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To adjust the shape of the segment on either side
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of a selected anchor point, drag the anchor point,
or drag the direction point. Hold down Shift as
you drag to constrain the movement to multiples
of 45 .
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Drag the anchor point, or drag the direction point to reshape.
To erase a path segment:
Select the direct-selection tool ( ), and select
1
the curved segment you want to adjust. Direction
lines appear for that segment.
Press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS)
2
to erase the selected segment. Pressing
Backspace/Delete again erases the rest of the
subpath.
Adding, deleting, and converting anchor
points
The add-anchor-point and delete-anchor-point
tools let you add and delete anchor points from a
path. The convert-direction-point tool lets you
convert a smooth curve to a sharp curve or to a
straight segment, and vice versa.
To add an anchor point:
Select the add-anchor-point tool ( ), and
1
position the pointer on the path where you want
the anchor point added (a plus sign appears next
to the pointer).
Do one of the following:
2
Click to add an anchor point without changing
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the shape of the segment.
To add an anchor point and change the shape of
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the segment, drag to define direction lines for the
anchor point.
To delete an anchor point:
Select the delete-anchor-point tool ( ), and
1
position the pointer on the anchor point you want
deleted (a minus sign appears next to the pointer).
Delete the anchor point:
2
Click the anchor point to delete it and reshape
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the path to fit the remaining anchor points.
Drag the anchor point to delete it and change the
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shape of the segment.
To convert between a smooth point and a corner
point:
Select the convert-anchor-point tool ( ), and
1
position the pointer over the anchor point you
want changed.
To activate the convert-anchor-point
tool while the direct-selection tool is
selected, position the pointer over an anchor
point and press Ctrl+Alt (Windows) or
Command+Option (Mac OS).
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