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Macromedia FreeHand MX: VQG


by Sandee Cohen

The latest of Macromedia's award-winning software packages to join the MX family, Macromedia FreeHand MX brings the popular vector-based drawing and layout program into the present day. Whether you've built your career on FreeHand and can't wait to master the software's new features or you're just learning FreeHand for the first time, there's no faster way to get up and running with Macromedia FreeHand MX than Macromedia FreeHand MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide. Updated by best-selling author Sandee Cohen to include plenty of new step-by-step how-tos and screenshots specific to Macromedia FreeHand MX, this task-based reference is the perfect tool for learning this visual program. The first few chapters provide an overview of the program before walking you through how to create sophisticated artwork using Macromedia FreeHand MX's many powerful features: layers and layering, points and paths, working in color, strokes and fills, creating text and text effects, and more. The final chapters explain printing, preferences and using artwork with other applications and the Web.

Macromedia FreeHand MX: VQG
by Sandee Cohen - List Price: $21.99, Price: $15.39 You Save: $6.60 (30%) Paperback: 480 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.98 x 9.02 x 7.06, Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1st edition (April 22, 2003)

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