MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 457

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When printing to an imagesetter, verify that the document prints correctly to a
desktop printer. A document that fails to print at a low resolution often will not
print to an imagesetter.
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Print to a PostScript Level 2 output device. Many kinds of documents that are
too complex for a Level 1 device will print on a Level 2 device.
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Print at a lower resolution. Printing at a lower resolution requires less memory.
Choose a lower resolution from the Resolution pop-up menu on the
Document inspector.
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Enter a flatness value in the Output Options dialog box. Start with 3 and
increase the number in small increments up to 10 or 12. The flatness value
controls how smoothly curves print. Values greater than 10 may result in visibly
flattened curves.
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Print to a device with more memory.
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If your document contains filled paths with many points or curves, check Split
complex paths in the Output Options dialog box or the Imaging panel in the
Print Setup dialog box. Split complex paths divides complex filled paths into
smaller, more easily processed pieces as you print or export the document. It
does not alter the saved document.
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Do not use Split complex paths when printing to a Level 2 printer if you have
pasted inside a complex path. The object will regenerate for each segment of
the path, which could take a long time to print.
Follow these suggestions if imported bitmap images, or PostScript or TrueType
fonts do not print correctly:
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If an imported TIFF or other bitmap image prints incorrectly, the image may
not have been correctly linked.
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For black-and-white images, an incorrect printer resolution setting may have
caused a moiré pattern.
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An incorrect halftone screen setting in the Halftones panel or in the
Separations panel in the Print Setup dialog box may be preventing you from
printing enough levels of gray to create a visually convincing halftone.
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The TIFF may have been saved with compression before it was imported.
If a font is substituted for a downloadable PostScript font, do the following:
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Confirm that the printer or outline font is in the correct location.
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Test to see whether the font downloads correctly either from a simple
illustration or from another application.