Editing paths, Select paths, segments, and anchor points, Adjust path segments – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Editing paths
Select paths, segments, and anchor points
Before you can reshape or edit a path, you need to select the path’s anchor points, segments, or a combination of both.
Select anchor points
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If you can see the points, you can click them with the Direct Selection tool
to select them. Shift-click to select
multiple points.
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Select the Direct Selection tool and drag a boundary around the anchor points. Shift-drag around additional
anchor points to select them.
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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.
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(Illustrator only) Select the Lasso tool, and drag around the anchor points. Shift-drag around additional anchor
points to select them.
Select path segments
Do any of the following:
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Select the Direct Selection tool
, 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.
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(Illustrator only) Select the Lasso tool
, and drag around part of the path segment. Shift-drag around
additional path segments to select them.
Select all anchor points and segments in a path
1
Select the Direct Selection tool
or, in Illustrator, the Lasso tool.
2
Drag around the entire path.
If the path is filled, you can also click inside the path with the Direct Selection tool to select all anchor points.
Copy a path
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Select a path or segment with the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool and do one of the following:
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Use the standard menu functions to copy and paste paths within or between applications.
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Press and hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and drag the path to the desired position, and then release the
mouse button and Alt/Option key.
Adjust path segments
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:
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If an anchor point connects two segments, moving that anchor point always changes both segments.
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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 OS) while
drawing. In Illustrator, pressing Ctrl or Command while drawing activates the last-used selection tool.