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7 Complete the path by doing one of the following:
To close the path, position the pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small
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loop appears next to the pen tool when it is positioned correctly. Click or drag to
close the path.
To leave the path open, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) anywhere
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away from all objects, choose Edit > Deselect All, or select a different tool in the
toolbox.
Mixing curves, corners, and straight segments as you draw
You can freely alter the kinds of points and direction lines you're using as you draw a path.
This is useful for interactively drawing straight and curved segments on a single path, or
when you want to draw two curved segments that are connected by a corner point.
To draw a straight segment followed by a curved segment:
1 Using the pen tool , click corner points in two locations to create a straight segment.
2 Position the pen tool over the selected endpoint. A convert-point icon
to the pen tool when it is positioned correctly. To set the slope of the curved segment
you'll create next, click an anchor point, and drag the direction line that appears.
A B
A. Straight segment B. Positioning pen tool over endpoint
C. Beginning to drag D. Dragging direction line
3 Click and drag the third anchor point to complete the curve.
A B
A. Holding pen tool down B. Dragging direction line
C. New curve segment completed
To draw a curved segment followed by a straight segment:
1 Using the pen tool, drag to create the first smooth point of the curved segment.
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