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When you first launch FreeHand, visible panels (excluding the Tools panel) are docked together at the right edge of the application window. You can move, separate, or combine these customizable panel groups. Panels and panel groups can be opened, closed, docked, expanded, and collapsed.
The following panels are grouped together by default:
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The Object and Document panels reside in a panel group called Properties. |
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The Swatches, Styles, and Library panels reside in a panel group called Assets. |
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The Color Mixer and Tints panels reside in a panel group called Mixer and Tints. |
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The Align and Transform panels reside in a panel group called Align and Transform. |
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The Find & Replace panel and the Select panel reside in a panel group called Find & Replace and Select. |
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The Halftones, Layers, Answers, and Navigation panels are not grouped with other panels by default, but you can group them if you want. With the exception of the Properties and Assets panel groups, when you group panels together, all panel group names appear in the panel group title bar. You can, however, name panel groups anything you like; see Grouping panels. |
The Layers panel, the Answers panel, and the Properties, Assets, and Mixer and Tints panel groups appear onscreen by default when you first open FreeHand, although some may be collapsed.
To open a panel:
Select its name from the Window menu.
If a panel was already open, choosing its name from the Window menu closes it or collapses it, depending on whether the panel is docked.
Note: The Find & Replace and Select panels are available in the Edit menu.
To expand or collapse a panel:
Click the panel group name or the expander arrow beside it.
Tip: If a panel is open but collapsed, you can select the panel’s name from the Window menu to expand it.
To close a panel:
Click the Close button at the top of a floating panel or floating panel group.
To activate a panel in a panel group:
Click the panel’s name or icon.
To move an undocked panel or panel group to another location:
Drag the panel group by its title bar (the area above the panel group name).
Tip: Be careful not to drag a panel group’s gripper, or you might inadvertently dock it to another panel group.
To switch between open, floating panel groups (Windows):
Press Control+Tab.
To show or hide all open panels:
Select View > Panels.
To show or hide panels docked to the application window (Windows only):
Click the small arrow that separates the docked panel area from the rest of the application window.
To return panels to their default positions:
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Exit FreeHand. |
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Locate the Macromedia/FreeHand/11/English/Settings folder within your user-specific Application Data (Windows) or Application Support (Macintosh) folder. |
Note: The exact location of your user-specific Application Data or Application Support folder varies depending on your operating system. For more information, see your operating system’s documentation. |
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Delete the fhprefs.txt (Windows) or Preferences (Macintosh) file. |
To define the appearance of panel labels:
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Display panels preferences by doing one of the following: |
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In Windows, press Control+U, then click the Panels tab. |
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On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the Panels category. |
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From the Label Panel Tabs With pop-up menu, choose to label panels with text only, icon only, or a text and icon combination. |
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Click OK. |
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