MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 214

Use Emboss to create a three-dimensional effect in which the edges of an object
are raised or lowered so the object appears to be embossed into the background.
Applying the Emboss Xtra creates multiple objects much like blending or smudging.
You can only emboss closed paths with a Basic, Gradient, or Pattern fill.
Do one of the following:
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Choose Xtras > Create > Emboss.
Note:
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Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Operations to display the Xtra Operations
toolbar and click the Emboss button.
In the Emboss dialog box, click a button at the top to choose an effect: Emboss,
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Deboss, Chisel, Ridge, or Quilt.
From the Vary list, choose an option to specify the relief and how an object's
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colors create highlight and shadow:
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Contrast specifies a tint of the path's original colors for the highlight and
percentages of black combined with the path's original color for the shadow.
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Colors specifies colors using the Highlight and Shadow color wells.
The Emboss Xtra creates incremental colors to achieve an effect. Applying the
effect to objects with spot, Hexachrome, or RGB colors yields incremental
CMYK process colors.