Presets in Freehand?

Hi,
Just updated my image setter software. Most applications do not really support Freehand anymore. The work-around is to go through the print dialog box in order to send a press-ready PDF.
For this to work (support Freehand), I had to go into Adobe PDF Settings tab, and where it has the 'Default Settings' and 'Adobe PDF Page Size', I had to manually set up the correct document sizes that match our plate files. These are automatically saved once created for future use.
Here's the question...now I need to have other users do the same so they can send plates on their PCs. Rather than having to have them re-create all of these pre-sets, is there a way to go into the Freehand source or program files to copy and paste these presets onto other PCs? Is this possible?
It would save a great deal of time and simplify the process.
Thanks!

FHMX custom print settings on a Mac are stored as individual files in
Users/(Username)/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/FreeHand MX/11/English/Settings/PrintSet
Judy Arndt

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CS1 (better late than never).
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I would be careful saying that the resolution is correct for
any
publication. Newspaper print is typically at 85 lpi where as
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or earlier, which is what the original poster is using. For
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Rich
JerseyThursday wrote:
> This is how I create press ready PDF files (for print
ads) from Freehand MX (os
> X) with the fonts embedded.
>
> Out of Freehand, I click print. In the print dialog box,
on the third
> pull-down bar (should say ?copies and pages?) I pull it
down to the ?output
> options? selection. From there I check the box ?save as
file? and then select
> postscript from the format options. This creates a PS
file.
>
> I then distill this PS file in Acrobat distiller (comes
with Acrobat
> Profesional) using the job option D6Dispatch (this is a
Columbus, OH
> newspaper). You can download this distiller option free
from:
>
http://printads.thisweeknews.com/
>
> Works great for 4 color and black and white ads. The
fonts are embedded and
> the resolution is correct for any publication
>
>

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You're right Kurt. Here's a picture from AICS5

Freehand - The Adobe Makeover.

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