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To export invisible layers:
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Select File > Document Settings > Output Options.
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For Objects, select Include Invisible Layers and click OK.
For information about the other options available when exporting PSDs, see “Exporting bitmap
images” on page 352.
Other export file formats
FreeHand can export graphics in a variety of file formats. This section contains format-specific
information about export file formats not covered in other sections.
For general instructions on exporting to any of the following formats, see “Exporting bitmap
images” on page 352. For detailed instructions about exporting to specific file formats not covered
below, see the appropriate sections earlier in this chapter.
FreeHand can export graphics in the following file formats, among many others:
PNG (.png)
When exporting PNG images, you can select the color depth and compression,
as follows:
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Select a color depth of 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, 32-bit with an alpha channel, 48-bit for millions of
colors, or 64-bit with an alpha channel.
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Interlaced PNG redraws the image progressively by drawing every other line of pixels and then
filling the gaps.
Targa (.tga)
Targa is a bitmap graphic format developed by Truevision, Inc. and is widely used
in professional video editing. When exporting Targa images, you can choose color depth and
compression, as follows:
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Color depth of 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit with an alpha channel.
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The Compression option compresses Targa images upon export.
TIFF (.tif)
When you export an object or document as a TIFF image, FreeHand rasterizes the
document. You can choose color depth options when exporting a TIFF image: 8-bit (256 colors),
24-bit, or 32-bit with alpha.
Exporting PDF files
You can export FreeHand documents to the Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF).
The PDF format supports RGB, grayscale, and monochrome bitmaps. The PDF format supports
most objects or formatting that can be created or placed in FreeHand, with some exceptions. An
alert message appears when you export any incompatible objects.
You cannot export the following effects to PDF format:
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Custom and PostScript fills and strokes, arrowheads, and textured fills.
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Alpha channel transparency.
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EPS images. If an EPS image has a TIFF preview, FreeHand exports the preview instead of
the EPS file.
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Text effects.
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Overprinting. Overprinting applied to objects is turned off when exporting to PDF.