Trace Area

Use Trace Area  to trace a background picture with no outline to create a filled drawing, or a line drawing. Use the Color Tolerance slider to select the desired part of the picture.

Use Trace Line to trace a picture with good outlines to create a line drawing.

Shortcuts

• Draw Windows Control Panel, Draw:

Trace a Picture with Trace Area

1. In the Paint tab, load a picture without clear drawn outlines.
   Trace Area finds the outline of an area when tracing. Use Trace Line to trace a clear outline, or Trace Area & Hole to trace a filled area with a hole.

2. In the Design Panel, click Trace Area . 

3. Hover the pointer over the area that you wish to trace.
   A red and blue highlight on the Canvas shows the area that will be traced.
   To view the area that you have placed, it may be best to zoom in and to fade the background on the View tab.

4. Drag the Color Tolerance slider below the Trace icons until the required part of the picture is selected.

 



 

5. Click to trace the area in the picture.
   Your traced area will appear in the FilmStrip.

Freehand Draw

Point Draw

Bezier Draw

Snap to Line

Snap to Grid

Closing Lines

Trace Line

Trace Area & Hole