Paint > Shape > Make Image Shape

Tool Palettes > Paint palette >

Creates a shape (fill and/or outline) from a curve or set of curves.

Choose Paint > Shape > Make Image Shape from the palette.
The Shape Editor opens, and you are prompted to
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Select a curve
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Click each curve to include in the shape. (Make sure that you click the part of the curve that you want to include in the shape boundary.)

NoteDo not drag a pick box around complex curve structures, or the shape may not appear as you expect.

The curves are highlighted. You are prompted to
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Select another curve. If done, press ACCEPT button.
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Click the Accept button.
The curves become a shape. Both the shape outline and the shape fill are visible.

To see only the shape outline, turn off the Shape Fill by clicking its check box in the Shape Editor. Conversely, to see only the shape fill, turn off the Shape Outline.

You can modify several parameters of the Shape such as color, or opacity, through the Shape Editor.

For a description of each option, see Windows > Editors > Shape Editor.

NoteTo create certain shapes, you may need to select the curves that define the shape in more than one location. Simply select each curve segment that forms a boundary of the shape region, even if you must select the same curve more than once. See Create a shape for more details.