Macromedia FreeHand 9 Training Course


(Advanced)
During this course you will learn how to use advanced drawing and text formatting techniques to create a promotional poster, and will learn pre-press concepts as well as techniques for preparing artwork for Web display. This will include creating perspective illustrations efficiently and accurately and exporting illustration files for use on the Internet.

Training Course Outline

  • Multiple Page Documents
    • Creating Additional Pages
    • Navigating to Pages
    • Rearranging Pages
  • Graphic Formats
    • Graphic File Formats
    • Importing
    • Exporting
    • Exporting Flash Animations
    • Tracing Raster Images
  • Drawing Efficiently
    • Creating an Embossed Effect
    • Creating a Half Drop Tiled Pattern
    • Drawing on Angles
  • Advanced Type
    • Setting Display Type
    • Type Shortcuts
    • Importing Text
    • Flowing Text
  • Preparing for Output
    • Simplify
    • Delete Xtras
    • Banding with Gradients and Blends
  • Trapping
    • How Does Trapping Compensate?
    • How Much Trap Do I Need?
    • Should I Choke or Spread
    • Do All Abutting Colors Need Trapping
    • Should I Use FreeHand for Trapping?
    • Trapping Filled Objects
    • Trapping lines
    • Avoiding Unnecessary Trapping
    • Trap Xtra
    • Trapping Text
    • Overprinting Instead of Trapping
  • Printing
    • Bleeds
    • Printing Composites
    • Printing Color Separations
Course Duration: 1 Day

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