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                    Select paths, segments, and anchor points
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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="#WSEB9F8932-63E3-419b-A6DF-B9D3A3617DAA"><h4 class="topictitle4">Select anchor points</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS23E6C3D3-E075-4b8d-B507-BE28E51CCBA4"><h4 class="topictitle4">Select path segments</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSA4ED3690-6556-4f10-B147-3303051CD9CA"><h4 class="topictitle4">Select all anchor points and segments in a path</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSDB4E02B3-3D60-42a7-9A08-EEB92A56C336"><h4 class="topictitle4">Copy a path</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>Before you can reshape or edit a path, you
need to select the path’s anchor points, segments, or a combination
of both.</p>
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<div id="WSEB9F8932-63E3-419b-A6DF-B9D3A3617DAA" class="nochunk"><a name="WSEB9F8932-63E3-419b-A6DF-B9D3A3617DAA"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select anchor points</h3><div><ul><li><span>If you can see the
points, you can click them with the Direct Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/P_AnchorSelect_Lg_N.png" /> to
select them. Shift-click to select multiple points.</span></li>
<li><span>Select the Direct Selection tool and drag a boundary
around the anchor points. Shift-drag around additional anchor points
to select them.</span></li>
<li><span>Make sure the path that contains the anchor
points is not selected. Move the Direct Selection tool over the
anchor point until the pointer displays a hollow square, and then
click the anchor point. Shift-click additional anchor points to select
them.</span></li>
<li><span>(Illustrator
only) Select the Lasso tool, and drag around the anchor points. Shift-drag
around additional anchor points to select them.</span></li>
</ul>
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<div id="WS23E6C3D3-E075-4b8d-B507-BE28E51CCBA4" class="nochunk"><a name="WS23E6C3D3-E075-4b8d-B507-BE28E51CCBA4"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select path segments</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Do any of the following:</p>
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<ul><li><span>Select
the Direct Selection tool&#160;<img src="images/P_AnchorSelect_Lg_N.png" />, and
click within 2 pixels of the segment, or drag a marquee over part
of the segment. Shift-click or Shift-drag around additional path
segments to select them.</span></li>
<li><span>(Illustrator only) Select the Lasso tool&#160;<img src="images/P_RegionSelect_Lg_N.png" />, and
drag around part of the path segment. Shift-drag around additional
path segments to select them.</span></li>
</ul>
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<div id="WSA4ED3690-6556-4f10-B147-3303051CD9CA" class="nochunk"><a name="WSA4ED3690-6556-4f10-B147-3303051CD9CA"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select all anchor points and segments in a path</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the Direct Selection
tool&#160;<img src="images/P_AnchorSelect_Lg_N.png" /> or,
in Illustrator, the Lasso tool.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Drag around the entire path. </span> <p>If the path is filled, you can also click inside the path
with the Direct Selection tool to select all anchor points.</p>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSDB4E02B3-3D60-42a7-9A08-EEB92A56C336" class="nochunk"><a name="WSDB4E02B3-3D60-42a7-9A08-EEB92A56C336"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Copy a path</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Select
a path or segment with the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool
and do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Use the standard menu functions to copy
and paste paths within or between applications. </p>
</li>
<li><p>Press and hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac&#160;OS)
and drag the path to the desired position, and then release the
mouse button and Alt/Option key. </p>
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