MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 198

If the composite path's overlapping fill does not appear as expected, select a
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subpath, and do one of the following:
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Click the Correct Direction button in the Xtra Operations toolbar.
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Choose Modify > Alter Path > Correct Direction.
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Choose Modify > Alter Path > Reverse Direction.
Original (left) and Correct Direction applied (right)
Note:
Union combines two or more closed paths into a single path, enclosing the entire
area of the original paths. If the selected path does not touch the other path, the
result is a composite path.
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Choose Modify > Combine > Union.
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Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Operations and click the Union icon.
Note:
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Choose Xtras > Path Operations > Union.