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To Polygon Converts the selected object to a polygon (a closed object bounded by straight lines). The appearance of the object does not change. If you want, you can right-click and choose Edit Points to view the changes.

Convert to Polygon The following options are required to convert a bitmap image to a polygon. The converted image is actually a collection of smaller polygons filled with color. Settings Set the conversion options for the image. Number of colors: Enter the number of colors to be displayed in the converted image. $[officename] generates a polygon for each occurrence of a color in the image. Point reduction Removes color polygons that are smaller than the pixel value you enter. Fill holes Fills the color gaps caused by applying a point reduction. Tile size Enter the size of the rectangle for the background fill. Source image: Preview of the original image. Vectorized image: Preview of the converted image. Click Preview to generate the vectorized image. Progress Displays the conversion progress. Preview Previews the converted image without applying the changes.