Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
6.
Click the Layers panel icon ( ) to show the Layers panel. Click the eye icon ( ) to
the left of the layer named template to hide its contents. Click the Layers panel tab to
hide the panel.
With the template content hidden, notice that, when multiple points are selected, none
of the direction handles for the selected points are showing.
7.
In the Control panel, click Show Handles For Multiple Selected Anchor Points ( ),
to the right of the word “Handles,” to see the direction handles for all of the selected
points.
8.
With the Direct Selection tool, drag the top direction point (circled in the figure) up
and to the left to make the curve a little more rounded.
9.
Choose Select > Deselect, and then choose File > Save.
Deleting and adding anchor points
Most of the time, the goal of drawing paths with a tool like the Pen tool is to avoid adding
more anchor points than necessary. You can, however, reduce a path's complexity or change
its overall shape by deleting unnecessary points (and therefore gain more control over the
