Tips Archive  

Below is the list of Tips based on the type of tip it was, not the date it was posted. For problem solving and troubleshooting, check the Troubleshooting section. For automation of common tasks, see the Scripting FreeHand section.

Remember, if you want to Print any of these tips out, just click within the frame and choose the Print option. If you see a tip that would benefit from a downloadable file, let me know. Most files will be in FreeHand™ v7 format, so if you need them in earlier versions, let me know about that too via e-mail.

To submit a Tip, go to the Feedback page under the Misc. Tab.

Key:

image New/Updated Version Addendum *
Older Multi-lingual Versions
Downloadable sample file  
* Version additions to previous tips

 
 
Last updated 5/19/2000 Last updated 9/22/2003


Flash Tips — you will need the Flash plugin to see these tips

Animating 3D Extrusions for Flash
Simple Interactions with the Navigation Panel — Creating a simple Flash game
Creating an Animated Lens Aperture — Creating Flash animations with Group Blends
Star Wars Style Text Scrolling in FlashAnimating perspective objects
Full Feature Flash Preloader
Animating Words Around a Sphere
FreeHand and Flash 5 — File conversion tips and troubleshooting
Hierarchical Menus in Flash
image Mimicking a Water Ripple Effect in Flash
Mimicking a Magnifying Glass in Flash
image Creating a Simple Flash Animation
image Keeping FreeHand Layers in Flash v3-4
Animating "Other" Objects
Making Objects Look Like They're Being Drawn


Just for Fun

The FreeHand Source Kaleidoscope 2 Scheme v1.5
  The FreeHand Source T-Shirt