It feels a lot like FreeHand to me in many ways, especially now that you can have multiple pages at different sizes. I’d also suggest that FreeHand users consider trying out Fireworks CS3 if they haven’t already and can use it in their workflow. It would be great to have this available to the FreeHand lovers of the world so it signified that Adobe was listening. Should read “Personally, I switched to FreeHand 3 from Illustrator 88 because it offered the ability to work in preview…”Īlso, John is there an email or web page I can point FreeHand lovers to, for submitting longtime favorite features they’d like to see rolled into the next release of Illustrator? Along with what annoys them in Illustrator coming from FreeHand. Oops, I forgot the opening of my comment. The CS3 update to this series is completed and will be available shortly. Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator with Mordy Golding-(video training) Migrating from FreeHand to Illustrator: A technical resource-PDF formatĭesigned for production managers, IT managers and designers, this technical resource provides the best ways to move legacy FreeHand content into Illustrator, handle different file formats, outputting files, and other information. Targeted to designers and illustrators, this four-color manual provides a graphical comparison of the FreeHand and Illustrator workspaces, along with differences in terminology, features, and functions between the two applications. All of these materials can be found on the Switch to Illustrator pages on and on the Illustrator Design Center.įreeHand to Illustrator Migration Guide-available as a PDF and in printed form. There is no direct FreeHand to Creative Suite 3 upgrade, but FreeHand owners who also own Adobe or Macromedia products that are eligible for upgrade to the Suite can use that path to move to the Suite.Ī number of materials are available at no cost to help customers make the move from FreeHand to Illustrator. This upgrade is available worldwide through the Adobe Store and through the Channel. Adobe will, however, continue to sell FreeHand MX, and will offer technical and customer support according to our support policies.Ī special upgrade to Illustrator CS3 is available to all registered owners of FreeHand for $199 U.S. Here are the highlights:Īdobe does not plan to develop and deliver any new feature-based releases of FreeHand, or to deliver patches or updates for new operating systems or hardware.

Adobe has created an FAQ (PDF) that explains the details of the decision not to rev FreeHand, talks about Illustrator CS3 features added to make FreeHand users more comfortable, and more. After a long and storied career, Adobe (neé Altsys, Aldus, and Macromedia) FreeHand has reached the end of its development road. The application has not been revised since Macromedia released MX nearly four years ago, after which the company removed FreeHand from the Studio product line.

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