- New Tools in Adobe InDesign 1.5
- Using the Smooth Tool
- Using the Eraser Tool
Using the Smooth Tool
Once you have created a path, you may want to delete extra points so that the path is smoother.
To smooth paths with the Smooth tool:
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Select the path that you want to smooth.
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Click the Smooth tool in the Toolbox (Figure 6).
Figure 6 The Smooth tool in
the Toolbox.
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Press and drag the Smooth tool along the path.
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Release the mouse. The path is redrawn with fewer points (Figure 7).
Figure 7 The results of dragging the
Smooth tool along a path.
You can change how the Smooth tool responds to the movements of the mouse as you drag.
To set the Smooth tool preferences:
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Double click the Smooth tool in the Toolbox to open the Smooth Tool Preferences dialog box (Figure 8).
Figure 8 The Smooth Tool Preferences allow you
to control how much the Smooth tool affects the
appearance of paths. -
Use the slider or field to set the Fidelity amount. The lower the amount, the more the new path will follow the original path.
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Use the slider or field to set the Smoothness amount. The higher the setting, the more curved the path.
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Check Keep Selected to keep the path selected after you have smoothed it.