Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 575)

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Drawing an S curve
A.Starting to drag new smooth pointB.Dragging in same direction as previous direction line, creating an S curveC.Result after releasing
mouse button
(Photoshop only) To change the direction of the curve sharply, release the mouse button, and then Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag
(Mac OS) the direction point in the direction of the curve. Release the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key and the mouse button,
reposition the pointer where you want the segment to end, and drag in the opposite direction to complete the curve segment.
5. Continue dragging the Pen tool from different locations to create a series of smooth curves. Note that you are placing anchor points at the
beginning and end of each curve, not at the tip of the curve.
Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) direction lines to break out the direction lines of an anchor point.
6. 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.
Reposition anchor points as you draw
After you click to create an anchor point, keep the mouse button pressed down, hold down the spacebar, and drag to reposition the anchor
point.
Finish drawing a path
Complete a path in one of the following ways:
1. To close a 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.
2. To leave a 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, you can also simply press Enter or Return to leave the path open.
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