Drawing with the Pen and Pencil Tools - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 207

Next, you'll convert anchor points using the Convert Anchor Point tool.
9. Click the Layers panel icon ( ) to show the Layers panel. Click the visibility column
to the left of the layer named template to show its contents.
10. Position the pointer over the Pen tool ( ), click and hold down the mouse button, and
select the Convert Anchor Point tool ( ). You will also see the Add Anchor Point tool
( ) and the Delete Anchor Point tool ( ), which are specifically for adding or
removing anchor points.
Note
If you don't click directly on the anchor point, a dialog box will appear
telling you that you need to use the tool on an anchor point of a path.
11. With the Convert Anchor Point tool, click the D anchor points (right and left), one at a
time, to convert them to corner points.
12. Position the pointer over the C anchor point on the left side of the path, and click and
drag down. As you drag, press the Shift key. Drag until the direction point on the end of
the direction handle that's pointed upward reaches point B (circled in red below).
Release the mouse button, and then release the key.
13. Position the pointer over the C anchor point on the right side of the path, click and drag
up. As you drag, press the Shift key. Drag to point B straight above it (on the right