Opening documents from previous versions of FreeHand

FreeHand MX can open documents created in FreeHand 8 and later versions.

Because some of the FreeHand features change between versions, some illustration attributes may change or be omitted when an illustration is converted. After converting a document from an earlier version, make sure FreeHand displays and prints it properly before you delete the original document.

 
To convert a file from a previous version of FreeHand:

Open the file in FreeHand MX.

The converted file’s name becomes Filename.FH11 (Windows) or Filename (Converted) (Macintosh).