Opening FreeHand MX file in InDesign CS2

I was sent a FrreHand MX file that i need to edit in InDesign
CS2. Is there any way to open it? It shows up as a blank page icon
in the finder.

> make sure you put the .fh11 after the file. Also, you
could drag and d=
rop
> FreeHand elements onto an InDesign page. As long as your
preferences a=
re set up
> properly, this sould work. You can also save a PDF of
your FH file tha=
t
> inDesign can import.
InDesign can't open FreeHand files, regrdless of the
extension. For edit=
ing or even opening fh11 file you'll need FreeHand.
Illustrator, however=
, can open older FH files so you have to export as fh9 (or
older) first.=
You can extract some elements, export as eps or pdf, etc.
and import in=
to FreeHand but it is almost like recreating the design from
sctratch.
You can of course use 30 day demo of FreeHand for editing.
http://www.ad=
obe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=3Dfreehand&loc=3Den_us
The licens=
e probably do not allow any commercial work but on the other
hand you ma=
y see the light while doing it. ;) For typography, especially
with a lot=
of body text, there is no better tool than InDsign CS2.
Jukka

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