User Guide

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To constrain path segments:
Hold down Shift as you place a point.
To continue a selected path:
1 Click the Pen or Bezigon tool. You can continue a Pen path with the Bezigon
tool and vice versa.
2 Click or drag to draw additional segments.
To place a path segment at a sharp angle to a preceding curve, click the curve
point to retract its handle. Then drag or click to set the next point as desired.
Placing a path segment at a sharp angle
3 Double-click the last point or press Tab to finish the path.
To close a selected open path, do one of the following:
• Use the Pointer or Subselect tool to drag one end point over the other end point.
• Choose Window > Inspectors > Object. In the Object inspector, select Closed
to automatically connect the end points of the path with a new path segment.
• In Windows only, right-click the path and choose Path > Closed from the
pop-up menu.
To open a selected closed path, do one of the following:
• Choose Window > Inspectors> Object. In the Object inspector, deselect
Closed to remove the last path segment from the path.
• In Windows only, right-click the path and choose Path > Open from the
pop-up menu.