Setting up Your Document > Importing artwork > Import file formats

 

Import file formats

FreeHand allows you to import files in many vector, bitmap, and other formats, as detailed in the table that follows. The following are the most common types of files you can import:

Vector-graphic files in Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, and CorelDRAW (versions 7 and 8) file formats. Vector graphics import as editable paths.

Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, and QuarkXPress EPS files. (These files cannot be edited in FreeHand.)

Bitmap image files from Fireworks in PICT (Macintosh), PNG,TGA, TIFF, PSD, GIF, JPEG, or BMP formats. Bitmap graphics import in their original format. For details, see Working with bitmap images in FreeHand.

Other file formats, including Adobe Acrobat and ASCII and RTF text; for more information on importing text, see Importing text.

FreeHand import file formats

File extension

Windows

Macintosh

Comments

Acrobat PDF

PDF

X

X

Portable Document Format

Adobe Illustrator 1.1 through 9.0

AI, EPS

X

X

Vector and bitmap

Adobe Photoshop 3.0 through 6.0

PSD

X

X

Bitmap. In Photoshop, select the Photoshop 2.5 Format Compatibility preference before saving the file for export. Photoshop PSD files imported into FreeHand remain editable in Photoshop, either by using the External Editor to launch the application or by opening the source file in Photoshop.

AutoCAD DXF

DXF

X

X

Vector

ASCII Text

X

X

Computer Graphics Metafile

CGM

X

N/A

CorelDRAW 7.0 and 8.0

CDR

X

X

Vector and bitmap

Desktop Color Separations 2.0 (DCS2 EPS)

DCS2

X

X

Vector and bitmap

FreeHand 5.0 through 9.0

X

X

Vector and bitmap

CompuServe GIF

GIF

X

X

Bitmap

HPGL Graphics

PLT

X

N/A

Vector, used to print to plotters. Requires special fonts created for HPGL graphics; TrueType and Type 1 fonts won't work. Consult the plotter manufacturer for more information.

Encapsulated PostScript, Macintosh EPS, MS-DOS EPS,

EPS

X

X

Vector and bitmap

EPS with TIFF Preview

EPS

X

X

Vector and bitmap

JPEG

JPG

X

X

Bitmap

Macintosh PICT

PICT, PICT2

N/A

X

Bitmap

Micrografx Designer 3.x

DRW

X

N/A

Vector

Portable Network Graphic

PNG

X

X

Bitmap

QuarkXPress EPS

EPS

X

X

Vector; files cannot be edited in FreeHand.

RTF Text

RTF

X

X

Rich Text Format; text with formatting is retained.

Targa

TGA

X

X

Bitmap

TIFF

TIF

X

X

Bitmap

Windows Bitmap

BMP

X

X

Bitmap

Windows Enhanced Metafile

EMF

X

N/A

Vector and bitmap

Windows Metafile

WMF

X

N/A

Vector and bitmap