Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 573)

Drawing with the Pen tool
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Note:
Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool
Draw curves with the Pen tool
Reposition anchor points as you draw
Finish drawing a path
Draw straight lines followed by curves
Draw curves followed by straight lines
Draw two curved segments connected by a corner
Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool
The simplest path you can draw with the Pen tool is a straight line, made by clicking the Pen tool to create two anchor points. By continuing to
click, you create a path made of straight line segments connected by corner points.
Clicking Pen tool creates straight segments.
1. Select the Pen tool.
2. Position the Pen tool where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first anchor point (do not drag).
The first segment you draw will not be visible until you click a second anchor point. (Select the Rubber Band option in Photoshop to
preview path segments.) Also, if direction lines appear, you’ve accidentally dragged the Pen tool; choose Edit > Undo, and click again.
3. Click again where you want the segment to end (Shift-click to constrain the angle of the segment to a multiple of 45°).
4. Continue clicking to set anchor points for additional straight segments.
The last anchor point you add always appears as a solid square, indicating that it is selected. Previously defined anchor points become
hollow, and deselected, as you add more anchor points.
5. Complete the path by doing one of the following:
To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the Pen tool pointer when it
is positioned correctly. Click or drag to close the path.
To close a path in InDesign, you can also select the object and choose Object > Paths > Close Path.
To leave the path open, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) anywhere away from all objects.
To leave the path open, you can also select a different tool, or choose Select > Deselect in Illustrator or Edit >Deselect All in InDesign.
In InDesign or Illustrator, you can also simply press Enter or Return to leave the path open.
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