Reposition anchor points as you draw, Finish drawing a path – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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Drawing
Last updated 6/5/2015
• To create an S-shaped curve, drag in the same direction as the previous direction line. Then release the mouse
button.
(Photoshop only) To change the direction of the curve sharply, release the mouse button, and then Alt-drag
(Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the direction point in the direction of the curve. Release the Alt
(Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key and the mouse button, reposition the pointer where you want the segment
to end, and drag in the opposite direction to complete the curve segment.
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Continue dragging the Pen tool from different locations to create a series of smooth curves. Note that you are
placing anchor points at the beginning and end of each curve, not at the tip of the curve.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) direction lines to break out the direction lines of an anchor point.
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Complete the path by doing one of the following:
• To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the
Pen tool pointer
when it is positioned correctly. Click or drag to close the path.
note: To close a path in InDesign, you can also select the object and choose Object > Paths > Close Path.
• To leave the path open, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) anywhere away from all objects.
To leave the path open, you can also select a different tool, or choose Select > Deselect in Illustrator or Edit
>Deselect All in InDesign.
For a video on using the Pen tool in Illustrator, see
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Reposition anchor points as you draw
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After you click to create an anchor point, keep the mouse button pressed down, hold down the spacebar, and drag
to reposition the anchor point.
Finish drawing a path
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Complete a path in one of the following ways:
• To close a path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the Pen
tool pointer
when it is positioned correctly. Click or drag to close the path.
note: To close a path in InDesign, you can also select the object and choose Object > Paths > Close Path.
• To leave a path open, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) anywhere away from all objects.