User Guide

Saving and Exporting Files 427
Exporting files
Exporting a file lets you save it in another file format using the Export command.
When you use the Export command, the options that appear in the Export dialog
box depend on the selected file format; not all options are available for all formats.
See descriptions of the individual file formats for more information. You can
export entire files or selected objects in a file.
You can select Export preferences to determine export options for bitmap and
vector file formats. On the Macintosh, you can include an Extensis Portfolio
preview in the exported document, for use in cataloging graphics in a database.
When exporting a file to another application on your system, you can
automatically launch the application and open the file in it.
If you update a FreeHand file you have previously exported, you can choose
Export Again to export the updated file to the same location as the previously
exported version.
In addition to exporting entire files, you can copy selections of a file using the
Clipboard and the drag-and-drop features. For more information, see “Copying
objects” on page 181.
To include a thumbnail or preview with exported files:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Export.
2 In the Preferences dialog box, select Save File Thumbnails to embed a preview
with saved files for display in Open, Import, and Links Info dialog boxes.
3 To include a color preview for an EPS, do one of the following:
• In Windows: Choose Export EPS with Color Previews
• On the Macintosh: Select Bitmap PICT Previews.
This low-resolution placeholder will appear when importing an EPS into
FreeHand or another application.
4 Click OK.
Disadvantages Maximum of 256
colors
Does not compress
gradient colors well
No transparency
Loss of quality when
compressed
Not completely
supported by
common browsers
without using
plug-ins
Typical uses Cartoon images
Logos
Animated banners
Scanned photographs
Images with complex
textures
Images with complex radiant
colors
Images with high
numbers of colors
Complex, live
transparency
Feature GIF JPEG PNG