How do I change the pencil tool to smooth or ink in CC?

In most other versions of flash that I'm aware of, you could change the settings on the pencil tool to smooth or ink, rather than straighten, which straightens out all of your lines and puts in fun corners and makes shapes into rectangles for you.
In CC though, I couldn't find where to change this?
Can you even do this, and if so, how?

These options are available in Flash CC as well. If you can't see them at the bottom of your tools panel, they might be getting cut due to a smaller screen size. Try expanding the tools panel to double column or just undock it and check again.
Let me know if you still can't find them.
-Nipun

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