MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 410

When two colors meet, the darker color defines the visual edge and determines the
direction of the trap. You can minimize the visual impact of traps by creating a
choke to trap a dark foreground object to a light background or by creating a
spread to trap a light foreground object to a dark background.
Select the dark foreground object.
1
Apply a Basic stroke with a width equal to twice the size of the trap and use the
2
light background color as the stroke color.
Choose Window > Inspectors > Stroke and select Overprint.
3
Choose Window > Inspectors > Fill and deselect Overprint.
4
Select the light foreground object.
1
Apply a Basic stroke with a width equal to twice the size of the trap and use the
2
light foreground fill color as the stroke color.