Getting Started

Tutorial

FreeHand Basics

Setting up Your Document

Drawing
  Drawing overview
  About vector graphics
  Path and point characteristics
  Setting path and point display preferences
  Drawing rectangles, ellipses, and lines
  Constraining a basic shape as you draw
  Drawing polygons and stars
  Drawing spirals and arcs
  Drawing freeform paths
  Drawing with the Pen tool and Bezigon tool
  Pen tool smart cursors
  Editing paths
  Adding and deleting path segments and points
  Reshaping a path
  Editing a path with the Freeform tool
  Splitting paths
  Simplifying paths
  Changing a path's direction
  Overlapping fills
  Tracing artwork
  Scanning images for tracing
  Setting Trace tool options
  Tracing an image
  Creating charts and pictographs
  Setting the chart type and options
  Adding gridlines to charts
  Displaying axis values
  Adding pictographs to charts
  Drawing with the Graphic Hose tool
  Importing a graphic hose
  Creating a graphic hose
  Setting Graphic Hose options

Working with Objects

Transforming and Distorting Objects

Using Layers, Symbols, and Styles

Color, Strokes, and Fills

Color Management

Using Type

Creating Web Graphics and Animation

Printing

Saving and Exporting Files

Troubleshooting