Adobe Flash Professional CC 2014 v.13.0 - Manual (Page 388)

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Dragging a direction point out of a corner point to create a smooth point.
Move or add anchor points
To move an anchor point, drag the point with the Subselection tool .
To nudge an anchor point or points, select the point or points with the Subselection tool and use the arrow keys to move the point or points.
Shift-click to select multiple points.
To add an anchor point, click a line segment with the Pen tool. A plus (+) sign appears next to the Pen tool if an anchor point can be
added to the selected line segment. If the line segment is not yet selected, click it with the Pen tool to select it, and then add an anchor point.
Delete anchor points
Deleting unneeded anchor points on a curved path optimizes the curve and reduces the resulting SWF file size.
To delete a corner point, click the point once with the Pen tool. A minus (-) sign appears next to the Pen tool if an anchor point can be
deleted from the selected line segment. If the line segment is not yet selected, click it with the Pen tool to select it, and then delete the anchor
point.
To delete a smooth point, click the point once with the Pen tool. A minus (-) sign appears next to the Pen tool if an anchor point can be
deleted from the selected line segment. If the line segment is not yet selected, click it with the Pen tool to select it, and then delete the corner
point. (Click once to convert the point to a corner point, and once more to delete the point.)
Convert segments between straight and curved
To convert segments in a line from straight segments to curve segments, convert corner points to smooth points. You can also do the reverse.
To convert a corner point to a smooth point, use the Subselection tool to select the point, then Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag
(Macintosh) the point to place the tangent handles.
To convert a smooth point to a corner point, click the point with the Pen tool. The carat ^ marker next to the pointer indicates when it is
over the smooth point.
Adjust segments
To change the angle or length of the segment or adjust curved segments to change the slope or direction of the curve, adjust straight segments.
When you move a tangent handle on a smooth point, the curves on both sides of the point adjust. When you move a tangent handle on a corner
point, only the curve on the same side of the point as the tangent handle adjusts.
To adjust a straight segment, select the Subselection tool , and select a straight segment. Use the Subselection tool to drag an anchor point
on the segment to a new position.
To adjust a curve segment, select the Subselection tool and drag the segment.
Note: When you click the path, Flash Professional shows the anchor points. Adjusting a segment with the Subselection tool can add points
to the path.
To adjust points or tangent handles on a curve, select the Subselection tool, and select an anchor point on a curved segment.
To adjust the shape of the curve on either side of the anchor point, drag the anchor point, or drag the tangent handle. To constrain the curve
to multiples of 45º, Shift-drag. To drag tangent handles individually, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Macintosh).
Drag the anchor point, or drag the direction point.
Pen tool preferences
Specify preferences for the appearance of the Pen tool pointer, for previewing line segments as you draw, and for the appearance of selected
anchor points. Selected line segments and anchor points use the outline color of the layer on which the lines and points appear.
1. Select the Pen tool , then select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Flash > Preferences (Macintosh).
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