Working with Objects > Copying objects > Setting copy and paste preferences

 

Setting copy and paste preferences

FreeHand can copy objects to or paste objects from the Clipboard in a number of formats. When copying to the Clipboard, FreeHand copies the selection using all the formats specified in Export preferences. When pasting from the Clipboard, FreeHand uses the format that retains the most information about the object.

You can override the default format by using the Copy Special or Paste Special commands.

You can change the list of copy formats available to FreeHand by changing the Export preferences. In Windows only, you can change the list of paste formats available by changing the Import preferences.

You can choose from the following formats for FreeHand copy operations:

FreeHand

RTF

ASCII

AI/EPS

EMF (Windows)

Metafile (Windows)

Bitmap (Windows)

Device independent bitmap (Windows)

Adobe Illustrator (Macintosh)

BMP (Macintosh)

PICT (Macintosh)

You can also choose the color space you want for the copied selection. In Windows, this choice is only available if you have selected AI/EPS. You can select one of the following color conversion options:

CMYK

RGB

CMYK and RGB

Photoshop 4/5 pixels (Windows)

Photoshop 4/5 paths (Windows)

Photoshop 4/5 (Macintosh)

In Windows only, you can choose from the following formats for FreeHand paste operations:

FreeHand

LRG

PNG

AI/EPS

RTF

EMF

ASCII

Metafile

Bitmap

Device independent bitmap

To set copy format preferences:

1

Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Export.

2

In the Clipboard Copy Formats list (Windows) or Clipboard Output Formats (Macintosh), select the formats you want FreeHand to use when copying to the clipboard. Deselected formats are not available for copying.

3

In the Convert Colors To list, choose the color space you want for the copied selection.

4

Click OK.

To set paste format preferences (Windows only):

1

Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Import.

2

In the Clipboard Paste Formats list, select the formats you want FreeHand to choose from when pasting from the clipboard. Deselected formats are not available for pasting.

3

Click OK.