Split a path using the scissors tool – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Clicking smooth point to create corner point
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To convert a corner point without using direction lines to a corner point with independent direction lines, first
drag direction lines out of a corner point (making it a smooth point). Release the mouse button, and then drag
either direction line.
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To convert a smooth point to a corner point with independent direction lines, drag either direction line.
Converting smooth point to corner point
To temporarily switch from the Convert Direction Point tool to the Direct Selection tool, press Ctrl (Windows) or
Command (Mac OS).
See also
“About direction lines and direction points” on page 300
“Adjust path segments” on page 309
Split a path using the Scissors tool
You can split a path, graphics frame, or empty text frame at any anchor point or along any segment. When you split
a path, keep the following in mind:
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If you want to split a closed path into two open paths, you must slice in two places along the path. If you slice a
closed path only once, you get a single path with a gap in it.
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Any paths resulting from a split inherit the path settings of the original path, such as stroke weight and fill color.
You may need to reset stroke alignment from inside to outside.
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(Optional) Select the path to see its current anchor points.
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Select the Scissors tool and click the path where you want to split it. When you split the path in the middle of a
segment, the two new endpoints appear on top of the other, and one endpoint is selected.
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Use the Direct Selection tool to adjust the new anchor point or path segment.