FreeHand to Illustrator Migration

Introduction

• Migrating FreeHand skills to Adobe Illustrator

Key Terms

• Learn how Illustrator terms compare with those in FreeHand

Converting Macromedia FreeHand Documents

• Discover how to open your FreeHand documents in Illustrator

The Illustrator Workspace

• Take a tour of the Illustrator workspace, which offers robust new creativity tools, a context-sensitive Control panel, and custom workspaces for personal preferences or project requirements

Setting up a New Document

• Learn how to best prepare your artboard(s) for your illustrations

Working with Graphics

• See how easy it is to create predictable gradients, patterns, and elaborate effects

Working with Colour

• Live Colour
• Using Live Colour (recolour artwork)
• Colour Schemes
• Using the Colour Guides to create Colour Harmonies

Live Paint

• Creating Live Paint Groups
• Live Paint settings
• Using Live paint with Live Trace

Working with Text

• Take your text to a new level with extensive and powerful text tools, including Character and Paragraph panels and styles, flexible OpenType fonts, support for text on a path, and more

Saving and Exporting Files

• Save and export your artwork to many standard file formats such as PDF, SVG, and Flash for print, web and interactive, and mobile and motion designs

Printing

• Print your artwork reliably, thanks to a streamlined print interface and such features as support for transparency flattening and Adobe PDF output

Keyboard Shortcuts

• A list of some of the most useful Illustrator keyboard shortcuts

Additional Resources

• Information on many useful resources for anyone who wants to learn more about Illustrator features, tools, and techniques

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