User Guide

FreeHand Basics 79
Using tooltips
Tooltips give you information about a tool name or toolbar button. In FreeHand,
tooltips appear by default; you can turn them off if you wish.
To display a tooltip:
Pause the pointer over a button on a toolbar.
To turn off tooltips:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Panels.
2 Deselect Show ToolTips and click OK.
Using and managing Xtras
Xtras are plug-in software extensions that expand FreeHand capabilities.
FreeHand Xtras are developed by Macromedia and third-party companies.
Xtras with similar features are grouped in submenus. A third-party Xtra may
appear in the Xtras menu, the Xtra Tools toolbar, the Xtra Operations toolbar, or a
custom panel, depending on its design and the customizations made within the
user interface.
Xtras included with FreeHand are automatically installed with FreeHand. You can
also install additional Xtras. Once installed, Xtras can be turned off or on using
the Xtras Manager.
To install an Xtra:
1 Drag the Xtra file into the FreeHand Xtras folder located within the FreeHand
10/English folder.
2 Restart FreeHand.
To remove an Xtra:
Drag the Xtra file out of the Xtras folder located within the FreeHand 10/
English folder.
To use an Xtra, do one of the following:
• Choose the Xtra from the Xtras menu.
• Select Window > Toolbars > Xtra Tools to display the toolbar, and
click the Xtra.
• Select Window > Toolbars > Xtra Operations to display the toolbar, and
click the Xtra.