Adjusting Path Segments - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual

When drawing a series of smooth curves, draw
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one curve at a time, placing anchor points at the
beginning and end of each curve, not at the tip of
the curve. Use as few anchor points as possible,
placing them as far apart as possible.
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Adjusting path segments

The path tools, in the path pull-out menu, let you
change the shapes of a path.
Selecting path segments
To modify the shape of a path, you must first select
the path name in the Paths palette to display the
path. Then you use the direct-selection tool to
select the path or a segment of the path.
Selecting a path or path segment displays all of the
anchor points on the selected portion, including
any direction lines and direction points if the
selected segment is curved. Direction points
appear as filled circles, selected anchor points as
filled squares, unselected anchor points as hollow
squares.
To select a path or path segment:
Select the direct-selection tool ( ).
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Do the following:
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To select an entire path or subpath, hold down
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Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click the
path. If the path consists of several subpaths, only
the subpath directly under the pointer is selected.
Alt/Option-click to select
entire path.
To select a segment, drag a marquee enclosing
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the anchor points at the ends of the segment.
Marquee-drag to select segments.
To add selections, hold down Shift while
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selecting additional paths or segments.
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