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To draw straight segments with the pen tool:
Select the pen tool.
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Position the tip of the pen point where you want the straight segment to begin, and click
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to define the first anchor point (do not drag). The anchor point remains selected (solid)
until you add the next point.
Note: The first segment you draw will not be visible until you click a second anchor point.
Also, if lines appear that are extended from the points, you've accidentally dragged the pen
tool; choose Edit > Undo and click again.
Click again where you want the segment to end. (Shift-click to constrain the segment's
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angle to multiples of 45 degrees.) This creates another anchor point.
Continue clicking the pen tool to create additional straight segments.The last anchor
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point you add appears as a large square, indicating that it is selected. Existing anchor
points become deselected as you add more anchor points.
Complete the path by doing one of the following:
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To close a path, position the pen pointer over the initial anchor point. A circle appears
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underneath the cursor when you are directly over the initial anchor point. Click to close
the path.
To leave the path open, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) anywhere
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away from all objects, or select a different tool in the toolbox.
Drawing curved segments with the pen tool
Draw curved segments by dragging the anchor points with the pen tool. Before you draw
and modify curved segments with the pen tool, it's important to understand two elements
that are associated with anchor points on curves. When you use the selection tool to select
an anchor point connecting curved segments, the segments display direction lines which
end in direction points. The angle and length of the direction lines determine the shape and
size of the curved segments. Moving the direction lines reshapes the curves. A smooth point
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