MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 280

In the Edit Brush dialog box, type a name for this brush in the
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Brush Name text box.
Use the Include Symbol controls to add other symbols to the brush. The Brush
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Preview window at the bottom of the Edit Brush dialog box shows what the
brush will look like.
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Click the Include Symbols plus button to select from a list of available symbols
to add to this brush.
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Click the Include Symbols minus button to remove a symbol from the brush.
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Select a symbol in the list and use the arrow buttons to move it up or down in
the stack list. The stack list determines the stacking order of instances as they
are applied to the path.
Choose Paint or Spray to set the mode for this brush. If you choose Paint, enter
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a value from 1 to 500 in the Count text box to set the number of instances that
will appear on this brush.
Select Orient on Path to have this brush rotate to follow the orientation of the
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path to which it is applied. Deselecting Orient to Path will cause the brush to
have the same orientation regardless of the path.
Set the Spacing, or the distance between each instance of the brush symbol.
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Choose Fixed for a fixed spacing. Enter a value from 1% to 200%, or click the
arrow to set the Spacing with the slider control.
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Choose Random for a random spacing. Enter the minimum (Min.) and
maximum (Max.) values for the variation.
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Choose Variable to vary the spacing between each instance of the brush symbol
from the Min. to the Max. values.