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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WS64B63A33-1E58-4b4f-A68B-16D3F9370B54"><h4 class="topictitle4">Move straight segments</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS0620F1CF-BD60-40b6-A349-57809F540B59"><h4 class="topictitle4">Adjust the length or angle of straight segments</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS313C5E9F-2A72-4f3b-95D5-DA9D32A68B84"><h4 class="topictitle4">Adjust the position or shape of curved segments</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS598D3466-ED99-488b-8FFD-D0A6C673CE03"><h4 class="topictitle4">Delete a segment</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSADF0557C-63AE-42fb-8153-3E2C0038B55F"><h4 class="topictitle4">Delete the handle of an anchor point</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSDEA98D1F-BC5E-4260-A783-5C0485A5B73A"><h4 class="topictitle4">Extend an open path</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSAE36DB12-64E1-4b70-9581-31542009741B"><h4 class="topictitle4">Connect two open paths</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS3EFA0458-2A92-48bf-9DE1-6AF8A2DE1A0D"><h4 class="topictitle4">Move or nudge anchor points or segments using the keyboard</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>You
can edit a path segment at any time, but editing existing segments
is slightly different from drawing them. Keep the following tips
in mind when editing segments:</p>
<ul><li><p>If an anchor point
connects two segments, moving that anchor point always changes both
segments.</p>
</li>
<li><p>When
drawing with the Pen tool, you can temporarily activate the Direct Selection
tool (InDesign and Photoshop) so that you can adjust segments you’ve
already drawn; press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac&#160;OS)
while drawing. In Illustrator, pressing Ctrl or Command while drawing
activates the last-used selection tool.</p>
</li>
<li><p>When you initially draw a smooth point with the Pen tool,
dragging the direction point changes the length of the direction
line on both sides of the point. However, when you edit an existing
smooth point with the Direct Selection tool, you&#160;change
the length of the direction line only on the side you’re dragging.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div id="WS64B63A33-1E58-4b4f-A68B-16D3F9370B54" class="nochunk"><a name="WS64B63A33-1E58-4b4f-A68B-16D3F9370B54"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Move straight segments</h3><div><ol><li><span>With
the Direct Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/P_AnchorSelect_Lg_N.png" />, select
the segment you want to adjust. </span></li>
<li><span>Drag the segment to its new position.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WS0620F1CF-BD60-40b6-A349-57809F540B59" class="nochunk"><a name="WS0620F1CF-BD60-40b6-A349-57809F540B59"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Adjust the length or angle of straight segments</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>With the Direct Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/P_AnchorSelect_Lg_N.png" />, select
an anchor point on the segment you want to adjust.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Drag the anchor point to the desired position. Shift-drag
to constrain the adjustment to multiples of 45°.</span> <div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />In Illustrator or InDesign, if you’re simply
trying to make a rectangle wider or narrower, it’s easier to select
it with the Selection tool and resize it using one of the handles
on the sides of its bounding box.</div></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WS313C5E9F-2A72-4f3b-95D5-DA9D32A68B84" class="nochunk"><a name="WS313C5E9F-2A72-4f3b-95D5-DA9D32A68B84"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Adjust the position or shape of curved segments</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>With
the Direct Selection tool, select a curved segment, or an anchor
point on either end of the curved segment. Direction lines appear,
if any are present. (Some curved segments use just one direction
line.)</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To adjust the position of the segment,
drag the segment. Shift-drag to constrain the adjustment to multiples
of 45°.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="sdw_select_curve" src="images/sdw_select_curve.png" /><div class="figdesc">Click to select the curve segment. Then drag to adjust.</div><br /></div></li>
<li><p>To adjust the shape of the segment on either side
of a selected anchor point, drag the anchor point or the direction
point. Shift-drag to constrain movement to multiples of 45°.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="sdw_drag_curve" src="images/sdw_drag_curve.png" /><div class="figdesc">Drag the anchor point, or drag the direction point.</div><br /></div></li>
</ul>
 <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>You can also apply a transformation, such as scaling
or rotating, to a segment or anchor point.</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WS598D3466-ED99-488b-8FFD-D0A6C673CE03" class="nochunk"><a name="WS598D3466-ED99-488b-8FFD-D0A6C673CE03"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Delete a segment</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select
the Direct Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/P_AnchorSelect_Lg_N.png" />, and
select the segment you want to delete.</span></li>
<li><span>Press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac&#160;OS)
to delete the selected segment. Pressing Backspace or Delete again
erases the rest of the path.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSADF0557C-63AE-42fb-8153-3E2C0038B55F" class="nochunk"><a name="WSADF0557C-63AE-42fb-8153-3E2C0038B55F"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Delete the handle of an anchor point</h3><div><ul><li><span>Using the Convert Anchor Point
Tool (Illustrator) or the Convert Direction Point Tool (InDesign),
click the anchor point of the handle.</span></li>
<li><span>Drag the end of the handle and drop it onto the anchor
point.</span></li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WSDEA98D1F-BC5E-4260-A783-5C0485A5B73A" class="nochunk"><a name="WSDEA98D1F-BC5E-4260-A783-5C0485A5B73A"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Extend an open path</h3><div><ol><li><span>Using
the Pen tool, position the pointer over the endpoint of the open
path you want to extend. The pointer changes when it’s precisely
positioned over the endpoint.</span></li>
<li><span>Click the endpoint.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To create a corner point, position the
Pen tool where you want to end the new segment, and click. If you
are extending a path that ends at a smooth point, the new segment
will be curved by the existing direction line. </p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span> In Illustrator,
if you extend a path that ends in a smooth point, the new segment
will be straight.</div>
</li>
<li><p>To create a smooth point, position the Pen tool
where you want to end the new curved segment, and drag.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSAE36DB12-64E1-4b70-9581-31542009741B" class="nochunk"><a name="WSAE36DB12-64E1-4b70-9581-31542009741B"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Connect two open paths</h3><div><ol><li><span>Using the
Pen tool, position the pointer over the endpoint of the open path that
you want to connect to another path. The pointer changes when it’s precisely
positioned over the endpoint.</span></li>
<li><span>Click the endpoint.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To connect the path to another open path,
click an endpoint on the other path. When you precisely position
the Pen tool over the other path’s endpoint, a small merge symbol&#160;<img src="images/penconnectpath.png" /> appears
next to the pointer.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To connect a new path to an existing path, draw
the new path near the existing path, and then move the Pen tool
to the existing path’s (unselected) endpoint. Click that endpoint
when you see the small merge symbol that appears next to the pointer.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" /> In InDesign, you can also use the Pathfinder
panel to join paths. To close the path of an open path, select the
path and click Close Path in the Pathfinder panel. To close the
end points between two paths, select the paths and click Join Path.
You may want to click Join Path a second time to join the second
endpoint.</div></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS3EFA0458-2A92-48bf-9DE1-6AF8A2DE1A0D" class="nochunk"><a name="WS3EFA0458-2A92-48bf-9DE1-6AF8A2DE1A0D"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Move or nudge anchor points or segments using the keyboard</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select
the anchor point or path segment. </span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>In Photoshop, you can move only anchor points in this
manner.</div>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click or hold down any of the arrow keys on the keyboard
to move 1 pixel at a time in the direction of the arrow. </span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><p>Hold down the Shift key in addition to the arrow key
to move 10 pixels at a time.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>In Illustrator and InDesign,
you can change the distance of a nudge by changing the Keyboard
Increment preference. When you change the default increment, holding
down Shift nudges 10 times the specified distance.</div>
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