Help with graphic editing

I think I have gotten myself in over my head. I am using the
FreeHand software, & I know absolutely NOTHING about graphic
design or this program. So, I'm hoping that someone with some
patience can help me out. I have downloaded a vector image & am
trying to edit it. The picture is of a flower. I basically only
need to change the background color & to change the overall
color of the flower. I have no idea where to begin. Any help?
Thanks!!!

Even though you have downloaded a vector illustration if it
was saved as
an EPS and brought into FH then it may or not be editable at
that point.
If it looks and acts like one piece of artwork (cannot
select
separate parts of it) and you cannot "Ungroup" it (Select art
> Edit >
Ungroup) then you are probably dealing with an EPS that FH
cannot edit.
Go to the Object Inspector and see what it says it is at the
top of
the panel when the artwork is selected. If it says Group or
Path or
Compound Path then you can edit. If it says EPS then you
can't edit.
You will need to crack it by using Illustrator or Distilling
to PDF. If
you are on a Mac you can open the EPS into the application
Preview and
it will make it a PDF. Then save it as a PDF from Preview and
open in
FreeHand.
Good Luck,
Rich
Dani0628 wrote:
> I think I have gotten myself in over my head. I am using
the FreeHand
> software, & I know absolutely NOTHING about graphic
design or this program. So,
> I'm hoping that someone with some patience can help me
out. I have downloaded
> a vector image & am trying to edit it. The picture
is of a flower. I
> basically only need to change the background color &
to change the overall
> color of the flower. I have no idea where to begin. Any
help? Thanks!!!
>

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