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810Motion User Guide
4. In the canvas toolbar, click and hold the transform tools pop-up menu, then choose Edit
Points.
Note: In the canvas, you can also Control-click a shape and choose Edit Points from the
shortcut menu.
5. In the canvas, drag a control point.
Yellow guides appear when the selected control point aligns with the edges or center of
the original shape, the edges or center of other objects, or the center of the canvas.
Turn off snapping while editing control points
You can temporarily disable snapping to allow for subtle shape adjustments.
In Motion, do one of the following:
Press N to turn off snapping; press N again to turn snapping back on.
As you begin to move the selected control point, press and hold the Command key to
turn off snapping as you drag the point.
Specify whether control points snap to the center, edges, or both the center and
edges of an object
1. In Motion, choose Motion > Preferences (or press Command-Comma).
2. In the Canvas pane, click the Snap Objects At Their pop-up menu, then choose an
option.