MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 210

You can create blends between composite paths and between groups. Groups
must contain only simple paths and cannot contain composite paths, images,
clipping paths, or other groups. Objects in both groups must have the same type
of stroke and fill.
Many factors affect how composite groups and paths blend. Experiment with
different settings to achieve the best results.
Choose Modify > Combine > Blend.
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Choose Window > Inspectors > Object.
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In the Object inspector, choose a blend type:
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Normal gives good results for most blends.
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Horizontal and Vertical give optimal results between composite paths with
nonoverlapping subpaths by dividing a segmented path into horizontal or
vertical portions.
In the Object inspector, choose a blend order:
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Positional blends the objects based on their position.
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Stacking blends the objects based on their stacking orders.