To Delete An Anchor Point; To Adjust A Control Point; To Convert Anchor Points From One Type To Another; To Change The Curve Of A Segment - Adobe PREMIERE PRO 2 Manual

Do one of the following:
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To add an anchor point without creating or manually adjusting a curve, click where you want to add an anchor
point.
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To add an anchor point and simultaneously move the new point, drag the spot on the path where you want to add
an anchor point.

To delete an anchor point

Select the path containing the anchor point.
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2 Select the Delete Anchor Point tool
Click the point that you want to delete.
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To adjust a control point

1 Select the path containing the control point.
Select the Pen tool .
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Position the cursor over the point, and when the cursor becomes an arrow with a square next to it, drag the control
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point to adjust it.

To convert anchor points from one type to another

While drawing, you may find it necessary to change the type of anchor point you have created for a segment. Use the
convert anchor point tool to do this.
1 Select the path you want to modify.
2 Select the Convert Anchor Point tool
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.
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To convert a smooth point to a corner point without direction lines, click the smooth point.
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To convert a corner point without direction lines to a corner point with independent direction lines, first drag a
direction point out of a corner point (making it a smooth point with direction lines). Release the mouse button,
and then drag either direction point.
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To convert a smooth point to a corner point with independent direction lines, drag either direction point.
Note: When you position the Pen tool over an anchor point, pressing the Alt key temporarily changes the Pen tool into
the Convert Anchor Point tool.

To change the curve of a segment

1 Select the path you want to modify.
Select the Pen tool and drag a segment to change its curve.
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Note: Dragging a segment changes the curve by adjusting the direction lines at each end of the segment by the same
amount. This technique can change a straight segment into a curved one.
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and position the cursor over the anchor point that you want to convert.
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