The book discusses virtually every important feature and aspect of Freehand, beginning with installation and the interface, through document handling (and using multiple pages), to working with text and drawing elements. Freehand is an extremely flexible and capable application, and each chapter reflects this. The three chapters on working with text ("Basic Text," "Text Tools," and "Text Effects") are perhaps the most valuable in the book. The book also devotes an entire chapter to preparing files for professional output on an imagesetter.

Freehand is more than a tool for creating printed documents, though. You'll find good detail on Freehand's Web features: exporting as HTML, embedding links, using Web-safe colors, and creating Flash animations using Freehand.