Updating And Fixing Broken Links Upon Opening A Document; To Locate A Missing Link; Handling Font Substitution - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

Updating and fixing broken links upon opening a document

If you try to open a document with a broken link to a graphic, you'll be prompted to locate
the link.

To locate a missing link:

Select File > Open.
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Navigate to locate the file to open. Click Open.
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In the Locate File dialog box, navigate to locate the missing file, and select it.
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Note: Select Search the Current Folder for Missing Links to have FreeHand look in this folder if any other
broken links are encountered while the file is being opened. Click Ignore or Ignore All to prevent a graphic (or
graphics) from being relinked.
Click Open.
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The document is updated with the new link.
Save the document.
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To set preferences for searching for missing links (Macintosh):
Press Command+U, then click the Document category.
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Select Search for Missing Links and click the Select button to search a specified folder and its
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subfolder for missing links.
FreeHand searches up to 10 subfolders deep for a missing link; if FreeHand finds the graphic,
the application automatically relinks the placed graphic to the new location.
Click Select, then click OK.
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Handling font substitution

If you open or import a file that uses fonts not installed on your system, you can choose to replace
the missing fonts or substitute fonts installed on your system. You may also have to reapply or
substitute fonts if you transfer a document between Windows and Macintosh platforms, if the
original fonts are not available on the other platform, or if the fonts have different names. You can
use Macromedia Fontographer to create compatible versions of fonts for both Windows and the
Macintosh; for more information on Macromedia products, go to the Macromedia website at
www.macromedia.com.
Replacing fonts strips all manual kerning applied to the fonts. Substituting fonts temporarily
substitutes fonts when the illustration is opened.
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