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More Stuff
Freehand 9 boasts many other improvements and new capabilities. Freehand now provides for improved .PDF (Acrobat) support, including gradients, embedding fonts, and setting hyperlinks in the document to create interactive pdf files for the Web. Freehand's integration with Adobe Photoshop is also a lot easier now. When you open a Freehand file in Photoshop 5 or better the layers are maintained. Other enhancements include a new lasso tool, relinking to external files, better layer management, and a much improved method for selecting objects within complex illustrations.

Final Thoughts
Freehand 9 is a major upgrade and is well worth having if you create Flash animations or graphics for the Web. Flash is an excellent program but Freehand has a more robust set of tools for creating high quality vector art. In fact you can purchase the two programs together at a discount.

Suggested Retail Price:
Full Version: $399
Upgrade - $149
Flash 5/Freehand 9 Studio - $599

System Requirements:
Windows 95, 98, NT4 (w/SP 3), 2000
32 MB Ram (128 recommended)
50 MB disk space (70 recommended)
256 color monitor of 800x600
CD-ROM

Macintosh OS 8.1 or better
120 MHz PowerPC processor
32 MB of Ram (128 recommended)
50 MB disk space (70 recommended)
256 color monitor of 800x600
CD-ROM

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