Trace Area & Hole

Use Trace Area & Hole  to trace an area of a background picture that includes a hole to create a filled drawing, or a line drawing. Use the Color Tolerance slider to select the desired part of the picture.

Shortcuts

• Draw Windows Control Panel, Draw:

Trace a Picture with Trace Area & Hole

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

2. In the Design Panel, click Trace Area & Hole . 

3. Hover the pointer over the outline that you wish to trace.
   A red and blue highlight on the Canvas shows the outside of the area that will be traced, and any holes in the area are highlighted by a green and yellow dashed line.
   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.

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