ou play w or kback t h rou sev SWF is taheprfor at u byim Flash w hen ex fpor ingesf iles in gh a br oweral, ser . pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma e dia Freine Ht he an dmM : Tra inirng 5 .crom Cli ck Pl ay ovXie cont ols.fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize comlook plex as illutst r atgh ions, d ev eng.cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used The an apderman t u re age sh ould hou it isanopenin in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE You can p lay t h e m ovie aper t ur e_opening. sw f in t he Com plet ed folder w it h in t h e Lesson 09 folder t o see an exam p le of t h e aper t ur e opening. 6 . Cli ck t he Close box on t he Ma cr om e di a Fla sh SW F p la yb ack w i ndow a nd sav e y our fi le . You' v e com p let ed t he f irst par t of t h e anim at ion. Th e nex t t ask is t o r ev erse t h e or der of t he anim at ion so t he apert u re appear s t o close.
Reversing the Animation To r ev er se t he animat ion , y ou will u se t he copy of t h e blend y ou p laced on t he Rev er se lay er . You w ill repeat t he Release t o Layer s comm an d, b ut t his t im e select in g t he opt ion t o r ev erse t h e dir ect ion of t he anim at ion. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
1 . H old dow n Al t ( W in dow s) or Opt i on ( Ma c OS) an d cl ick t h e Re ve rse l ay e r. PubThe lish er: Peachp it Press b len d on the
layer is select ed. You can ch eck t h e Obj ect pan el t o v erif y t hat only one is select ed.
Pub Dat e: May obj ect ( t he19,b 200 len 3d)
I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Choose X t ra s > Ani m at e > R el ea se t o Lay e rs. Choose Seq ue nce fr om t he A nim a t e pop - up m en u, se le ct Re ve rse D i re ct i on, a nd de sel ect Use Ex ist in g Lay e rs. Cli ck OK. You should now h ave 54 anim at ion lay ers.
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3 . P re ss Ct r l+ Ent e r ( W i ndow s) or Com m a nd+ Re t urn ( M aci nt osh) t o t e st you r m ov ie . The ap er t u re sh ould appear t o open and t hen t o close. When y ou ar e sat isfied wit h y our m ov ie, you can ex por t it and sav e it as a SWF f ile. You 'll do t hat nex t . Leav e t he p layb ack w ind ow open for t he n ex t t ask .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Exporting Your Movie When y ou t est you r m ovie, FreeHand creat es a t em por ar y SWF f ile and play s it b ack in a Flash SWF p lay back w ind ow . The t em por ar y file is d elet ed w h en y ou close t he win dow . You can ex por t t he SWF file dir ect ly fr om t h e Flash SWF play back w indow , or you can choose File > Ex por t in •t he Fr eeHan dTable s ow. Once y ou ex por t you r m ovie, y ou can p lace it on a w eb p age, d ocuofmContent en t w ind Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr ng fr om he ySour or y ou can im por t it int o t hea ini Flash librt ar as ce a m ovie. By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
1 . Cli ck Exp ort M ov ie i n t h e m ovi e con t rol s. I f you closed t he playb ack win dow , y ou can choose File > Ex por t . Eit her w ay, t he sam e Ex por t dialog b ox app ear s.
2 . Choose Ma cr om edi a Fla sh ( SW F) f rom t he Sa v e as Ty pe ( W i ndow s) or Form at ( M ac O S) p op- u p m e nu. Cl ick Se t up a nd t he n cl ick O K.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical aph icSet design roj ect sbox t hat r ealw orld oblemSet s, solu and pr act The gr Movie t ing s pdialog opreflect en s. You u sed t heprMovie t ing tsions, dialog box earices. lier t oI nset Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog lay er s t o anim at e. Bef or e y ou ex por t y our SWF file, check all of t he set t ings t o v erif y ram t hat' s r obustt hey t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , ar e set p rop er ly . or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash ion.i eThe Ch eckanim t h e at Mov set book t ing s:' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Si ngl e t ran slat es all of t h e pag es t o a sing le m ovie. Mu lt i pl e t ran slat es each p age t o a separ at e m ov ie. Ch eck t h e La y er s set t ing s: An im at e t ran slat es each lay er ( per p age) t o a separ at e m ovie f r ame. Fla t t e n t ran slat es all of t h e layer s on a p age t o a single m ov ie fr am e. Pag e Ra nge allow s y ou t o specify w hat pag es you w ant t o in clud e in you r m ovie. Au t opla y st ar t s t he m ovie au t om at ically w hen t he mov ie loads. I f t his op t ion is n ot select ed , t he user mu st int er act w it h t he m ov ie t o st ar t it . Full S cr ee n Pl ay ba ck p lays t he m ov ie in f ull- scr een m ode in t h e play er u nt il y ou pr ess t he Escape k ey. Al low P ri nt i ng let s y ou pr int each fr am e of t he mov ie f rom Macrom edia Flash Play er or t h e Flash Play er p lug- in . Fra m e Rat e con t rols t he play back speed in fr am es per secon d ( f ps) . You can en t er fr am e r at es fr om 0 .0 1 fps t o 12 0 fps. Use 12 fp s for t he sm oot hest an im at ions.
P rot e ct fr om I m port lock s t he mov ie so t h at it can 't be im por t ed in t o an ot her docum ent . Si ze t o M at ch Con t en t s set s t h e m ovie st age size b ased on t he cont ent s. I f t h is opt ion is not select ed , t he mov ie st age size is set t o t he f irst page size of t h e FreeHand docum ent . Opt im iz e f or Fil e Si z e set s op t im izat ion aut om at ically. Opt im iz e f or Q ual it y cr eat es high- qualit y m ov ie files. •
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Ma cr om e dia p ® re Fr ss e e Ha M X: Tr a ini ng tfr t hesize Sourof ce Com Mnd® ov ie r edu ces h om e file
t he ex por t ed m ov ie.
By Patti Schulze
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con t rols h ow pr ecisely FreeHand pat hs are con ver t ed t o Flash no com pr ession, t he g reat est nu m ber of point s, an d t he hig hest qu alit y ; Max im u m specif ies t h e m ost com pr ession, t h e few est point s, an d t he low est Pages: 35 0 qu alit y . h 1s. 179 None I SBN:pat 0- 32 16 -1 specif ies
Tra ce D ashe d St rok e s con ver t s dashed lin es t o m ult ip le object s. Each dash segm ent is conv er t ed t o a sep arat e object , incr easing ex por t t im e an d f ile size. I f t his op t ion is not select ed , dash st rok es exp ort as solid lines. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof tIwmarag e. eI fCom y ou'pr r e ession lear nin gcon Macr omim edage ia Frqualit eeHand MXcom for pr t hession e fir st twim e, yconv ou can t rols y and hen ert inr ely g on Ma crom e dia H an d Mt oXJPEG : Tra ini t he Sourcet he f orleast a t hor ougprhession g rou ndu p t he ed ucat ion bit mFre ap eim ages f orng matfr. om None specifies com and h ig hest t hat y ou can t ack at yim our owspecif n pace. p ost opular ies f r om y ou st epqu alit y ;le Max um ies This the m comser pr ession anMacr d t heomedia low est Press qualit leads y. by - st ep t hr ough a pr am' m ost porexp t antort new eat :ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, Select a Te xt opogr t ion t os cont r olimt he of tf ext pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools craeat a log so kand t h all en of cr eat corp or at e ident p ack aget ex allt binlock on ef or docum ent ,in Mat oi nt in eBlock eeps t h ee taext t oget her in a itFry eeHand edit ing or ganize anFlash d man com 3 age or lat er. plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e r t at t o you Pa trhs ver t s using t ext t ot he vect or pat t he t ex t ispan no ion lon ger able as lessons in tConve h e book owcon n pace, p ract ice hs, filessoon t he com CD -edit ROM t o get t ext Text atitt ached t oogr a pat st ar t ed im m ed .iat ely w h t he pr am!h or t ex t f lowin g in side a pat h is au t om at ically conv ert ed t o pat hs and t her ef ore is not ed it able in Flash. ( Th is opt ion y ields a smaller f ile size t han Main t ain Block s. ) N one om it s all t ex t fr om t h e ex por t ed file. 3 . N a vi ga t e t o your P roj ect s f olde r a nd cl ick S av e ( W in dow s) or Exp ort ( Ma c OS) . FreeHand adds t he . sw f ex t ension t o t h e en d of y our file nam e. I f you ar e u sing a Macin t osh and t h e nam e of y our f ile is apert u r e. fh 11, you r exp ort ed SWF f ile is nam ed aper at ur e.f h1 1. sw f . 4 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Joining a Blend to a Path To cr eat e anim at ions in FreeHand as y ou' ve lear ned, y ou cr eat e a blend and t hen release t he blend t o lay er s. You can also gr oup obj ect s and t hen release t he obj ect s t o lay er s t o creat e an anim at ion. For ex am ple, you could dr aw sever al obj ect s in t h e or der y ou w an t t h em t o an im at e, •gr oup t h em , Table Content s an d tofhen r elease t h em t o lay er s. I f y ou w an t ob ject s in a blend t o f ollow a p at h as Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr fr om tt he t hey an im at e, y ou can j oin at ini heng blend o aSour patce h. I n t his t ask , y ou w ill d raw a p at h an d t hen cr eat e a Patti b len Schulze d t hat f ollow s t he p at h as it an im at es. By Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Datat e: e May 200fi 3 le a nd sav e i t a sb l en d _ a n i m a t i o n . fh 1 1 in y our P roj e ct s fol de r. 1 .PubCre a 19, ne w I SBN: 0- 32t 116 -1 Cha nge h e179docum en t pa ge si ze t o W eb . The end r esu lt of t h is page is a SWF an im at ion, so y ou w an t t h e page size t o fit t he f inal Pages: 35 0 size of t he an im at ion .
2 . D ra w a r ect a ngl e 4 5 0 p ix el s w ide an d 3 0 0 pix e ls t a ll . On t h e Obj ect p an el , t y pe 2 5 for t h e cor ne r ra diu s of t he r ect a ngl e. Pr ess Ent e r ( W ind ow s) or Ret u rn ( Ma c OS) When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e t o app ly y our set t ing s. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom Fre erect H anang d MleXis : Tra ng t he Theerdia ou nded t he ini p at h ffr orom y our anSource imat ion .f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . On t he A li gn pa ne l, se le ct Al ign t o Pa ge a nd t he n doub le - cli ck t he ce nt e r of t he pr ev ie w p an e. Your rect angle is cent er ed on t h e page.
4 . D ra w a sm al l circl e an d f il l it w it h a br igh t color , such a s r ed or bl ue . Pl a ce t h e cir cl e at t he t op l ef t of t h e pa ge . Use t h e Alt - dr ag or Opt i on- dra g m e t hod t o m a k e a copy of y our ci rcl e an d m ov e t he copy t o t he t op r igh t of t he p ag e. The p lacem ent of t he circles is not imp ort ant ; you j ust w ant t o sp ace t he circles apar t . I n t he next st ep , y ou w ill cr eat e a b lend f rom one cir cle t o t he ot her.
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Table Se le ct b ot hofciContent rcle s as nd ch oose M odif y > Com b ine > Bl e nd.
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is anot h er way t o cr eat e a blend . You cou ld also choose Xt r as > Cr eat e > Blen d as you d id p rev iously . Th e r esult ing b lend is t h e same. Fr eeHand cr eat es 2 5 st eps f or t he blen d. Leav e t h at n um ber of st ep s set for now .
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get TE st ar t ed imNO m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Don' t b e concer ned if y ou get f ew er t han 2 5 st eps in you r blend. I f obj ect s ar e close t oget her , FreeHand creat es few er st ep s for t he b lend. 6 . Se le ct b ot h t h e bl en d a nd t he r ect a ngl e . Ch oose M odi fy > Com bin e > Join Bl en d t o P at h . The cir cles f ollow t he p at h of t he r ect an gle.
NO TE You can m odify t he n um ber of st ep s in t h e blen d on t h e Obj ect pan el ev en t hou gh t he blend is joined t o t h e pat h . • 7.
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The Bu ild op t ion p laces each cir cle in t he blen d on a new lay er . I n add it ion , all of t h e cir cles fr om t he pr ev iou s layer s ar e add ed t o t he n ew layer . For exam ple, t h e fir st lay er con t ains Pubt he lish er: Peachp it Press fir st circle in t he b lend . Lay er 2 cont ains t h e second circle an d t h e fir st cir cle. Layer 3 Pub Dat e: Mayt 19, cont ains he 200 t h ir3d circle plus t he f irst and second circles, and so on. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
IPages: f you 35 h ad 0 select ed Seq uence fr om t h e Anim at e pop - up m en u, each cir cle in t h e blend w ould be p laced on a sep arat e layer .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons e book ateyou r iow n pace, heapnd+ ractRe icet urn files (on t hentcom pant oiont eCD ROM t oov get 8 . P reinsst hCt r l+ Ent r (W ndow s) orusing Comtm M aci osh) st -you r m ie . st ar t ed eday iatin elyt he w it h heieprcont ogr am! Cliim ckmPl m tov r ols t o pla y t h e an im a t ion.
NO TE The m ov ie set t ings shou ld be set cor r ect ly fr om t he last t ask. I f y our an im at ion doesn' t w or k, close t he m ov ie w ind ow and check t he set t ings by ch oosing Win dow > Mov ie > Set t in gs. Mak e su re t hat lay ers are set t o anim at e. Then t est you r anim at ion again. The f ir st cir cle of t he b len d ap pear s on t he pag e befor e y ou begin t he an imat ion . I f you w ant t he scr een blank b ef or e t he an imat ion begin s, you need t o add a layer cont ain in g an emp t y obj ect . You w ill ad d a new em pt y lay er in t he nex t st ep.
9 . Close t he a ni m a t i on w i ndow a nd pr ess Ta b t o de sel e ct an y obj ect s. Ch oose N ew ( W in dow s) or N ew La ye r ( Ma c OS) f rom t h e La ye rs p an el Op t ion s m e nu . D ra g t he ne w l ay e r b el ow t he For eg round l ay e r. The lay er is add ed at t he t op of t h e layer s list . You wan t t h is layer t o be t h e fir st lay er of t he anim at ion so it needs t o be b elow t he Foregr ou nd layer . The For egr ound lay er con t ain s t he fir st circle of t he anim at ion.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion 0 . yOn he tnack ewlelaatyeyr, ci rcle , w pitopular h no stser rok e for fi llMacr . t1hat ou tcan ourdra owwn apace. This ies r om omedia Press leads y ou st epYout hr need an am' inv sisible ject t h new e layer . You ju stw or leave a layer b lan k. by - st ep ought oapu prtogr m ostobim poron t ant f eat ur escan as 'ty ou k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s 1 . Tet ools st you i on. r1obust t o rcran eatim e at a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , The an imat ion w ind ow should lank an undt ilevy en ou cr click r ol.t h at w ill t h en be used or ganize an d man age com plex illu stbe r at bions, eat et he anPlay animcont at ion in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Animating Text You can an im at e t ex t so it ap pears one let t er at a t im e. The pr ocess f or anim at ing t ex t is sim ilar t o t he p rocess you j ust com plet ed t o anim at e t he cir cles. You fir st n eed t o conv er t y our t ex t t o pat h s. I n t h is t ask, you w ill add som e t ext t o a new lay er , con ver t t h e t ext t o pat hs, an d t hen •r elease t he t ex Table Content t t ooflay er s. Isn t he r esu lt ing anim at ion, t h e cir cle w ill mov e ar oun d t he pat h of t h e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M iniillngappear fr om t heone Sourlet cet er at a t im e. r ect an gle and t hen t he X: t exTrt aw By Patti Schulze
lish er: Press 1 .PubCre at ePeachp a neit w la y er . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 The t ex t you add3 t o t his n ew lay er w ill app ear at t h e en d of t he cur r en t an im at ion. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
2 . Ty pe ACT I ON PH OT O S a nd pla ce t hi s t e xt in t he m i ddl e of t he p age . Form a t t h e t e xt in a b ig, bold f on t . The n ew layer y ou added should st ill be select ed. Wh en y ou add t his t ex t , it will b e on t he new lay er. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Choose Tex t > Conv e rt t o P at h s. The t ex t is con ver t ed t o a g r aphic elem ent .
4 . Choose X t ra s > Ani m at e > R el ea se t o Lay e rs. From t h e Ani m a t e p op- up m e nu, sel ect Buil d an d cli ck OK. Test your m ov ie . The cir cles m ov e ar ound t h e rect ang le. W hen t h e cir cles hav e comp let ed t heir circuit , t he t ext app ear s on e let t er at a t ime. Because y ou ad ded on ly t he t ex t on t h e new lay er , af t er t he cir cles, t h e cir cles su rr oun ding t he area do n ot ap pear w hen t he t ex t anim at es. 5 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Creating Master Pages The ab ilit y t o cr eat e mu lt iple pag es in FreeHand giv es you t r emend ous f lex ibilit y in t he docum ent s y ou creat e. You 'v e seen t hat you can creat e an ent ir e corp orat e ident it y in ju st one docum ent . When y ou w ant t o cr eat e sev eral pages in a d ocu ment cont ainin g a sim ilar lay out , •y ou can definTable ofast Content s eam er page for t h ose pages. A m ast e r pa ge con t ain s t ext or g rap hics Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a inipear ng fr om he Sour elem ent s t h at y ou w ant t o ap on tsev er alcep ages. For ex am ple, if you w ant y our logo t o hav e t he sam e size and placem en t on sev eral pages in y our docu ment , you can place it on a m ast er By Patti Schulze pag e. Then w h en y ou cr eat e new p ages, t he logo w ill appear au t om at ically ; y ou don' t n eed t o im por it er: or Peachp posit ition it on each new p age of y our d ocu m en t . Also, if you lat er decide t o ch ange Pubtlish Press t he color or t he look of t h e logo, y ou ju st need t o chang e t he m ast er pag e. All pages using t h at Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 m ast er page w ill au t omat ically be u pdat ed w it h t he n ew log o. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
35 0der of t his lesson , you ar e g oin g t o be cr eat ing a slide show pr esent at ion, and y ou I n t hePages: r emain w ill creat e a m ast er p age f or use w it h t he slide show . I n a sub seq uent t ask , y ou w ill cr eat e int er act iv e b ut t ons t o m ov e t o t he nex t p age in t he slide show , an d you w ill place t hese on t he m ast er page as well.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on 1 . Cre at e a ne w fi le a nd sav e i t a ssli d e _ sh o w .f h 1 1 in y our P roj e ct s fol de r. Cha ng e Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t he d ocu m e nt pa ge siz e t o Cu st om and t y pe 6 0 0 pi xe l s as t he w id t h a nd 4 0 0 pi xe l s t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epa s t he h ei ght . Cha ng e t he p age orie nt a t i on t o La ndscap e. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, I n t he nex t st eps, y ou w ill dr aw sev er al obj ect s t hat y ou w ant t o ap pear on ev er y page in pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n y our p resen t at ion. Th en y ou w ill con ver t t h e elem ent s on t he page t o a mast er pag e for Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s y our d ocu ment . r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in2a. Flash at ion. The book based ut or allow younel t o tw t h ee D ra wanim a r ect a ngl e t he sa' smpr e oject si ze - as t h e tpa geial . Uapp se roach t h e Obj ects pa o ork v ertifhryough t he siz lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD ROM t o get a nd pla cem e nt of t he re ct an gle . Fi ll t he r ect a ngl e w it h a d ar k gr ay col or a nd no st ar t ed im me ed st rok . iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! The Obj ect panel shou ld show zer o for b ot h X and Y, 6 00 for t he w idt h , 400 f or t he heig ht . This r ect angle f or ms t he out side bor der of t he b ackg rou nd for t he pr esen t at ion.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eTI diaP Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epYou canat ypr pe t he n seeded or you gle as in yt he he eral, Obj ect by - st ep t hr ough ogr am' m ost values im por tfant newr rf ect eatan ur es ou twex ort kb toxes h rou on gh tsev pan el. This is fast er t h an t r y in g t o m anually p osit ion t he r ect an gle. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s 3 . Clone y our r ect a ngl e. Choose X t r as > P a t h O pe ra t ions > I nset Pa t h. Typ e 1 2 in t h e r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , I nse t t e x t box , a nd t he n cl ick O K. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash ion. oject - based ut or ialedapp orkattiv hreough the I nset anim Pat hateit herThe expbook ands' sorprcon t r act s t he tselect p atroach h. I f yallow ou ens tyou er edt oa w n eg n um ber lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD ROM t o get in t he I nset t ex t b ox, t he r esu lt ing rect ang le wou ld b e lar ger t han t he orig in al r ect an gle. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . Fil l t he sm a l le r re ct a ng le w it h a l ig ht gra y color. This r ect angle is t h e m ain cont en t ar ea of t he pr esent at ion. Any ob ject s on t he pag e w ill be placed w it h in t h is rect ang le.
NO TE You m ay hav e not iced t h e color box es on t he Tools pan el. Click t he f ill color box t o
open a p alet t e of w eb - r ea d y color s ( called color cubes) . You can u se t he color s fr om t his palet t e t o p ick t he color s for t his t ask . W eb - ready color s con sist of 2 16 color s t h at ap pear pr edict ab ly on bot h Wind ows and Macin t osh com put er s. You can also sw it ch t his palet t e t o display color s fr om y our Sw at ch es panel. Use t h e r ight t r ian gle on t h e palet t e t o sw it ch f rom color cubes t o t he Sw at ch es p anel color s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , 5 . Ad d a st r oke t o t he sm a ll er r ect a ngl e. Cha ng e t he siz e of t he st r ok e t o 4 poi nt s or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used a nd ch an ge t he col or t o bl ack . Ad d a ne w st rok e t o t he sam e r ect a ngl e, m a k e i t 1 in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e poi nt , a nd cha nge t h e col or t o w hi t e . lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed m ted iat you ely 'rweit h he prm ogr Notim ice hat adt ding ultam! iple at t r ibu t es t o t h e obj ect . I n t his ex am ple, t he w hit e st r oke is sm aller and cent er ed w it h in t h e fir st b lack st r ok e, cr eat ing t he ap pearan ce of a dou ble line. You can ad d sever al d if fer en t st r ok es t o t h e sam e ob ject . The or d er in w hich pr oper t ies appear on t he Obj ect panel cont r ols t h e fin al look on t he ob ject .
For exam ple, d rag t h e black st rok e pr op er t y b elow t he f ill pr opert y on t he Ob ject pan el. Now , inst ead of t w o black lines, you g et a b lack line on t h e out side an d a w hit e line on t h e inside.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e NOwit TE design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eI fdia e Han an ef d fect M X :t oTra ngectfr, om he Source t horofoug rou nd-by u pchanging ed ucat ion y ouFre add anini obj y ou t can chan ge ft or he alook t h he gobj ect t hat y ou can t ack le This opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ept he posit ionatofy our t he ow eff n ectpace. on t he Obpject p anel. by - st ep ough prgles ogr am' m ost t ant new ess as y ou w or k t h trou ghpear sev eral, Thet hr t wo r ectaan on st he pagim e rpor ep resen t t h ef eat objur ect t hat y ou w ant o ap on each pag e pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj s tnext hat reflect eal-wwillorld prert oblem s, solu prast acter ices. of y our p resen t at ion. I nect t he st ep , yr ou conv t hese elemt ions, ent s tand o am pagI ne. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or6ganize . On tan hed Pman ropage er t ie com s pa plex ne l,illu clst ick r attions, he Dan ocu dm eveen nt crt aeat b ae nd an fanim rom at t hion e Dt hocum at w ill e nt t h en pa be ne lused in a Flash Opt ions animm ateion. nu, The ch oose bookConv ' s pr oject er t t- o based Ma stter ut or Pial a geapp . roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get Am er iat pag e, wnam eram! Page–0 1, is cr eat ed ; t h e t w o r ect angles ar e r em ov ed f r om st ar t ed imast m ed ely it h ted heMast pr ogr pag e 1 and placed on t he m ast er pag e.
7 . From t h e D ocu m e nt pa ne l Opt i ons m en u, choose Add P ag es. A dd one pa ge , sel e ct Ma k e Chi ld of Ma st er P ag e, and cli ck OK.
I f you h ave sever al m ast er pages d ef ined, y ou ch oose t he m ast er page you w ant t o u se fr om t he Mast er Page pop- u p m enu . At t h is point , you h ave on ly one m ast er page, an d it is alr ead y select ed in t he p op- up m enu.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
Your new pag e ( page 2) con t ain s t he t w o r ect an gles fr om t h e m ast er p age. You can ad d m or e pages t h at u se t he m ast er page, or y ou can ch oose t o add blan k new pag es. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eNO dia TE Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epRem em b hatam' you can t het ant Pagenew t oolf eat t o ur m ov closer t o eral, or below by - st ep t hr ough a er pr togr sm ostuse im por es east his y ounew w orpkage t h rou gh sev t he first page. pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s 8 . Choose > eI m porot and a ndt hloca t eeat t he ct ion h1 f il eityou cre at eall d in r obust t ools t oFicrleeat a log en cr e aa corp or.fat e 1ident y p ack age in Le on sson e docum ent , 6 , "A ddi ng Spe cia l Eff ect s." Pl ace t h e fi le on pa ge 1 of you r docum ent or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill. t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e The f ile should be locat ed in y our Pr oj ect s f older. I f y ou no lon ger hav e t h at f ile, y ou can lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get use t h e one in t he St art fold er wit h in t h e Lesson 09 folder . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
9 . I m port t he a pe rt ure . sw f fi le you cre at e d ea rl ie r in t h is l esson. P la ce it on t he cam e ra l en s of t he dr aw i ng you j ust i m p ort e d. Sca le t he a pe rt ur e. sw f fil e t o fit w it h in t he ca m e ra le ns. I f you n o longer h ave you r aper t ur e. sw f file, y ou can use t h e one locat ed in t he Com plet ed
fold er wit h in t h e Lesson 09 fold er .
1 0 . Sa v e you r f il e. The n t e st y our m ovi e . At t his poin t , y ou shou ld see t he apert u r e opening and closin g. Soon, you w ill be placin g obj ect s on a second pag e. Howev er , t here is no w ay t o get t o t h at p age in t he slide show . I n t he nex t t ask , y ou w ill add a b ut t on so y ou can m ov e t o t h e nex t p age. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using the Action Tool The Act ion t ool allow s y ou t o assign a Flash act ion t o an obj ect so t h at t h e user can u se t he obj ect t o n avig at e t o an ot her pag e in you r Flash m ovie. To use t he t ool, you dr ag fr om t he nav igat ion obj ect t o t h e pag e you w ant t he object t o ju m p t o w hen t he u ser click s t h e obj ect . •FreeHand assign Tables of a Content d ef aults act ion of Go t o Pag e X an d St op. You can mod ify t h e act ion u sing t h e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® N a vi ga t ion pa ne l. M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0 The p r ogram m in g language in Flash is called Act ionScr ipt . A Flash act ion in Fr eeHan d r ef ers t o t h e basic Flash script ing com m and s t hat y ou can add t o you r docum ent s.
I n t his t ask , y ou w ill ad d a but t on ob ject t o t he f ir st pag e and t hen use t he Act ion t ool t o link t h e When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e bu t t on t o p age 2 in you r docum ent . design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby1-.st ep ogr s mw osti t h imround por t ant f eatr s. ur es y ourewct orakng t hle rouwgh eral, t h at D rat hr w ough a sm aalpr l re ctam' an gle ednew corne Fi llast he it hsev a color pr act ical design roj ect of s t hat r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n comgr p aph le m ic ent s t he pcolor t he reflect back gr ound . Ma crom dia uFre H an dM : Traas initng omgrt ou hend Source y ou' ll learn h ow for t o use p rog ram Youecan se et he sam e Xcolor he bfrack or a cont rast ing color t he rt he ect an gle. I n' s r obustt he t ools eat a log and en el cr eat or atlee tident it ye py ack in on e docum nextt ostcrep , yeou w ilload d at hbev t o teh ea rcorp ect ang o m ak our age r ectall angle look lik e a ent , or ganize bu t tan on.d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st 2ar. t ed m ed h t he ogrtam! Onimt he Oiat bj ely e ct wpitane l , frprom he A dd Effe ct p op- u p m e nu, ch oose Be ve l a nd Em b oss > I nn er Be ve l. Fr om t he Ed ge Sh ap e pop- up m e nu , choose Sm oot h. Your rect angle n ow has a sm oot h bevel. You can ad ju st ot her set t ings for y our b ev el.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre an dt hMeXw: idt Tra t hee Source horbev ougel. h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion W idt h:eDHrag h ini slidng er fr t oom chang t he wid tfhorofa t the t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hrCont oughraa st pr: ogr ost im ant t new eat ur es as w or k t h of rout he gh highligh sev eral, t s and Entam' er as m value t o por d eftine he brf ight n ess anydou d ark ness pr act ical grshadow aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r ealw orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n s in t h e bevel. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t ot ne cr eat a log t h en cr eatge e at hcorp at eh ness ident it ack age on eaffdocum Sof ss:e Ent er oa and value t o chan e smoroot ofy tphe bev el all w itin hout ect in gent it s, or ganize anwdidtman h. age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in tAn h egle book : Ent at eryou a rvalue ow n or pace, use using t h e popt heuppract dialice t ofiles ch ange on t he t hecom angpan le ofion t he CDligh - ROM t sour t o ce geton st ar t ed im m t he ed bevel. iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I n t he nex t st ep, you w ill use t h e Act ion t ool t o ad d t h e Flash act ion t o y our b ut t on. Mak e sur e t hat y ou can see bot h t he b ut t on and p art of page 2.
3 . From t h e Tools p ane l , sel ect t he Act ion t ool . D ra g from t he r ect a ngl e but t on t o pa ge 2 . When y ou r elease t h e m ouse but t on, y ou' ll see a blu e lin e connect ing t he b ut t on t o page 2 . You' ll also see a sm all ar row at t h e bot t om rig ht of y our but t on, called t h e act ion pr ot on .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e NOwit TE design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom eTo diar em Fre ove e H an an d actMion X : fr Tra ominia ng object fr om , drt he ag tSource he ob ject f or —in a tthor his oug case, h gtrou he b ndut tuon— p ed ucat t o ion t hat y ou can t he past t ack eb le oar at ydour w itow h tnhepace. Act ion This t ool. p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, . ical D oubl e - cli t he apct t o ope n tw h eorld N apr vioblem ga t ions, pa net l. pr4act gr aph ic ck design rojion ect sprot t hatonreflect r ealsolu ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s cant ou se eiteher t heo Act oolcror t ool w h en doublet heedocum pr ot on. r obustYou t ools cr eat a log andion t hten eatt heeaPoint corper or at e ident it yy ou p ack age allclick in on entYou , can also ch oose W in dow > Navig at ion t o open t he p anel. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The Nav igat ion pan el displays t he Go To an d St op act ion w it h t he par am et er of Page 2. The assig ned ev en t f or t h e act ion is On ( Pr ess) —w h en t h e user pr esses t he b ut t on , t he m ov ie w ill ju mp t o pag e 2 of y our docum ent .
5 . U se t h e Tex t t ool t o a dd som e d escrip t iv e t e xt t o your b ut t on. For e xa m ple , t y pe N e xt . Cha nge t he fon t , siz e, an d col or t o fi t y our bu t t on. Grou p t h e t e xt an d t he bu t t on.
You can ad d t ex t t o y our b ut t on af t er you add t h e act ion .
6 . Sa v e you r f il e a nd t he n t e st y our m ovi e . Cl ose t he m ov ie w in dow a ft e r y ou t e st y our but t on . Click y our bu t t on t o check t hat click ing it m ov es you t o t he n ex t page. Not ice t hat t he point er ch anges t o t he h and point er w hen y ou r oll ov er t he but t on . • of Content s Page 2 Table cont ain s only t h e rect ang les y ou creat ed for t h e m ast er p age. Since y ou' re going t o Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce be ad ding y et ot her p ages t o you r pr esent at ion , y ou w an t t h e Nex t but t on t o app ear on t h is By Pattipag Schulze e as w ell. You could copy t h e but t on f r om t he fir st pag e and past e it on t his new p age, bu t t h en y ou w ould n eed t o do t h at f or ever y pag e y ou ad d t o y our slide show . I nst ead, in next t ask, you w ill add t h e but t on t o t he mast er p age. Pubt he lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Editing a Master Page Aft er y ou creat e a m ast er p age, y ou may w an t t o m ake ch anges t o it . You m ay hav e not iced t h at y ou can 't select obj ect s on t h e m ast er p age w hile y ou are wor k ing on a pag e in you r docum ent . This f eat ur e ensur es t hat you don 't accident ally m ov e or d elet e obj ect s on t he m ast er page w h ile •w or king on ind Table of al Content s To mak e chan ges t o ob ject s on a m ast er page, y ou need t o edit t he iv idu pag es. Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce m ast er page. By Patti Schulze
lishle er:ctPeachp 1 .PubSe t h e itNPress e xt but t on a nd it s t ex t and choose Edi t > Cut . Pub Dat e: 19, 200 You arMay e going t o3 rem ov e t he b ut t on fr om t he pag e and add it t o t h e m ast er p age. I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
2 . Cli ck t he D ocum en t t a b in t he P rop er t ie s pa ne l gr ou p. Cli ck t he Ed it but t on . The m ast er pag e docum ent win dow op en s, ready for y ou t o m ak e chang es. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE The p ast eb oard of t h e m ast er p age is gray , t o help y ou rem em b er t hat you ar e on a m ast er page r at her t h an a docum ent page. 3 . Choose Edit > Pa st e . Posit ion t h e bu t t on wh er e y ou w ant it t o appear on t h e page. Th e posit ion of t h e obj ect is not r et ain ed w hen you cut or copy an d t hen p ast e an object .
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Unfor t u nat ely , Fr eeHand does n ot hav e a " past e in place" f eat ur e. To be su re you past e an obj ect in t h e sam e place as in it s origin al locat ion, y ou can n ot e t he obj ect ' s X an d Y coor din at es on t he Ob ject pan el b ef or e y ou cut or copy it and t hen ent er t hose v alues w hen y ou past e t h e obj ect on a new p age. 4 . P re ss Ta b t o d ese le ct a ll obj ect s a nd t he n se l ect t h e but t on. On t he N av i gat ion pa ne l, from t he P ar am e t e r p op- u p m e nu, ch oose N e x t Sce ne . •
of Content s The Act Table ion t ool assigned Page 2 as t h e par am et er , w hich w as fin e w hen t h e bu t t on w as on pag e 1. Now t hat t he b ut t on is on t he m ast er pag e, you need t o r eassign t he act ion t o jum p By Pattit o Schulze t he n ex t p age in y our docu ment , regar d less of t he page n um ber . Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE The op t ion s in t h e Par am et er pop - up m en u for cont r olling t he act ion of t h e bu t t on ar e Next Scene, Pr ev ious Scene, Nex t Fr am e, Pr evious Fr am e, and t he act u al page nu m b er . 5 . Close t he m a st e r pa ge e di t w i ndow . Your but t on n ow app ear s on bot h p ages of you r docum ent .
PO W ER TI P Mast er pages ar e st or ed in t he Libr ar y pan el. You can ad d, edit , r enam e, or r em ov e a m ast er page f rom t he Libr ar y pan el.
Adding a Second Master Page You' v e seen how easily y ou can cr eat e and edit a m ast er page. You can ad d as m any m ast er pag es as you n eed in a docum ent . Each t im e y ou add a n ew page, y ou t hen ch oose w h ich m ast er pag e you w ant t h e new pag e t o u se. You can also add pag es t hat d on' t u se an y m ast er p age •w it hin t hat same Table docum of Content en st . Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
IBynPatti t hisSchulze t ask , y ou w ill ad d an ot her m ast er page f or y our slide show . Pub lish er: Peachp it Press 19,ge 200p3 op- u p m e nu on t he St a t us t oolba r ( W ind ow s) or t he docum e nt 1 .PubU Dat se e:t hMay e Pa wI SBN: in dow M179 ac16O-1S) t o go t o pa ge 2 . 0- 32(1Page Pages:235cur 0 r ent ly uses t he m ast er pag e y ou cr eat ed ear lier . You w ant t o add a new m ast er pag e and app ly it t o t his pag e inst ead. You st ar t by rem ov in g t he m ast er page t hat con t rols pag e 2.
2 . On t he D ocum e nt p an el , f rom t he Ma st e r P ag e pop- up m e nu , choose N one . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design ar e. I f ov y ou' e lear ninerg pag Macre,om edriapag Fr eeHand t hk,e fir e, yldour et can Onsof cet w y ou r em e trhe mast you e shouldMX be for b lan butst itt im shou ainr tely he on size Ma crom e dia Freere H ane. d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion of t he mast pag t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . Choose Fi le > I m por t a nd loca t e t he m e di um _ cam e ra .f h1 1 f il e in t he M e dia f old er w it h in t he Lesson0 9 fol de r. P l ace t he f il e on t he pa ge . The cam era gr aph ic has a gr ay r ect an gle t hat y ou w ill u se t o place som e pict ur es. The cam er a w as cr eat ed f or y ou t o save som e t im e, bu t y ou m ay w ant t o dr aw it y our self.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, NO TE pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Alt hough it m ay look com p lex , t he cam era is sim ply a ser ies of rect angles filled w it h r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , solid color s or gr adien t s. or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e 4 . From t h e D ocu m e nt pa ne l Opt i ons m en u, choose Con ve rt t o Ma st e r P age . lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed mgh ed iat t he prchanges ogr am! on y our p age, t he cam er a gr aph ic is now on t h e new Altim hou notely hinwgitvhisually m ast er page, nam ed Mast er Page- 02. I n t he nex t st ep, you w ill add act ions t o t he m ast er pag e t o g o t o t he n ex t and pr evious pag es.
5 . On t he D ocum e nt p an el , cli ck t he Ed it but t on t o edi t t he second m ast e r pa ge . Se le ct t h e ca m er a a nd ung roup it . The cam era w as gr oup ed t o m ake im por t ing it easier for you . You w ant t o use t h e k nobs on t he cab le release as Nex t and Prev ious bu t t ons so you n eed t he ob ject s ung r ouped. 6 . Se le ct t h e le ft k nob on t he cab le r el ea se at t ache d t o t h e ca m er a a nd from t he Act ion pop - up m e nu on t h e N a vi ga t ion pa ne l, ch oose Go To an d St op. From t he Ev en t pop - up m en u, choose On ( P re ss) a nd f rom t h e Pa ra m et e r pop- up m en u, choose Pr ev iou s Scen e.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
7 . Re pe at st ep 6 for t h e ri ght k nob, b ut ch oose N e x t S ce ne a s i t s pa ra m et e r. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Close t he m a st e r pa ge e di t w i ndow , sav e y our fi le , a nd t e st y our m ov i e. The Nex t b ut t on on page 1 t akes y ou t o p age 2. When you ar e on page 2, t h e Prev ious bu t t on on t he cable r elease t ak es you back t o pag e 1.
Adding a Path Guide to the Master Page I n t he nex t t ask , y ou w ill add som e g rap hics t o n ew pages y ou creat e f r om a m ast er page. All t he gr aphics ar e t he sam e d im ension and you w ant t o place each gr aph ic in t h e same posit ion on each p age. You cou ld p lace t h e fir st g rap hic, jot dow n t he X and Y posit ion of t h e gr aph ic, an d •use t h e Obj ect Table of Content s ion each im por t ed g rap hic. I nst ead , y ou w ill ad d a gu id e t o t he panel t o posit Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng tfr t heion Sour ce m ast er page, and u se t he gu ide o om posit each g r aphic. When y ou u sed gu id es befor e, y ou used ler g uides. You pulled t he gu ides fr om t h e Page Ruler or used t he Ed it Gu ide com man d t o By Patti ru Schulze add hor izont al or v er t ical g uides. I n t h is t ask, you w ill dr aw an obj ect , and t hen t ur n t hat obj ect int oPub a lish p ater: h Peachp g uide.it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . On t he35D Pages: 0 ocum e nt p an el , cli ck t he Ed it but t on t o edi t t he second m ast e r pa ge . D ra w a r ect a ngl e 2 8 7 p ix el s w ide by 2 1 9 p ix el s hi gh an d p la ce it w it hi n t he gr ay re ct an gle on t h e ca m e ra . The g r aphics y ou w ill ad d ar e t h is size, an d you w ant t he r ect angle t h e same size. Your r ect an gle should hav e a st r ok e, but no fill. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . Se le ct b ot h t h e gr ay r ect a ngl e a nd t he re ct an gl e you j u st cre at e d an d a l ign t he m t o t he ir cent er s. Hint : r em emb er you can use t he Align p anel and dou ble- click t he cent er p anel t o q uickly align obj ect s t o t heir cent ers.
3 . P re ss Ta b t o d ese le ct e ve ry t hi ng, an d t h en sel ect t he r ect a ngl e you j ust a dde d. I n t he nex t st ep, you w ill conv er t t he n ew rect ang le t o a pat h gu id e.
4 . On t he Lay e rs p ane l , click Gui de s a nd t he n m ov e t he Gui de s la y er a bov e t he Fore grou nd la ye r. Your rect angle is con ver t ed t o a p at h guide. You shou ld see t he ou t lin e color of t he r ect an gle chang e t o t h e gu id es color .
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Your pat h guid e appear s on t he p age. Any n ew page you add t h at u ses t h at m ast er page I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 also display s t he pat h guid e. I f y ou w ant t o r emov e t h e guid e, dr ag it off t h e m ast er page. 0 t t ask , y ou w ill use t he p at h guide t o p osit ion gr aph ics as you im por t t h em int o IPages: n t he 35 nex new p ages.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Using Macromedia Fireworks to Edit Graphics You w ant t o im por t som e p ict u res f or y our slide show . As y ou' v e seen, Fr eeHand can imp ort m any f ile for m at s. The f orm at of t he im por t ed gr aphics y ou use depend s on t he f in al dest inat ion of y our d ocu ment . For ex am ple, in Lesson 7 , " Pag e Lay out and Pr int ing, " you im por t ed a TI FF •file. I n t his lesson, Table ofyou Content ar es cr eat in g a slid e sh ow t h at w ill be ex por t ed as a Flash m ov ie ( a SWF Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: a iniould ng fr om Sourimag ce file) . For t h is pur pose, y ouTr sh u set he JPEG es opt im ized f or t he w eb. Fr eeHan d is n ot designed t o edit imag es, b ut Ma crom e dia Fi re w or k s is perf ect for t his t ask. The Fr eeHand By Patti Schulze app licat ion pr ov id es a qu ick link t o Firew or ks. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
I f you p ur ch ased FreeHand as par t of t he St u dio MX pack age, you also h ave Fir ew or k s. I f y ou Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 don 't hav e Fir ew or ks, y ou can u se t he im ages pr ov id ed f or y ou t hat h ave alr eady b een opt im ized SBN: 32 1-im 179izat 16 -1ion st ep, or y ou can use t he t r ial ver sion of t h e sof t w ar e included on t he and sk Iip t h e0- opt CD . Pages: 35 0
1 . Choose Fi le > I m por t a nd loca t e t he cl im be r. psd fi le i n t he Me di a fol de r w i t hi n t he Le sson 0 9 fold er . P la ce t he i m a ge w i t hin t h e pa t h g ui de on pa ge 2 . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof ft ile w arise.inI fPh y ou' r e learnat niniv g eMacr om for ed ia Fr.eeHand e or fir ks st tt im e, yim ouize can r ely on This ot oshop ( PSD) m at You w illMX useforFirt hew o opt it in the Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion nex t st ep. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y ou don 't hav e Fir ew or k s on you r m achin e, use t he clim ber . jpg file locat ed in t he JPEGS f older inst ead of clim ber . psd an d sk ip t h is sect ion. 2 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , click t he Li nk t o Fir ew ork s but t on .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on FreeHand opens Fir or: kTra s oniniyou ach tine pr esen it h hagdialog asking if Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d ew MX ngr frmom he and Source f ort sa ytou horwoug rou nd-buox p ed ucat ion hercan e is taack sou age y our fThis ile. p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st ept hat ytou lerce at yim our owf or n pace. by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n 3 .crom Cli ck N o.Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Ma e dia r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , The an PSD f ile is t he or iginal sou f ile. Ian f ydouevhad p ort ed anim t he JPEG inst ead he used PSD or ganize d man age com plex illu st rce r at ions, en crimeat e an at ionfile t h at w ill t h of en tbe file, y ou cou ld click Yes an d t hen locat e t h e or iginal PSD file t o opt im ize it . in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The Fir ew or k s edit ing w indow opens.
4 . Cli ck t he 2 - Up t a b. The left pan e display s you r or iginal im age; t he r ight pan e display s t he op t imized imag e. Not e t h e file size at t he bot t om of each pan e. Fir ew ork s pick ed a default GI F set t ing for y our im age, w hich you w ant t o ch ange.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epSe le t h e ari ght nes. m The from t he new Se t tfieat ngs e or nuk on t he m iz e pa ne l, by5-.st ep t hrctough pr ogrpa am' ostnim por t ant urpesopasuypoumw t h rou ghOpt sevi eral, choose JP EGBe t t e r Qua li t y . pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s I f you d on't see t he Op t imize p anel, choose Window > Op t imize. Comp are t he t w o imag es. r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , Visually, t hey sh ould look t he sam e, but t h e file size of t he JPEG im age is mu ch sm aller . or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
6 . Cli ck t he D one b ut t on. Your file is opt im ized an d sav ed. The PSD im age in y our d ocu ment is r eplaced w it h t he opt im ized v er sion. 7 . Sa v e you r f il e.
On Your Own Using t h e second m ast er page, ad d t hr ee m or e pag es t o y our slide show . Use t h e rem aining pict ur es ( dow n hill2 . psd, dow n hill8. psd, an d f r eer ide1. psd) in t h e Media f older for t he p ict u res on t he page. Use t he p at h guide t o place each of t h e im ages; t hen t est y our m ov ie. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Editing Macromedia Flash from Freehand On ce y ou hav e sev er al slid es in y our p resent at ion, you show y our cr eat ion t o a co- w or k er . Your co- w ork er sugg est s t hat y ou fad e in t he im ages as each n ew page opens. You lik e t h e idea, and y our co- w or ker v olunt eer s t o u se Flash t o cr eat e a m ov ie of an im age for y ou t o t ry in y our •pr esent at ion.Table of Content I n t his t ask , sy ou w ill im por t t he Flash m ov ie and t hen use t he Fr eeHan d t o Flash Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® Tr a ini fr om Sourion ce is only a quick int r odu ct ion t o Flash. Th er e ar e link t o m ake chan ges M t oX:t he m ng ov ie. Tht he is sect nuPatti merSchulze ous b ooks on Flash if y ou w ant mor e d et ailed in for m at ion on u sing t h at ap plicat ion . By I f you d on't hav e Macr om ed ia Flash, you can use t he t rial ver sion of t he sof t w ar e inclu ded on t he Pub lish er: Peachp it Press CD t hat accom p anies t his book . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
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1 . D e le t e t he cli m be r im ag e on pag e 2 . The m ov ie clip y ou im p ort in t he n ex t st ep should be p laced in ex act ly t he sam e locat ion as t his im age. When faced wit n p rob lemloca , it shouldn be .bsw ecause out he don'Me t kdia nowfold howert owuse t h teh e 2 . Choose Fihlea >desig I m por t a nd t e t he 't p ic1 f f il e yin i t hin design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Le sson 0 9 fold er . P la ce t he f ile on t h e pa ge usi ng t he pa t h gui de . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat The m ov ie clip app ear s t o be blank because t o cr eat e an im age t hat f ades in, t h e fir st fion ram e t hat yof out he canmov t ack ow nt opace. opular ies ffram r omeMacr omedia y ou st ielemat usty our b e set 0 p erThis cent pop acit y .ser Each of t he m oviePress t hen leads in cr eases inepby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, opacit y un t il t h e mov ie r each es t he last f r ame, w hich is set t o 1 00 per cent opacit y . pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t o cr logt est o and t hm enovi cr eat 3 . Sat ools v e you r feat il eeaand t he e . e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an ydou man com plex illu see st r att ions, an de ev t h at w ill tinually h en beloops. used When g oage t o page 2, y ou h e imag quen ick cr ly eat fadee an in, anim b ut tat heion f ading cont in a Flash ion. s pr oject t ut in or ial appt roach youant od w ork at hr ough he I n t heanim nexat t st ep,The youbook w ill 'edit t h e m- based ovie clip Flash o slow allow t he fsade add st op acttion lessons e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get at in t het hend of t he fade. st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 4 . Se le ct t h e m ov i e cl ip on t he p ag e an d t h en cli ck t he Fla sh lin k bu t t on on t h e Obj e ct pa ne l. Sel ect t he pi c1 . fl a fi le i n t he Me di a fol de r w h en a sk e d t o l oca t e t h e Fla sh f il e. You need t o edit t h e or iginal Flash f ile for t he m ovie clip.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e FreeHand Flash in nin a sp edited ing Not ice he D one,aty tou hecan t op rleft of design sof t w ar e.opens I f y ou' r e lear g ecial Macr om ia m Frode. eeHand MX t for t hone e firbstutttim ely on t he Flash t imeline. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t he Flash t im elin e, you see k e yf ra m e s ( t he circles) at fr am es 1 an d 5 . This m ov ie t ak es fiv e f ram es t o com p let e. I f y ou click t he last f r ame, y ou see t he fin al im age on t he st ag e. I f y ou click t he f irst fr am e, you see a b lan k im age. Bet ween t he t w o key fr am es, y ou see a r ight - p oint ing ar r ow. This ar r ow indicat es t hat a m ot ion t w e en w as applied b et w een t he t w o f r am es. A mot ion t w een in Flash is like a blend in Fr eeHan d. I f y ou release t h e blend t o lay er s, each lay er in Fr eeHand r epr esent s a fr am e in t he Flash m ov ie.
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t ask is t o in cr ease t he t im e of t h e m ovie t o slow t he f ade act ion.
lish er: Peachp it Press 5 .PubSe le ct t h e k ey fr am e i n fra m e 5 an d d ra g i t t o fr a m e 1 0 . Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
When I SBN: 0y ou 32 1-r 179 elease 16 -1 t h e m ouse but t on, t h e ar row r ep resen t ing t he m ot ion t w een exp ands across t he add ed f ram es. Pages: 35 0
NO TE When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e amI feyisou' b lack w hen k eyf e Fr is eeHand select ed MX . design sofThe t w arf re. r e lear nin gt he Macr omr am ed ia for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Next y ou n eed t o ad d an act ion t o st op t h e mov ie once it comp let es t h e fad e- in act ion.
6 . Ri ght - cl ick ( W i ndow s) or Cont rol - cli ck ( M ac O S) t h e la st k e yf ra m e. Fr om t he cont e xt m en u, choose Act ions. You can also select t he last k eyf r ame and t hen ch oose Window > Act ions.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat 7 . yDou oubl cane -t ack cli ck le tathey our St op owanctpace. ion und Thiserp M opular ovi e ser Con ies t rol f r om . The Macr n clomedia ose t hePress Act ion leads s pa y ou ne l. st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, A Stgr opaph acticion is added o tshet hat lastreflect k eyf r ame you rprmoblem ovie. s, This causes he mov ieices. t o st Iop pr act ical design p roj tect r eal-of w orld solu t ions, tand pr act n w hen it get s t o t his fr am e. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get NO TE st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I f y ou don 't see t h e St op act ion on t he Act ions pan el, click Act ions and t hen click Mov ie Cont r ol. These it em s open or close ( lik e f older s) t o disp lay t h eir cont ent s.
8 . Cli ck D one. Your Flash file is saved, and t he m ov ie clip is exp or t ed and u pdat ed in y our Fr eeHan d file.
9 . Sa v e you r f il e a nd t est your m ov ie . Now t h e im age fad es in n icely and r em ains in p lace w hen t he fade- in is comp let e.
Using Macromedia Flash to Create New Movies You decid e y ou lik e t he f ading act ion and w ant t o chan ge t he ot her im ages in y our pr esent at ion t o fade in as w ell. I nst ead of cr eat in g a new Flash m ov ie for each imag e, you can use t he Sw ap feat u re in Flash t o r ep lace t h e im ages in t h e fir st an d last fr am es. Th e m ot ion t ween and St op •act ion r em ain, Table s just need t o save t he f ile w it h a n ew nam e. To d o t h is, y ou need t o andof yContent ou t hen Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a inican ng fr'tom t het he Sour open t he m ov ie in Flash—y ou use FrceeeHan d t o Flash link as y ou did in t he pr eced in g t ask . Schulze By Patti Pub lish er: Peachp it Press 200 1 .PubI nDatFle:aMay sh , 19, ope n3t he pi c1 .f la f il e in t h e Me di a fol de r w i t hi n t h e Le sson0 9 f old er . I SBN: 0- 32 116 -1e t he file y ou u pdat ed in t he last t ask , n ot t h e orig in al f ile f r om t he CD. You w ant t o179 locat Pages: 35 0
2 . Se le ct f ra m e 1 a nd t he n click t he i m a ge on t he st a ge . The im age in f ram e 1 ap pears blank , bu t y ou' ll see a blue out line of t h e imag e on t he st age. Click w it hin t he b lue out line. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design t w ar e. ou' r eis lear g Macr ed iaplace Fr eeHand t h e en firtst t im you e, yrou I nsof Flash, t heI f sty age t h enin ar ea w herom e you all of MX y ourforelem s for m can ovie.r ely I n on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an M sX :w Tra fr om t he f or ina tthe horfoug g rou ucat ion FreeHand, only objdect it h tini h eng page area ar Source e in clud ed inalhou t putndof utpheeddocum en t . t hat yIou can t ack le obj at yect ours w ow n pace. This opular ser iesinf r tom Macr omedia n Flash, on ly it hin t he st ag epar ea app ear h e final mov ie. Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . On t he P rop er t ie s pa ne l, cl ick Sw ap. Fr om t he Sw ap Sy m bol di al og b ox, se le ct p ic2 a nd t he n cl ick OK . I n Flash, y ou can an imat e only sym bols. As in Fr eeHand, sy m bols ar e st or ed in a libr ar y . The f our im ages y ou ar e using in t his lesson w er e conv ert ed t o sy m bols f or you an d sav ed in t his docum ent .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
4 . Se le ct35f 0ra m e 1 0 an d t h en r epe a t st e ps 2 a nd 3 . Pages: The f ir st and last f ram es ar e r ep laced w it h t he new im age.
5 . Choose Fi le > Sav e As a nd re na m e t hi s fi le pi c2 . fl a . On ce y ou r ep lace t he im ages in t he m ov ie, y ou need t o r en ame t he f ile. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma dia H an : Tra ini om mt he Source f or ( aMtac horOS) oug ht og rou upm edov ucat 6 .crom P reess CtFre r l+ eEnt e rd( M WX i ndow s) ng or fr Com a nd+ Re t urn t e stndt he ie ion in t hat yFla ou sh can . t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep ough a ie pr shor ogr am' poret ant f eat ur esWas y ou w or k t ht he roumov gh sev eral, Thet hr t est mov t cuts m is ost t he im sam as innew Fr eeHand. hen y ou t est ie in Flash, a pr act ical aphisiccrdesign rojyect t hat can reflect orldin pr oblem s, solu t ions, and SWFgrf ile eat ed p f or ou.s You user ealt hat wfile y our Fr eeHand docum entpr . act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
On Your Own Repeat t he pr ocess t o cr eat e new Flash m ovies f or pic3 and pic4. Th en r ep lace t he im ages in y our Fr eeHand docum ent w it h t he new m ov ie clip s y ou j ust cr eat ed an d t est y our com p let ed slid e show . •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
What You Have Learned I n t hi s le sson , you ha v e:
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Assig ned Table a kof eyContent boar d ssh or t cu t t o im pr ove y our pr oduct iv it y ( pag es 280– 282 )
Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
Cr eat ed a dr aw ing for an imat ion ( p ages 283 –28 6)
By Patti Schulze
Cr eat ed a blend for t he anim at ion dr aw ing ( pages 2 87– 289 ) Pub lish er: Peachp it Press
Released Pub Dat e: May a 19,blend 200 3
t o layer s ( pag es 2 89– 294 )
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Joined a b lend t o a p at h ( pages 29 7–3 00) Anim at ed t ex t ( page 3 01) eat edwit a hmaast er p nage t o lem use, as a backg'trou for sev yerou al don' p ages pag es 302 WhenCrfaced desig p rob it shouldn bend b ecause t k (now how t o–306 use )t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Used t he Fre Acteion t ool t oXadd actfrivom it y ttohe a bSource ut t on ( pag 306oug –308 Ma crom e dia H an dM : Traint inierng f or es a t hor h )g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epUsed t he Nav igat ion pan el t o chan ge t he act ion s of a b ut t on ( pag es 308– 309 ) by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ed it ed a mast er pag e ( pag es 309– 313 ) Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obustCht ools t o acrpeat o and ( tpages h en cr31 eat5–3 e a15) corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , anged at he tao log a guide or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash at ion. The - based ut orics ial in app roach allow s you to w ork( pages t hr ough t h e Used anim Macrom edia Firbook ewor'kssprt ooject opt im ize grtaph y our Fr eeHand docum ent lessons in t h18) e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get 31 6–3 st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! Lin ked t o a Macrom edia Flash mov ie f rom Fr eeHan d an d t hen edit ed t he mov ie in Flash ( pag es 319 –32 2) Used Macrom edia Flash t o cr eat e mov ies for you r FreeHand docum ent ( pages 32 3–3 24)
Lesson 10. Creating Web Pages As y ou' ve seen as you 'v e w or ked t hr oug h t he lessons in t h is book , FreeHand is a p rem ier e dr aw ing pr ogr am . Wit h t he con t inuing ex pansion of t he I nt er net , p eop le in cr easin gly w ant t o creat e w eb sit es as assp r in t m at er ials, an d t he dr aw ing capabilit ies of Fr eeHan d are as • Table of well Content suit able f or w eb p ages as f or Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a inipr ngint fred om docum t he Sourent ce s. Alt hou gh it w as not designed as a com plet e w eb- pr odu ct ion t ool or as a replacement for applicat ions such as Macr omedia Dr eam w eaver or By Patti Schulze Macr omedia Flash, Fr eeHan d can play an im por t ant par t in w eb- sit e creat ion. Pub lish er: Press Ty pically , inPeachp creatiting a web sit e, a designer dr aw s a sit e diagr am and t h en cr eat es a sket ch or digitPub al Dat com osit19, e (200 a com p) t hat show s mor e d et ail of a sam ple page of t he sit e. Using t h e e: pMay 3 Con nect or t 0ool in179 Fr 16 eeHan d, y ou can easily dr aw a sit e d iagr am. Then you can use Fr eeHan d t o I SBN: 32 1-1 designPages: a pag e, or pag es, of t h e sit e. Once y ou cr eat e y our sit e design and pages, y ou can exp or t 35 0 t he pages as a PDF f ile. You can ev en ex por t t he pag es in HTML f orm at and display t h em in a br ow ser for t h e app rov al p rocess.
When desig don' now uset h t hee b o x es Y o u cafaced n u sewit t hheaCo n n enctporob r t lem o o l ,t it o shouldn q u i ckl y 'tdbe r awb ecause t h e co ynou n e ct in gt kl in es how b et wt oe en design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on in t h is sit e m a p . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t his lesson, you w ill dr aw a sit e m ap an d t hen cr eat e pages f or a sit e. You w ill use t he Nav ig at ion panel t o add link s t o b ut t on s and add an e- mail lin k t o som e t ext . Then you w ill exp ort y our p ages as an HTML file. W H AT Y OU W I LL LEA RN I n t hi s le sson , you w il l: Use t he Con nect or t ool Ch ange t he st y le of t he Con nect or t ool Add a not e t o a PDF file fr om Fr eeHan d Use Fr eeHan d's Past e Cont ent s ( Window s) or Past e I n sid e ( Mac OS) f eat u re
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LESSON Ma cr om e diaFI ® LES Fr e e Ha nd® M X:
Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
By Patti Me di aSchulze Fil es:
Lesson 10\er:Med ia\ ab out _u s. r t f Pub lish Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3
Lesson 10\ Med ia\ cont act _ us.r t f I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
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Lesson 10\ Med ia\ air .j pg Lesson 10\ Med ia\ clim bing3. j pg When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Lesson 10\ Med ia\ d ow nhill1. jp g design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Lesson 10\ Med ia\ r acer . j pg t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep10\ t hrMed ough pr ogr Lesson ia\ a r acer 2 .jam' pg s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom H an.jdpg M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s Lesson 10\e dia MedFre ia\ r eider3 r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize d man ageg1. com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used Lesson 10\an Med ia\ r idin jp g in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e Lesson t r ack lessons10\ in Med t h e ia\ book at race. you r jpg ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! St a rt i ng Fil es: Lesson 10\ St art \ sit e_concep t _st ar t . fh1 1 Com p le t ed P roj ect s: Lesson 10\ Com plet ed\ sit e_ con cept .f h11 Lesson 10\ Com plet ed\ sit e_ m ap . fh1 1 Lesson 10\ Com plet ed\ sit e_ m ap . pdf Lesson 10\ Com plet ed\ Fr eeHand HTML Ou t put
Using the Connector Tool The Conne ct or t ool cr eat es con nect or lin es t hat dy nam ically link ob ject s t oget her . Con nect or lines adj ust t h em selv es w hen you m ov e t he conn ect ed obj ect s. You can u se t he t ool t o cr eat e or ganizat ion char t s, labels for diagr am s, and sit e map s, as y ou w ill d o in t his t ask . On ce y ou •creat e t he connect Table oforContent lines,sy ou can use t he Obj ect panel t o m odify t he st r oke pr opert ies of t h e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce lines. By Patti Schulze
lish er: Press 1 .PubCre at ePeachp a neit w fi le a nd na m e it sit e _ m a p . fh 1 1 . Cha nge t he pa ge or ie nt a t ion t o Pub Maype 19, a200 LaDat nde:sca nd3 t he n sa ve t he fi le i n you r P roj ect s f old er . I SBN: 0- 32 179sever 16 -1 al r ect an gles t o r epr esent each pag e of t he sit e and t h en use t h e You w ill dr1-aw Con nect or t ool t o dr aw lines t hat r epr esent t he link s bet w een t h e pages. Pages: 35 0
2 . D ra w a r ect a ngl e a t t he t op of t h e pa ge t o re pre sen t t he hom e pa ge of y our si t e . Alt hou gh t he size of t he rect ang le is not cr it ical, you w ant it lar ge enou gh t o cont ain som e Whendescr facediptwit p rob lem shouldn be an b ecause t k5now how t o use t h e iv eh taexdesig t . Forn exam ple,, dit raw you r 'tr ect gle 120y ou p ix don' els by 0 p ixels. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou You w ill use t he Align p anel in t he nex t st ep t o cent er t h e rect ang le hor izont allycan on r tely he on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou ndu p ed ucat ion pag e. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr3act aph icgn design reflect r ealorld pr oblem s, solu actiz ices. . ical On tgr he A li pa nepl,roj seect lesctt hat Al ign t o Pa ge ,wchoose N o Cha ng et ions, fr om and t he pr hor ont aI nl Ma crom e diae Fre H anudp M Traan inidng fr om tAl heign Source y ou' ll learn owr ttical o use he m p rog 's a li gnm nt peopmXe:nu, choose Cen t er f rom t h e hve a lit gn e ntram popr obustupt ools e acl log cr eat e s) a corp y p ack m ent ou;crteat he n ick oAand ppl yt h(en W ind ow or Aorli at gne (ident Ma citOS) . age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash at ion.isThe ojectt-ally based ial e. app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e Your anim rect angle centbook er ed' shpr orizon on t ut h eorpag lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
4 . D ra w a not he r re ct an gle abou t t h e sa m e siz e a s t he f ir st one . P la ce t his r ect a ngl e be low t he f irst an d on t he le ft si de of t he pa ge. This r ect angle r epr esent s a pag e of t he sit e t h at t h e hom e pag e link s t o.
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5 . U se t h e Al t - dr ag or Opt ion- dra g m e t hod t o cr ea t e a copy of t h is r ect a ngl e a nd When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e m ove t he copy t o t he ri ght side of t he pa ge . H old dow n Shi ft a s you dr ag t o design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on const ra in t he m ov em e nt t o a st ra i ght li ne . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion Ult im at ely , you w ant f iv e r ect angles, all t he sam e size and equally dist ant f rom one t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epanot h er , sp aced acr oss t h e page. You could hav e m oved t he cop y of t he r ect angle slight ly by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, apar t fr om t h e or ig inal r ect an gle and t h en used t he D uplicat e comm and t o m ake t he ot h er pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n t hr ee copies, sp acin g t h em sim ilar ly . I f y ou use t his m et hod, it is d if ficult t o d et er m in e how Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s far t o d rag t h e copies t o space t h em equ ally . I n t he next st ep , y ou w ill u se t he Blend t ool t o r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , creat e an d posit ion t h e addit ion al copies. Th e Blen d t ool calcu lat es t he dist ance b et w een or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used t w o ob ject s and m at hem at ically d et er m ines for y ou t he sp acing b et w een an y nu mb er of in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e it ems t hat you w ant t o place bet w een t he t w o obj ect s. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 6 . Se le ct t h e Ble nd t ool an d d ra g from t he f irst re ct a ng le t o t he se cond r ect a ngl e. The Ble nd t ool let s y ou easily cr eat e b len ds f rom one obj ect t o anot her b y dr aggin g t he blend line f rom one obj ect t o anot her . Not ice t hat you d id n ot need t o select eit her of t h e obj ect s you w ant ed t o b len d t og et her; y ou j ust need t o dr ag f r om t he boun dar y of one r ect an gle t o t he bou ndar y of t h e ot her . When y ou d r ag f r om t he f ir st obj ect , y ou see t he blend line, w hich y ou t hen use t o con nect t o t he ot h er object .
NO TE You could also hav e select ed bot h ob ject s and used t h e Blend com m and as y ou'v e don e in pr ev ious lesson s. 7 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , chan ge t he num be r of st e ps i n t he bl e nd t o 3 . •
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t wo obj ect s on t h e page. The num ber of st eps in t he blend, plu s t he t w o or iginal ob ject s, giv es you a t ot al of five object s. Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
8 . Choose Modi fy > U ngr oup. The n se le ct t he m i ddl e re ct an gle a nd choose Mod ify > U ngr ou p aga i n. Ob ject s in b len ds ar e gr oup ed b y default . When you un gr oup t he blen d, t h e obj ect s cr eat ed fr om t he blend ar e st ill gr oup ed , so y ou need t o ung rou p t hose obj ect s as w ell. I n t he nex t st ep, y ou will u se t he Connect or t ool t o dr aw lines b et w een t he r ect an gles. You can' t u se t he Conn ect or t ool bet w een obj ect s in a blen d. 9 . U se t h e Tex t t ool an d t y pe H o m e a s t he l ab el f or t he t op re ct an gle . M ove t he t e xt bl ock t o t h e cent er of t he t op r ect a ngl e. Add t e xt bl ock s w i t hin t h e re ct a ng le s on t he b ot t om row using t h e fol low in g l ab el s: Se rv ice s, Ab o u t U s, Eve n t s, Gal le ry , a nd Co n t a ct Us. Group e a ch re ct an gle w i t h it s t e x t b lock .
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1 0 . Choose t he Conne ct or t ool on t he Tool s pa ne l a nd dra g fr om t he bot t om of t he H om e re ct ang le t o t he t op of t he Ser vi ces r ect a ngl e . The p oint er of t he Connect or t ool con t ains a plus sign and a con nect or ar row . Posit ion t he Whenplus faced h at hdesig p roblinlem , itt he shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t kou now t owuse e see sigwit n on e botnt om e of f irst rect ang le. Release t he m se bhow ut t on hent hyou design sofcon t w ar e. in I f gy ou' r eNot learice nint g Macr ed not ia Frneed eeHand MX fort he t h et op fir st t im e, y ou t he nect line. h at y ouom did t o select r ect angle t o can use rt ely h e ton ool. Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The Connect or t ool disp lays an ar r ow at t he end of t h e lin e and a cir cle at t h e st art of t he line. You can u se t he Ob ject pan el t o chan ge t h e st rok e p rop er t ies of each line. Use t he defau lt s for now . I n t he n ex t t ask , y ou w ill ch ange t he conn ect or st y le, and t hat w ill ch ange all t h e con nect or lines on t he pag e.
1 1 . Re pe at st ep 1 0 f or t he re m ai ni ng four r ect a ngl es. As y ou con nect each r ect an gle t o t he Hom e r ect an gle, FreeHand m er ges t h e connect ing lines, result ing in one line t h at b ran ches t o t h e fiv e r ect an gles.
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1 2 . D ra g one of t he b ot t om re ct an gle s d ow n a nd t o t h e le ft . Not ice t hat t he conn ect or lin e mov es and chan ges sh ape as y ou m ove one of t he con nect ed obj ect s. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
1 3 . D ra w a sm al le r re ct an gle b el ow t he Ga ll er y re ct an gle . M ak e t w o cop ie s of t hi s re ct an gle an d m ov e t he m be low t he f irst re ct a ng le . La be l t he se re ct ang le s Cycli n g , Ro ck Cli m b in g , a nd Ra ft i n g . You can u se t he Alt - dr ag or Op t ion- dr ag m et hod t o cr eat e t he t wo copies of t he r ect an gle. These r ect ang les repr esent pag es lin ked fr om t h e Galler y p age.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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1 4 . W it h t he Conn ect or t ool, dra g fr om t he l ef t si de of t he Gal le ry re ct a ng le t o t he l ef t side of e a ch of t he sm a ll er re ct a ngl es.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
The leng t h of t he connect or lines f rom t he r ect angles is set by Fr eeHand , bu t y ou w ill adju st it in t h e next st ep .
1 5 . W it h t he Conn ect or t ool, se le ct on e of t he conne ct or l in es and t h en dr ag t he ha ndl e on t he conne ct or li ne t o t he l ef t , a w a y f rom t h e re ct ang le . Re pe a t t hi s st e p for t h e ot he r li nes. When y ou ar e ov er t he handle on t h e line, t he p oint er chang es t o a lef t - and- righ t p oint ing ar r ow, indicat ing t hat y ou can now dr ag t he line.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough NO TE a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom eYou dia can Fre reesh H an d Mt hXe: connect Tra ini ng omonly t he by Source y ou'allhan learn owht o use t he p rog ape or fr line dr agging dlehwit t he Connect or ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , t ool. I f y ou use t he Point er t ool, y ou' ll m ov e t h e con nect or line along w it h t he or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used r ect an gle inst ead of r eshaping t he connect or lin e. in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough the 1 6 . Sa v e you r f il e. lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Redefining the Connector Style As y ou' ve seen, t h e defau lt st y le for a con nect or line is a lin e w it h a filled cir cle at t he st ar t of t he line and an ar r ow at t he end of t he lin e. You can change t he look of a con nect or lin e by chan ging t he st r ok e pr oper t ies on t he Ob ject pan el. I n t h e pr evious t ask , y ou dr ew sev eral connect or lines. •To m an ually Table of Content s ch ange each one of t h e lines w ould t ake som e t im e. An easier appr oach, as you w ill Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a inist ng fr om t hecon Sour see in t h is t ask, is t o edit t he y le t hat t r ce ols t he look of t h e lines. I n Lesson 3 , " Color s, GrPatti adient s, an d St y les, " you u sed t he St y les panel t o cr eat e and sav e a gr aphic st y le. I n t h is By Schulze lesson, you w ill r ed ef ine an exist ing st yle. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 32 1-1 conne ct or l in es. On t h e Obj ect pan el , sel e ct t he S t rok e pr ope rt y . 1 . Se le ct0-on e 179 of 16 t he Pages: 35 0
You see all of t he at t r ibu t es for t h e line: t h e size an d t he color , plus op t ions f or ar r owh ead s.
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
2 . From t h e le ft Arr ow he ads pop- up m e nu , choose N one . The left pop - up m en u con t rols t he st ar t of t h e line; t h e rig ht pop- u p m enu cont r ols t he en d of t he lin e. Chang ing t he op t ion t o None r em oves t h e cir cle fr om t h e st ar t of t h e lin e for t he select ed st r ok e.
NO TE Man y of you r connect or lines ar e ov erlapping so y ou m ay n ot b e able t o t ell w het her y ou' ve r em oved t he circle. How ev er , w h en y ou rem ov e t he circle, y ou m ay also see t he line y ou' ve r em oved it fr om m ov e slight ly . When you r edefine t h e st yle, all of t he lines w ill be t h e sam e again, but now wit hou t t h e cir cle.
3 . W it h t he conn ect or li ne st i ll sel ect e d, choose Re de fi ne f rom t h e St y le s pa ne l Opt ions m e nu. I n t he Re de fi ne St y l e dia l og b ox, m a k e sure t h at t he N orm al Conne ct or st y le i s sel ect e d. Th en cli ck OK. All of t h e con nect or lin es in y our docum en t ar e u pdat ed w it h t he new line st y le, and any new conn ect or lines y ou dr aw in t his d ocu m en t w ill use t h e new st y le. •
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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The St yle pan el d isplays a plus sign b ef or e a st y le n am e t o iud icat e t hat t h e st yle for t he select ed it em has been m odified .
PO W ER TI P The st ar t and en d of t he conn ect or lin es are d et er m in ed by t he or der in wh ich you connect t h e obj ect s. I f you w ant t o rev er se a con nect or line, y ou can select t he lin e and t h en choose Modify > Alt er Pat h > Rever se Dir ect ion. 4 . Sa v e you r f il e. Your sit e m ap is com plet e. I n t he next t ask, you w ill use t h e Navig at ion p anel t o add a n ot e t o t he p age and t h en exp ort t h e page as a PDF file. The not e you ad d w ill b e con ver t ed t o a not e com m ent in t h e PDF f ile.
Adding a PDF Note I n Lesson 7 , " Pag e Lay out and Pr int ing, " you saw h ow easily y ou can ex por t y our pages as PD F docum ent s. I n t hat lesson, y our goal w as t o creat e a docum ent t hat you could sen d t o a ser vice bu reau for pr int ing or t o a colleag ue f or pr int ing f rom anot her m achine. I n t his lesson , y ou'v e •creat ed a w ebTable Content s w ant t o send it t o a clien t f or comm ent s or appr ov al. Bot h y ou an d sit eofm ap and Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng( tfrhe omap t he Sourion ce , not t he f r ee Acr obat Reader) , and y ou w an t t o y our clien t h ave Ad obe Acr obat plicat use t h Schulze at p rog ram t o at t ach com ment s t o t h e PDF f ile as you collabor at e on t he sit e d esign. By Patti Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: NO TE0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e On ce y ou exp ort y our p age as a PDF docum ent , you can open t he f ile in Adob e Acr ob at and ad d design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on y our n ot es. Bu t y ou can also ad d n ot es in Fr eeHand , befor e y ou exp ort t he page, as y ou w ill do Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion in t his t ask . t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma e dia d Mpa X :ge Tra ini ng om t he p rog s 1 .crom Ty pe a t Fre i t le efH orant he . For ex fr am p let he , t ySource pe Act ioynou' P hll olearn t o s Shitow e Mt oapuse . S el ect t heram t e 'xt r obustbltock ools. t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an ar d man age com plex sillu at ions, d evllen cr eat at ion tas h att hwe ill t hect en for be used Not es e added t o object onst trhe p age.anYou' use t h eet itan le anim t ext block obj t he in a Flash not e.anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! 2 . Choose W i ndow > N av i gat ion t o op en t he N av ig at i on pan el . Ty pe a m e ssa ge i n t h e N ot e s t e xt box . For ex a m p le , t y pe Jo e , w h a t d o y o u t h in k o f t h i s co n cep t f o r t h e sit e ? The t ex t you t y pe in t he Not es t ex t box app ear s as a not e in t h e PDF.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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3 . Ty pe y our na m e in t he N a m e t e xt box . When y ou ad d not es in Acr obat , t he u ser n ame is added t o t h e not e t o ident if y t he au t hor t he not Fr eeHan d, lem y ou, need t o add y our nam e in t he Name t ex thow boxt o t ouse act iv Whenoffaced wite. h aI ndesig n p rob it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now t hat e e t h is feat u re in t h e PDF f ile. design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epChoose Fi lea > Ex por From t hpor e Sa ve new a s Ty peur( es W in ork For m agh t (sev Maeral, c OS) pop by4-.st ep t hr ough pr ogr am'ts. m ost im t ant f eat asdow y ou s) w or t h rou up m en u, choose P DF a nd t he n cl ick Se t up . pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Youeneed t o especif y M you exp ini ortng setfr t ings. Ma crom dia Fre H an d X :r Tra om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used 5 . I n t he P DF Ex port di al og b ox, se le ct Ex port N ot e s a nd t he n cl ick OK . N a vi ga t e t o in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e t he P roj e ct s f old er a nd t he n cl ick Sav e ( W in dow s) or Expor t ( M a c OS) . lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely es w itthhet he pr ogr FreeHand creat PDF file.am!
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion 6 . yOpe n t he P DF in ei t he Acroba de r ser or ies Adobe oba t . D oub le - cli ck t he otepe t hat ou can t ack le fi atley our ow n rpace. Thist pRea opular f r om Acr Macr omedia Press leads y ounst icon ne ar t h e t it l e . by - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n When y ou opeen t hd eM not y ouini see our in t he not e tllit le andhtow he m e you ent er ed Ma crom e dia Fre H an Xe, : Tra ng yfr omn am t hee Source y ou' learn t oessag use t he p rog ram 's in t he Not es t ex t b ox. I f y ou are using Acr obat Reader , y ou can m ove t he icon on t he pag r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , e, bu t an y oud can m ake chplex anges o rtat heions, m essag t hcr e eat notee.an I f anim y ou are u sin obe obat , or ganize man'tage com illutst an d eevinen at ion t hgatAd w ill t hAcr en be used y ou can m ove t he icon on t he pag e, and you can ed it t h e not e t ex t . in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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I f y ou r et u r n t o y our Fr eeHand docum ent and m ake ot her changes t o t he d ocu m ent file, y ou can ch oose File > Ex por t Again t o b yp ass t he Ex por t dialog box . FreeHand uses t he set t ings f rom t he last ex por t op er at ion. 7 . Close t he P DF fi le and t h en sav e a nd cl ose you r si t e_ m a p. fh 1 1 fi le .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
Pasting an Image in a Path You can u se t he Past e Cont e nt s or Past e I nsi de f eat ur e of FreeHand t o f ill a closed pat h w it h anot h er vect or or b it map g rap hic. Only t h e par t of t he ob ject locat ed inside t h e closed pat h is display ed ; t h e par t of t he gr ap hic t hat ext end s out side t he pat h is n ot d isplay ed or pr int ed. •Past ing inside Table of h Content s r ef er r ed t o as cr eat in g a cli ppi ng pa t h. a p at is also Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce
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1 . Ope n 0t he t e_ conce pt _ st a rt . f h1 1 fi le i n t he St a rt fol de r. Choose Fil e > Sa ve As, I SBN: 32 1-si 179 16 -1 re na m e t he f il e sit e _ co n cep t . fh 1 1 , a nd sa v e t he f il e in t he P roj e ct s f old er . Pages: 35 0 The d ocum en t cont ain s but t ons and som e t ext . On t he r igh t of t h e pag e is a f ilm st r ip gr aph ic. You w ill u se t he past e in side feat ur e t o add imag es w it h in t he r ect an gle on t he film st r ip . When h af ildesig robfilem it shouldn 't di beabfol ecause how 0t of old useer tha e nd 2 . I faced m portwit t he e a irn.jppg le f,rom t h e Me de r wy iou t hidon' n t ht ek now Le sson1 design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on pl ace i t ov er t h e t op re ct a ng le a t t he ri ght side of t h e pa ge . Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat yYou ou can t ack atage y ourd irow n lypace. opular serAft ieserf ryom Press y oupat st epw ant t hele im ect over This t h e rpect an gle. ou Macr past eomedia t he im ag e w itleads hin t he h by - st ep hr ough a pr ogr am'wsillmstost t ant new es as y out o w or t h rou sev eral, of tthe rect angle, y ou ill bim e por able to m ovef eat it ifuryou w ant chkange it sghposit ion . pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
3 . W it h t he ai r. j p g i m age st i ll se le ct e d, ch oose Ed it > Cu t . The n se le ct t h e t op re ct an gle an d choose Edi t > P ast e Cont e nt s ( W i ndow s) or Edi t > P a st e I n si de ( M ac O S) . The im age appear s w it hin t he b ound aries of t he rect ang le.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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4 . On t he O bj e ct p ane l , sel ect t he Cont e nt s pr ope rt y . The con t en t s han dle ( a sm all blu e st ar) app ear s on t he im ag e. When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
5 . D ra g t he cont e nt s h an dle t o re posit i on t he i m a ge w i t hi n t h e re ct ang le . I f you d rag t h e imag e and not t he cont en t s han dle, you m ov e t he r ect angle, not t he im ag e w it hin t he r ect angle.
NO TE The Cont ent s pr opert y on t he Ob ject pan el m u st be select ed f or t he con t en t s han dle t o appear . 6 . U si ng t he i m a ge s i n t he Me di a fol de r, r ep ea t st e ps 2 t h rough 5 t o p ast e i m age s in si de t h e re m ai nin g re ct a ng le s. The Med ia fold er con t ains sev er al im ages for y ou t o use. Choose any of t he im ages y ou w ant t o u se on y our page. I n t he n ex t st ep , you w ill r eplace one of t h e imag es.
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7 . Se le ct on e of t he re ct an gle s w i t h a n im a ge a nd t he n choose Edi t > Cut Con t en t s. The im age is rem ov ed f rom t he cont ent s of t he r ect an gle and p laced on t he pag e. 8 . D e le t e t he i m age an d i m port a ne w i m a ge . P ast e t h e ne w im a ge i nside t he e m p t y re ct an gle .
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get 9 . Se le ct a ll of t h e obj e ct s in t h e fi lm st rip a nd gr oup t he m . st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am! I n a lat er t ask, you w ill exp or t y our f ile as an HTML docum en t . Fr eeHand exp ort s gr oup ed it ems as a sing le gr aphic w hen exp ort in g as HTML. 1 0 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Adding URL Links You' v e com p let ed t he w eb page d esign . Now y ou w ant t o add link s t o t he b ut t ons. You ad d link s t o object s on a p age u sing t h e Navig at ion p anel. Not on ly can y ou add lin ks t o n avigat e t o ot h er pag es in t h e docum ent , y ou can also ad d link s t o ext er nal web sit es an d ev en link s t o sen d an e•m ail m essage. Table Content Of of cour se, ysou w ill n eed I n t ern et access t o ch eck y our link s. On ce you add t h e Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M a ini fr om t hepSour ce as an HTML file. link s t o t he bu t t ons, y ouX: wTrill exngpor t t he ages By Patti Schulze
First , y ou need t o add anot her page t o y our d ocu m en t so y ou can t est t he link s y ou ad d t o t h e bu t t ons. Th e new pag e w ill use t he sam e b ut t ons and film st rip gr aph ic. Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . From t h0e D ocu m e nt pa ne l Opt i ons m en u, choose D upl ica t e. Pages: 35 A n ew page is added t o y our docum en t cont ain ing all of t he ob ject s of t he f ir st page.
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2 . From t h e Me di a fol de r, i m p ort t he hom e _ pa ge _ t e x t .r t f fi le a nd pl ace t h e t ex t on t he f ir st pa ge . I m por t t h e ab out _ us. rt f a nd cont a ct _ us.r t f fi le s a nd pla ce t he t e x t on t he se cond pa ge . You' ll use t h e fir st p age as t h e hom e pag e of y our sit e; t he second page w ill be t he About Us page.
3 . On t he f ir st pa ge , sel e ct t he H om e bu t t on, a nd on t he N a v iga t i on p ane l , choose P ag e 1 f rom t he Li nk p op- u p m e nu. N ex t , on t h e fi rst p age , se le ct t he About Us bu t t on; t he n ch oose P a ge 2 fr om t he Link pop- up m e nu on t he N av ig at i on pan el . Re pe at t hi s pr oce ss t o a dd t he l in k s t o t h e but t ons on t he second pa ge a s w e ll . HTML link s t o t he specif ied pag es w ill be add ed t o t hese but t on g rap hics w hen you exp ort y our d ocu ment as HTML.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
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4 . Se le ct t h e t ex t on p ag e 2 t hat cont a ins t he e - m a il a ddr ess. On t he N a v ig at i on pa ne l, in t he Link t e xt box , t y pe m ai lt o : in fo @act i o n p h o t os- o n li n e .co m . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e Not e t h at t h e ent r y in t his exam ple is not a v alid e- m ail addr ess; y ou m ay w an t t o use y our design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on e- m ail addr ess inst ead . Be sur e t o inclu de t h e m ailt o: pr efix . This is t he HTML for m at for Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion add in g e- m ail link s t o pages an d m u st be ent er ed b ef or e t he e- m ail add r ess. t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
5 . Sa v e you r f il e.
Exporting as HTML Alt hou gh it is not designed t o com pet e w it h Dr eam w eav er , Fr eeHand does a good job of cr eat in g HTML pag es, b ut it does hav e lim it at ions. For exam ple, in t he last t ask you add ed link s t o bu t t ons u sin g t he Nav ig at ion panel. When y ou check y our link s in t he b row ser, you 'll see t hat t he •bu t t ons w or kTable ofpect Content as ex ed , sbu t Fr eeHand off ers no w ay f or y ou t o p rov ide alt er nat e t ex t f or a Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a inisng fr om tthe he Sour link —t hat is, t ex t t hat appear w hen u sercer olls ov er a bu t t on or im age. As y ou build you r pag es Schulze in Fr eeHand , r em em ber t hat you ar e u sing Fr eehan d as a design t ool f or y our w eb pages. By Patti On ce t he app rov al p r ocess is comp let e, y ou can t ak e t h e FreeHand HTML files int o D ream w eaver for Pub fineu ning. lisht er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1
1 . Choose Pages: 35 0Fi le > P ubl ish a s H TML. I n t h e H TML Out put dia l og b ox, cl ick Se t up .
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
I n t he HTML Set up dialog box , y ou sp ecify t he m et hod for cr eat ing t he HTML p ages fr om y our d ocu ment . The d ef ault set t ing s creat e a folder on y our d esk t op. Th is folder is t it led FreeHand HTML Out p ut . All of t he HTML pag es and t he ex por t ed im ages ar e p laced wit h in t hat f old er .
2 . From t h e V ect or Ar t pop - up m en u, choose GI F. Cl ick OK . The Fr eeHan d d ef ault file for m at for ex por t ing vect or ar t is SWF. You'v e ad ded link s t o t he bu t t ons on t h e page and w ant t he bu t t on lin ks t o w or k in all br ow ser s, so y ou w ant y our bu t t ons ex por t ed as GI F files. I f y ou exp ort y our bu t t ons as SWF files, you r user s w ill need t he Flash plug- in t o view y our but t on s.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
3 . I n t he H TM L O ut pu t di al og box , sel ect Vi e w in Brow ser or H TM L Ed it or. Ch oose y our brow se r f rom t he br ow se r pop- u p m e nu. I f you r br ow ser does not appear in t he p op- u p m enu, click Br ow se an d locat e y our br ow ser . When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
NO TE I f y ou hav e Macr om ed ia Dr eam w eav er in st alled , y ou can select it fr om t he pop - up m en u inst ead of a b row ser. When Fr eeHan d com plet es ex por t in g y our file, it w ill open Dream w eaver f or y ou. 4 . Cli ck Sa ve a s H TML. FreeHand exp ort s you r files and saves t h em in t h e specif ied fold er . You r hom e p age opens in t he b row ser ( or HTML edit or ) y ou select ed in st ep 3. I f Fr eeHan d en cou nt ers pr oblems wh en ex por t ing you r f iles, it d isp lay s t h e HTML Out p ut War ning s dialog box list ing all of t he er r ors.
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Ma cr om e dia ® Fr e e Ha nd® M X: Tr a ini ng fr om t he Sour ce By Patti Schulze
Pub lish er: Peachp it Press Pub Dat e: May 19, 200 3 I SBN: 0- 32 1- 179 16 -1 Pages: 35 0
When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize TI Pan d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons I f yin out hmeake book ch anges at you rt oow y our n pace, Fr eeHan using d dt he ocupmract en tice anfiles d ex por on t he it again com pan as ion HTML, CD - you ROM t o get st ar t ed m ay imneed m ed iat t oely r ef rwesh it h yt he ourprbrogr owam! ser or r eload t he f ile in y our br ow ser t o upd at e t he im ages.
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When faced wit h a desig n p rob lem , it shouldn 't be b ecause y ou don' t k now how t o use t h e design sof t w ar e. I f y ou' r e lear nin g Macr om ed ia Fr eeHand MX for t h e fir st t im e, y ou can r ely on Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source f or a t hor oug h g rou nd- u p ed ucat ion t hat y ou can t ack le at y our ow n pace. This p opular ser ies f r om Macr omedia Press leads y ou st epby - st ep t hr ough a pr ogr am' s m ost im por t ant new f eat ur es as y ou w or k t h rou gh sev eral, pr act ical gr aph ic design p roj ect s t hat reflect r eal- w orld pr oblem s, solu t ions, and pr act ices. I n Ma crom e dia Fre e H an d M X : Tra ini ng fr om t he Source y ou' ll learn h ow t o use t he p rog ram ' s r obust t ools t o cr eat e a log o and t h en cr eat e a corp or at e ident it y p ack age all in on e docum ent , or ganize an d man age com plex illu st r at ions, an d ev en cr eat e an anim at ion t h at w ill t h en be used in a Flash anim at ion. The book ' s pr oject - based t ut or ial app roach allow s you t o w ork t hr ough t h e lessons in t h e book at you r ow n pace, using t he p ract ice files on t he com pan ion CD - ROM t o get st ar t ed im m ed iat ely w it h t he pr ogr am!
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