MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 140

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Paths have either clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The Rectangle,
Polygon, and Ellipse tools draw in a clockwise direction. With the Line tool, the
direction in which you draw sets the path direction. With the FreeHand Pen
and Bezigon tools, the order in which you place points sets the path direction.
The path direction affects path operations (see "Changing a path's direction" on
page 161).
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Different types of points anchor path segments and let you edit lines and curves
in different ways by adjusting their handles.
Corner, curve, and connector points