User Guide

Saving and Exporting Files 423

To add file information using the IPTC Xtra:

1 With a ﬁle open in FreeHand, choose Xtras > Other > File Info.

2 In the File Info dialog box, enter information for categories in the Origin,

Credits, Caption, and Categories and Keywords sections.

Note: The IPTC determines data restrictions, including character limits, for the data text

box in the File Info dialog box. For detailed information, see IPTC documentation at

http://www.iptc.org.

3 Click OK.

About export file formats

You can export graphics or text ﬁles in the most popular formats, including

the following:

• As bitmap images in the BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG or TIFF formats to Fireworks

or for electronic distribution

• As vector graphics in a variety of EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) formats, for

export to other graphics applications or page layout applications

• As vector graphics in Enhanced Metaﬁle (EMF) format

• As Flash movies in SWF format, for display in a browser or in the Flash

Standalone Player

• As FreeHand ﬁles, versions 5.x, 7, 8, 9, or 10

Note: When you export a document to FreeHand 7 format, PNG files in the

original document will not display; lens fills in the original document are converted

to paste-insides.

• As Adobe Illustrator ﬁles, versions 1.1, 88, 3, or 5.5

• As PICT ﬁles (Macintosh only)

• As AutoCAD DXF ﬁles, for transfer to 3D modeling applications

• As PDF (Portable Document Format) documents that can be displayed or

printed with Adobe Acrobat

• As RTF text (compatible with Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, PageMaker,

QuarkXpress, and other word processing applications)

Most formats are compatible across the Windows and Macintosh platforms. Refer

to the table that follows for the supported export ﬁle formats.