Using Shapes to Create Artwork for a Postcard - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 117

Dragging across a path will select the line segment and anchor points associated
with it. If you drag across an anchor point in a path, you also select the line seg-
ments on either side of the anchor point.
Tip
Another method for cutting a path is to use either the Scissors tool or the
Knife tool. You will learn about using the Scissors tool ( ) and Knife tool
( ) for cutting paths in Lesson 5 , “ Creating an Illustration with the
Drawing Tools .”
7. Choose Edit > Cut, and then choose Edit > Paste In Front to create a new path that
is directly on top of the original.
This copies and pastes only the top half of the ellipse as a single path, because that
is what you selected with the Direct Selection tool.
8. Select the Selection tool ( ), and select the bottom half of the shape. Press
Shift+Down Arrow five times to move the line down.
Pressing an arrow key will move a selected object 1 pt, by default. Pressing
Shift+arrow will move an object 10 pts per arrow keypress.