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Improving printer performance
Objects that contain overly complex
paths are one of the main causes of
printing problems. A path’s complexity
is determined by the number of line seg-
ments and anchor points it contains.
The more complex the path, the longer
it takes to print. Before printing, make
sure that the paths contain only the nec-
essary anchor points.
You can simplify paths by:
• Drawing with the pen tool instead of
the freehand tool, when possible. Draw-
ings made with the pen tool typically
contain fewer points than those created
with the freehand tool.
• Removing unnecessary points. See
Adding and deleting anchor points for
more information.
• Deleting stray points. See Selecting
stray points for more information.
• Splitting paths to print large, complex
shapes.
• Changing the output resolution.