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To edit a basic shape or line and arrow path:
1. Click the Path Edit Tool, then click Toggle on the Attribute Toolbar, or click
the path object itself. The path object is displayed as a wireframe structure.
2. To select a node or multiple nodes, make sure that Pick point is selected on the
Attribute Toolbar.
• To select a single node, just click the node. To deselect a node, press [Ctrl]
then click the node.
Selected nodes will be represented by hollow squares, while unselected
nodes will be represented by solid squares.
• To select multiple nodes simultaneously, first click a node to select it, then
press [Shift] or [Ctrl] while selecting other nodes. Alternatively, you can
hold down [Shift] or [Ctrl], and then drag your mouse across the areas of
the path that contain the nodes that you want to select. To deselect multiple
nodes, press [Ctrl] then drag the mouse across the nodes.
3. To move the selected node(s), click and drag the selected node(s) to the desired
position.
Path object mode and
Wireframe mode
4. To move the selected node(s), click and drag the selected node(s) to the desired
position.
5. To reshape a curve segment, click either of its two end nodes. Up to two control
handles will appear on the selected node. Drag a handle to adjust the shape of
the curve.
Use the Edit mode buttons to change the way control handles affect curve
segments.
• Non-free edit Moves both control handles simultaneously and reshapes the
curves between a node and its adjacent nodes.
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Selecting an end node
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