MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 288

Use the Fill inspector to apply fills to selected objects or to set the default fill
attributes for new objects in the active document.
For more information on applying colors to fills, see "Applying color in
FreeHand" on page 274.
Note:
Choose Window > Inspectors > Fill to display the Fill inspector.
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In the Fill inspector, choose Basic from the list at the top of the inspector.
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Do one of the following to choose a color for the fill:
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Click the color box and choose a color from the pop-up color palette.
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Use the Eyedropper tool to drag a color swatch to the color box.
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Choose a color from the list to the right of the color box.
Note:
You can choose Custom fill to apply a preset, repeating PostScript pattern to an
object. All Custom fills except Black & White Noise can be edited.
Opaque custom fills are Black & White Noise, Noise, Bricks, and Tiger Teeth.
Objects behind the fill aren't visible when printed. Transparent custom fills are
Circles, Hatch, Random Grass, Random Leaves, Squares, and Top Noise.
Custom fills