MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 430

FreeHand supports Extensis Portfolio, a program that can catalog thousands of
graphics in a single database and provide instant visual access to the cataloged
items. You can add keywords to your document for use in cataloging graphics.
To prepare a FreeHand document for Extensis Portfolio catalog, add keywords
and descriptive text to the document using the Portfolio Info command. Then
you select the Include a Portfolio Preview option in the Export dialog box on
exporting the document; for instructions, see "Exporting files" on page 427.
An Extensis Portfolio preview is created as a vector PICT file by default. You can
also can use a bitmap preview, and specify the preview size, using Preferences.
Choose Edit > Preferences. Click Export.
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In the Preferences dialog box, select Include Portfolio Preview to include
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a thumbnail bitmap preview used by Extensis Portfolio for browsing and
selecting art from a Portfolio catalog.
Enter a preview size as a percentage of the original's size.
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Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
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Choose View > Portfolio Info.
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In the Keywords text box, assign keywords of 31 characters or less, separated
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by commas. You can assign up to 200 keywords to a document. For the greatest
usefulness, follow these guidelines:
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Use well-defined keywords and apply them consistently throughout an
Extensis Portfolio catalog.
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Use multiple keywords for each document.
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Use general and specific keywords for each document.
In the Description text box, enter information about the document,
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up to 254 characters long.
Click OK.
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Choose Edit > Preferences.
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Click Export.
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Select Bitmap PICT Previews and Include Portfolio Preview.
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Enter a value or use the slider to set a Bitmap Portfolio Preview size.
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Click OK.
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