Pencil tool options – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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Fidelity
Smoothness
Fill New Pencil Strokes
Keep Selected
Edit Selected Paths
Within: _ pixels
you may unintentionally change a closed path to an open path, change an open path to a closed path, or lose a portion of a shape.
Pencil tool options
Double-click the Pencil tool to set any of the following options:
Controls how far you have to move your mouse or stylus before a new anchor point is added to the path. The higher the value, the
smoother and less complex the path. The lower the value, the more the curves will match the pointer’s movement, resulting in sharper angles.
Fidelity can range from 0.5 to 20 pixels.
Controls the amount of smoothing applied when you use the tool. Smoothness can range from 0% to 100%. The higher the value,
the smoother the path. The lower the value, the more anchor points are created, and the more the line’s irregularities are preserved.
(Illustrator only) Applies a fill to pencil strokes you draw after selecting this option, but not to existing pencil strokes.
Remember to select a fill before you draw the pencil strokes.
Determines whether to keep the path selected after you draw it. This option is selected by default.
Determines whether or not you can change or merge a selected path when you are within a certain distance of it (specified
with the next option).
Determines how close your mouse or stylus must be to an existing path in order to edit the path with the Pencil tool. This option
is only available when the Edit Selected Paths option is selected.
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