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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.

To access this command...

Choose \<emph\>Modify - Convert - To Polygon\</emph\> (\<item type=\"productname\"\>LibreOffice\</item\> Draw only)

Open the context menu of a selected object and choose \<emph\>Convert - To Polygon\</emph\>

Converting Bitmap Images into Vector Graphics

## 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. LibreOffice 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 \<emph\>Preview\</emph\> to generate the vectorized image.

### Progress

Displays the conversion progress.

### Preview

Previews the converted image without applying the changes.