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FreeHand basics overview

To get the most out of working in Macromedia FreeHand, it's helpful to familiarize yourself with the FreeHand work area, which includes the Document window; command menus at the top of your screen; tools, panels, and inspectors for editing and adding objects; and the pasteboard in which you create your artwork. You can add more commands to the menus by installing software applications called plug-ins.

When you open FreeHand, by default the following panels appear:

Tools panel

Object inspector

Color Mixer panel

Swatches panel