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InDesign CS Selection, Type, and Line Drawing Tools

From Elisabetta Bruno, for About.com

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The (Hidden) Smooth Tool

Smooth Tool

Use the Smooth Tool to Improve Rough Drawings

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Click and hold on the Pencil Tool to reveal the flyout with the Smooth tool.

The Smooth Tool makes paths smoother as the name itself says. Paths can be too jagged and have too many anchor points especially if you have used the Pencil Tool to create them. The Smooth tool often will take away some of these anchor points and will smooth your paths, while keeping their shape as close to the original as possible.

  1. Select your path with the Direct Selection Tool
  2. Select the Smooth Tool
  3. Drag the Smooth Tool along the part of the path you want to smooth out.
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