MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 118

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FreeHand correctly imports clipping paths for both EPS and TIFF images.
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When bitmap images are imported from a file or opened, they are linked to a
FreeHand document, not embedded, by default; you can change this
preference. Bitmap images that are imported by dragging and dropping or by
copying and pasting are always embedded. For more information, see "Linking
and embedding" on page 122.
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When opening Illustrator files, FreeHand treats Live Blends as grouped
vector objects and converts objects with gradient mesh effects to paths with
a 50% black fill.
Note:
Choose File > Import.
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Select a file and click Open.
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If the file selected for import contains a preview, the preview displays when the
file is selected.
To set format-specific import options for HPGL and DXF (Windows), choose
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the file type and click Setup to open an additional dialog box.
Position the import pointer where you want the graphic or text block's upper
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left corner to appear.
Place the graphic by doing one of the following:
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Click to place the graphic at its default size.
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To resize an image while importing, drag the import pointer and release when
the marquee is the correct size.
Note:
FreeHand allows you to import files in many vector, bitmap, and other formats, as
detailed in the table that follows. The following are the most common types of
files you can import:
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Vector-graphic files in Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, and CorelDRAW (versions 7
and 8) file formats. Vector graphics import as editable paths.
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Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, and QuarkXPress EPS files. (These files cannot
be edited in FreeHand.)