MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 206

Inset Path expands or contracts one or more closed paths by a specified amount
and creates additional paths that follow the original path's outline. You can specify
the number of additional paths as well as their location and spacing.
Do one of the following:
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Choose Xtras > Path Operations > Inset Path.
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Choose Modify > Alter Path > Inset Path.
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Click the Inset Path button in the Xtra Operations toolbar.
In the Inset Path dialog box, enter the number of paths to create in the Steps
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text box. A value of 1 replaces the selected object; a larger value creates the
specified number of paths. Inset paths are created as grouped objects.
For steps greater than 1, choose the spacing for the inset paths.
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Uniform spaces the inset paths evenly.
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Farther creates more space between the paths closer to the original and less
space between paths farther away.
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Nearer creates less space between the paths nearer to the original and more
space between paths farther away.
Enter an inset value in the units of measurement for your drawing, or adjust
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the inset using the slide control. Positive numbers place the new objects inside
the original. Negative numbers place the new objects outside the original.