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Modifying Anchor Points

Anchor points can be added or deleted, and existing anchor points can be modified. In reality, the anchor points are used to define the length and curve of the segments, or lines that connect the anchor points together. Just think of a farmer that strings a line of barbed wire to protect his cattle, he places posts in the ground and strings the wire between the posts. The more posts he uses, the more complex the path of the barbed wire. In Photoshop, the posts are the anchor points, and the barbed wire, the segments. However, we have one advantage over the barbed wire, we can cause a segment line to curve between the anchor points, while the farmer must stretch the barbed wire in a straight line between posts.

Modify Anchor Points

Open a document that contains an existing path, or create a new path.

Select the

Paths palette.

Select the path you want to modify.

Select the

Path Selection tool on the toolbox.

Click on the path to move, without modifying, the entire path.

Did You Know? You can move a path using the keyboard. Click the path and then use the arrows on the keyboard to move it.

Select the

Direct Selection tool on the toolbox.

Drag an individual anchor point to move the anchor to another location.

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