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If an anchor point connects two segments, moving that anchor point always changes
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both segments.
When drawing with the pen tool, you can temporarily activate the direct-selection tool
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by holding down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) so that you can adjust
segments you've already drawn.
When you draw a smooth point with the pen tool, dragging the direction line changes
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the length of the line on both sides of the point. However, when you edit an existing
smooth point with the direct-selection tool, you change the length of the direction line
only on the side you're dragging.
To adjust a straight segment:
With the direct-selection tool , drag the anchor point on either end of a segment. Shift-
drag to constrain the adjustment to multiples of 45 degrees.
If you're simply trying to make a rectangle wider or narrower, it's easier to select it with
the selection tool, and then resize it using one of the handles on the sides of its
bounding box.
To adjust a curved segment:
1 Using the direct-selection tool , select the anchor point on either end of a curved
segment. Direction lines appear on the anchor point and on the adjacent anchor points, if
any are present (some curved segments use just one direction line).
2 Do one of the following:
Drag the anchor point. Shift-drag to constrain movement to multiples of 45 degrees.
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Drag a direction line. If you're adjusting a smooth point's direction handles, both direction
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lines revolve around the anchor point. Shift-drag to constrain the direction line angle
to multiples of 45 degrees.
To split the direction lines of a smooth point, use the convert-direction-point tool to
drag them.
Working with multiple anchor points and segments
You can use the direct-selection tool to select multiple points or path segments on one or
more paths. You can also select subpaths on a compound path. This is useful for quickly
altering a portion of a path defined by several points, rather than moving each point
individually.
Note: Stroke and fill attributes apply to entire paths, regardless of how many points are
selected.
Dragging to select multiple points
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