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Toolkit Use the symbols in Freehand ® for Instant creative toolkit effects.
Web designs Create stunning web designs using the symbols collection in Freehand ®
Export The symbols can also be exported to other applications such as Macromedia ® Fireworks ® and Flash ™ as well as other applications
Animations Use the symbols to create animations and more.
Release instance Symbols can also be used as basic paths in Freehand, simply select the symbol and then Modify->Symbol->Release Instance command and then re-color / apply effects or use the free form tool in Freehand ®
Graphic hose Use the Freehand symbols to great effect with graphic hose tool, copy and paste into the hose tool
3D Extrude the released symbols via the new 3D tool
3D rotation xtra 3D rotation of released symbol using the 3D rotation xtra
Roughen xtra Apply roughen xtra to the symbols
Fisheye lens Use the fisheye lens xtra to distort the released symbols.
Freeform tool Use the freeform tool on the released symbols to re-shape
Pointer tool Use the pointer tool to manipulate the points of the released symbols path, to create zillions of different shape designs
Envelope xtra Distort the released symbols paths using the envelope xtra
Color control xtra Use the color control xtra in Freehand to re-color the symbols
Mirror xtra Use the Freehand ® mirror xtra to create stunning radial designs using the symbols from the symbols collection
Join Combine the Freehand symbols using the various join / punch xtras
Brushes Use the symbols in the symbols collection as Freehand ® brushes
Emboss xtra Emboss the released symbols using the Freehand ® emboss xtra
Attach text Use the released path for 'attach text' to the path to create great text designs and illustrations
Symbols installation / access symbols
Please place the symbols files in Freehand 'English' 'symbols' folder (though perhaps this varies from language to language), the symbols folder anyway. Use the import command from the symbols palette to access the symbols. Load as many or as few as needed. You might have to set the select files to all files depending on the version of Freehand (the files are stored in FH9 format)
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