Adobe ILLUSTRATOR CS2 User Manual page 168

See also
"Drawing tool gallery" on page 145
"To select all anchor points and segments in a path" on page 159
To delete anchor points from a path
Select the entire path from which you want to delete anchor points.
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2 Select the Pen tool or the Delete Anchor Point tool
Position the pointer over an anchor point and click.
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See also
"Drawing tool gallery" on page 145
"To select all anchor points and segments in a path" on page 159
To find and delete stray anchor points
Stray anchor points are individual points that are not connected to other anchor points. It is a good practice to find
and delete stray anchor points.
1 Deselect all objects.
2 Choose Select > Object > Stray Points.
Choose Edit > Cut or Edit > Clear commands, or press Delete or Backspace on the keyboard.
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To convert between smooth points and corner points
1 Select the entire path you want to modify.
Select the Convert Anchor Point tool
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Position the Convert Anchor Point tool over the anchor point you want to convert, and do one of the following:
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To convert a corner point to a smooth point, drag a direction point out of the corner point.
Dragging a direction point out of a corner point to create a smooth point
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To convert a smooth point to a corner point without direction lines, click the smooth point.
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