Using Effects in Freehand 11

The commands listed under the Effect menu alter the appearance of an object without changing the underlying object itself. For example, you can apply the Roughen command, transform the object with the rotate tool, scale it, and fill it with a 50% opaque red. You can then edit the roughen amount or remove it entirely, change the rotation, or adjust the opacity with no need to redraw the original object.
Editing object with effect applied
Most commands in the Effect menu have the same function and name as commands found elsewhere in the application.
Note: Many effects are available only for RGB documents. If you apply an effect, and then change the document’s color mode to CMYK, Illustrator will not be able to preserve the effect.
To apply an effect:
1 Do one of the following:
• Select artwork on the art board.
• Target an item in the Layers palette.
• Select a stroke or fill in the Appearance palette.
• Select a style in the Styles palette.
2 Choose a command from the Effect menu.
3 Specify settings, and apply the effect.
4 If you selected a style, the appearance attributes are unlinked from that style. In this case, you can do any of the following:
• Create a new style
• Leave the appearance attributes unlinked. Note: You can apply effects to type objects, but not to selected characters within the type objects.

See also ............ Using Styles in Freehand 11
See also............ Using Apearance in Freehand 11