To draw with the Bezigon tool in Macromedia

To draw with the Bezigon tool:

1	Click the Bezigon tool.
2	Choose an option:
	Click to place a corner point.
	To place a curve point, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) as you click.
	To reposition a point and the point handles simultaneously, hold down Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) and drag the point to its new location.
	To place a connector point that connects a straight segment to a curved path: In Windows, hold down Alt and right-drag the mouse button. On the Macintosh, Control-drag to place a connector point.
3	To finish the path, do one of the following:
	Double-click the last point or press Tab to create an open path.
	Click the first point to create a closed path.

To open/close a selected open path, do one of the following:

	Select the object of which path you want to open or close
	Choose Window > Inspectors > Object. In the Object inspector, select/deselect Closed to automatically connect the end points of the path with a new path segment or to break the path

Editing paths

You can easily edit paths using various tools and techniques. Once you've drawn a path, you can add or delete points, reposition points, or redirect the path.

You can edit paths using the Pen, Bezigon, Pointer, and Subselect tools. You can reshape paths using the freeform tool or split paths with the Knife tool. You can also apply Xtras to simplify paths by reducing the number of points.

You can also control path display and behavior using the Object inspector.

Adding and deleting path segments and points

Deleting one or more segments from a path leaves one or more open paths.

To delete a path segment or point:

1	Click the Subselect tool on the Tools panel.
2	Click the path to select it.
3	Click a point or path segment to select it. Shift-click to select additional segments or points.
4	Press Delete.

To manually add points to a selected path:

1	Click the Pen tool in the Tools panel.
2	Click the path to place a new corner point.

To automatically add points to a selected path:

Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Operations. Click the Add Points button on the Xtras Operations toolbar (or)

Choose Xtras Menu> Distort > Add Points.

A point is added halfway between every pair of points on a path.

To automatically delete points to a selected path:

Choose Window > Toolbars > Xtra Operations. Click the Simplify button on the Xtras Operations toolbar (or) Choose Xtras Menu> Cleanup > Simplify

A Simplify box appears

Slide the slider to more amount

Click at ok

Drawing rectangles, ellipses, and lines:

Rectangles, ellipses, and lines are the basic FreeHand shapes. You can draw basic shapes by dragging with one of these tools. You can also precisely adjust rectangles' size and position, and adjust the curve of rectangle corners.
Rectangles and ellipses are drawn as grouped objects. If you ungroup a rectangle or ellipse, FreeHand converts it to a path, and you can no longer edit it as a rectangle or ellipse.