User Guide

Color, Strokes, and Fills 297

Applying pattern fills

You can choose from 64 predeﬁned pattern ﬁlls. You can also edit each pattern.

The inspector displays an editable version of the pattern on the left, and a preview

on the right that updates as you edit the pattern. Pattern ﬁlls print at one size on

PostScript output devices and do not scale with the object they ﬁll.

For an example of the patterns available, see “Applying pattern strokes” on page 285.

To apply a pattern fill to a selected object:

1 In the Fill inspector, choose Pattern from the list.

2 Choose a color for the ﬁll.

3 Click a pattern in the lower right corner of the inspector. Use the slider to scroll

through the available patterns.

To edit a pattern fill:

1 In the Fill inspector, choose Pattern from the list.

2 Choose a color for the ﬁll.

3 Choose a pattern, using the slider at the bottom of the inspector to scroll the

pattern list. The chosen pattern appears in the preview windows.

4 Drag or click pixel-by-pixel in the left preview. Clicking a pixel toggles between

black (opaque, in the selected color) and white (transparent).

5 Select Clear to remove a pattern from the preview window.

6 Click Invert to reverse pixel color—from color to white or from white to color.

Applying PostScript fills

PostScript applies a ﬁll with a unique pattern and shape that you create in the

PostScript code entry text box. FreeHand sends the PostScript code to the

PostScript Interpreter in your printer’s Raster Image Processor (RIP). If your code

is incorrect, you will receive a PostScript error message when printing.

PostScript ﬁlls do not appear on the monitor, but will appear when printed.

Note: PostScript programming is beyond the scope of this document. Refer to a Postscript

language manual for more information.