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Convert FreeHand to InDesign
Our friends at CreativeTechs.com point out an interesting use for Recosoft’s PDF2ID ($250). Many longtime users of FreeHand are not happy with Illustrator, but may be happier in InDesign. However, there’s no way to convert a FreeHand document to InDesign format. A clever workaround involves PDF2ID, which converts PDFs to InDesign. That means you could export your [...]
Continue reading...Customized Defaults
4. December 2007
One way to make an application open with your own custom “defaults” is to create a blank document set up “your way” as stationery under System 7. Some programs have Startup Folders which can do the same thing. Illustrator and FreeHand are two of these. Read how in their respective manuals.
Continue reading...Creating Slides
4. December 2007
If you are creating slides with PageMaker, FreeHand, QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Canvas, etc., use a page size of 10.5 x 7 inches. That will give you the proper aspect ratio for a 35mm slide.
Continue reading...How to Copy from a PostScript Application into a Program That Can’t Directly Import PostScript
4. December 2007
This is an old tip, but worth remembering. If you need to copy something from a PostScript application (like Illustrator or FreeHand) into a program that can’t directly import PostScript material — hold down the Option key while you choose Copy from the Edit menu.
Continue reading...FreeHand Tips
4. December 2007
Hold down the Command key to change any tool to the selection arrow. It would be nice if PageMaker had this feature. Forget about using the scroll bars to move within your document. Hold down the Spacebar and click and drag to turn any tool into the Grabber hand. Don’t waste a trip to the tool palette [...]
Continue reading...Select FreeHand Tools Easily
4. December 2007
FreeHand tools can be selected from the keyboard. Use the A for the text tool and 1 through 0 keys for other tools.
Continue reading...Change Any Tool to Selection Arrow
4. December 2007
Holding down the Command key in FreeHand changes any selected tool to the selection arrow.
Continue reading...Quick Grabber Hand
4. December 2007
Hold down the Spacebar in FreeHand and click and drag. You tool turns into the grabber hand. In PageMaker, the Option key does the same thing.
Continue reading...Switch to a Magnifying Glass Tool
4. December 2007
To get a magnifying glass in FreeHand 3.1, hold down the Command key and Spacebar. Your current tool will switch to a magnifying glass tool. Add Option to reduce the image size.
Continue reading...Font Substitutions
4. December 2007
Whoops! A font you placed in an EPS graphic in a PageMaker document shows up printed as Courier. Here are some fixes: Send the EPS graphic to the back layer, if that does not mess up something else. The back layer prints first. Manually download the problem font with Font Downloader. Place some text in the problem font [...]
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Apple News 
Details about the iPad
Apple’s new page detailing all the uber delicious iPad features can be found here. I want one now!
Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
24. March 2008
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