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The completed curve.
8 Because the next segment is going to be a straight line and not a curve, you'll need to remove the last
handle. Position the cursor over the last anchor point; a left slash appears next to the Pen cursor. This
indicates that you are positioned over an active anchor point. Click with the Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac OS) key depressed; the handle disappears.
9 Click the bottom-right side of the door to create a straight line segment.
10 To finish the path, continue to click straight line segments along the bottom of the door. If you need
some help, look at the example.
The completed, closed path, selected with the Direct Selection tool.
11 Editing paths requires a different strategy when working with curved segments. With the Direct Selec-
tion tool ( ), select the path in the image to activate it, and then select the anchor point at the top of the
door. Two direction handles appear next to the selected anchor point. You also see handles at the bot-
tom of each respective curve segment to the left and the right. These are used for adjusting the curve.
12 Select the end of one of the handles and drag it up and down to see how it affects the curve. Also drag
the handle in toward and away from the anchor point. If you need to adjust any part of your path to
make it more accurate, take the time to do so now.
13 Double-click the name Work Path in the Paths panel, and in the File name text field, type door . Keep
the image open for the next section.
Converting a path to a selection
Paths don't contain image data, so if you want to copy the contents of a path, you need to convert it to a se-
lection.
1 Make sure that the file from the last exercise is still open.
2 Click the path named door in the Paths panel to make the path active.
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