MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 158

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Click beside the path and drag to push the path. A circular pointer indicates
that you are in Push mode. The pointer's size depends on the Freeform tool
size setting.
Push set at 50 (left) and Curve after being pushed (right)
While dragging with the Freeform tool in Push/Pull mode, you can use the
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following keys to modify the operation:
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Hold down Shift to constrain the pointer movement.
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To switch temporarily between the By Length and Between Points options,
hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh), and then drag with the pull
pointer. Holding down Alt/Option after you start dragging clones the path.
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To increase the width of the push pointer, press the Right Arrow or Right Bracket
(]) key. To decrease the width, press the Left Arrow or Left Bracket ([) key.
Double-click the Freeform tool in the Tools panel.
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In the Freeform Tool dialog box, select Reshape.
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Choose the Settings options.
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Set the Size of the pointer by entering a value from 1 to 1000 pixels or by
adjusting the slider.
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Set the Strength of the pointer, or how strongly it will distort a path, by
entering a value from 1 to 100 percent or by adjusting the slider.
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Set the tool Precision by entering a value from 1 to 10 or by adjusting the slider.
Lower numbers mean lower precision and fewer points added to the path.
Set the Pressure options if you are using a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet.
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Select Size to activate the tablet's pressure-sensitive size adjustment capability.
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Select Length to activate the tablet's pressure-sensitive length adjustment
capability.
Click OK.
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