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CHAPTER 11
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Creating Web Graphics and Animation
You can prepare FreeHand documents for display on the Web in the
following ways:
• Assign URL links to objects or text in a FreeHand document using the
Navigation panel
• Convert a FreeHand document to an HTML document using the Publish As
HTML feature
• Compress FreeHand art in GIF, JPEG, or PNG format for display in an
HTML document
• Use the Animate Xtra to convert a FreeHand document for display as a
Flash animation
• Assign Flash actions to FreeHand documents, to create interactive movies
for Web display
• Export FreeHand art in Macromedia Flash (SWF) file format to use in creating
dynamic vector art for display on the Web
• Preview and test Flash movies inside FreeHand using the Flash Player Window
Attaching URLs to objects and text
To attach URLs to objects and text, you use the Link text box in the
Navigation panel.
When a FreeHand document containing URLs is exported in SWF, PDF, or
HTML format, clicking an object with an attached URL jumps to the Web page
defined by the URL.