User Guide

Setting up Your Document 119
• Bitmap image files from Fireworks in PICT (Macintosh), PNG,TGA, TIFF,
PSD, GIF, JPEG, or BMP formats. Bitmap graphics import in their original
format. For details, see “Working with bitmap images in FreeHand” on page 125.
• Other file formats, including Adobe Acrobat and ASCII and RTF text; for
more information on importing text, see “Importing text” on page 321.
FreeHand import
file formats
File
extension
Windows Macintosh Comments
Acrobat PDF PDF X X Portable Document Format
Adobe Illustrator 1.1
through 9.0
AI, EPS X X Vector and bitmap
Adobe Photoshop
3.0 through 6.0
PSD X X Bitmap. In Photoshop, select
the Photoshop 2.5 Format
Compatibility preference
before saving the file for
export. Photoshop PSD files
imported into FreeHand
remain editable in
Photoshop, either by using
the External Editor to launch
the application or by opening
the source file in Photoshop.
AutoCAD DXF DXF X X Vector
ASCII Text X X
Computer Graphics
Metafile
CGM X N/A
CorelDRAW 7.0
and 8.0
CDR X X Vector and bitmap
Desktop Color
Separations 2.0
(DCS2 EPS)
DCS2 X X Vector and bitmap
FreeHand 5.0
through 9.0
X X Vector and bitmap
CompuServe GIF GIF X X Bitmap
HPGL Graphics PLT X N/A Vector, used to print to
plotters. Requires special
fonts created for HPGL
graphics; TrueType and
Type 1 fonts won’t work.
Consult the plotter
manufacturer for more
information.