解:??$(1)$??∵四邊形??$BFED$??是平行四邊形
∴??$DE//BF$??
∴??$DE//BC$??
∴??$\triangle ADE∽\triangle ABC$??
∴??$\frac {AD}{AB}=\frac {DE}{BC}=\frac {1}{4}$??
∵??$AB=8$??
∴??$AD=2$??
??$(2)$??∵??$\triangle ADE∽\triangle ABC$??
∴??$\frac {{S}_{△ADE}}{{S}_{△ABC}}=(\frac {DE}{BC})^2=(\frac {1}{4})^2=\frac {1}{16}$??
∵??$\triangle ADE$??的面積為??$1$??
∴??$\triangle ABC$??的面積是??$16$??
∵??$DE//BC$??
∴??$\frac {AE}{AC}=\frac {AD}{AB}=\frac 14$??
∴??$\frac {EC}{AC}=\frac {3}{4}$??
∵四邊形??$BFED$??是平行四邊形
∴??$EF//AB$??
∴??$\triangle EFC∽\triangle ABC$??
∴??$\frac {{S}_{△EFC}}{{S}_{△ABC}}=(\frac {3}{4})^2=\frac {9}{16}$??
∴??$\triangle EFC$??的面積??$=9$??
∴平行四邊形??$BFED$??的面積??$=16-9-1=6$??