Select path segments, Select all anchor points and segments in a path, Copy a path – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Drawing
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(Illustrator only) Select the Lasso tool, and drag around the anchor points. Shift-drag around additional anchor
points to select them.
Select path segments
Do any of the following:
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Select the Direct Selection tool
, and click within 2 pixels of the segment, or drag a marquee over part of the
segment. Shift-click or Shift-drag around additional path segments to select them.
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(Illustrator only) Select the Lasso tool
, and drag around part of the path segment. Shift-drag around additional
path segments to select them.
Select all anchor points and segments in a path
1
Select the Direct Selection tool
or, in Illustrator, the Lasso tool.
2
Drag around the entire path.
If the path is filled, you can also click inside the path with the Direct Selection tool to select all anchor points.
Copy a path
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Select a path or segment with the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool and do one of the following:
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Use the standard menu functions to copy and paste paths within or between applications.
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Press and hold Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac
OS) and drag the path to the desired position, and then release the
mouse button and Alt/Option key.
Adjust path segments
Editing path segments works similarly in Adobe applications. You can edit a path segment at any time, but editing
existing segments is slightly different from drawing them. Keep the following tips in mind when editing segments:
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If an anchor point connects two segments, moving that anchor point always changes both segments.
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When drawing with the Pen tool, press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac
OS) to temporarily activate the last
used selection tool (Illustrator) or the Direct Selection tool (InDesign and Photoshop) so that you can adjust
segments you’ve already drawn.
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When you initially draw a smooth point with the Pen tool, dragging the direction point changes the length of the
direction line on both sides of the point. However, when you edit an existing smooth point with the Direct Selection
tool, you change the length of the direction line only on the side you’re dragging.
See also
Select paths, segments, and anchor points
Move straight segments
1
With the Direct Selection tool
, select the segment you want to adjust.
2
Drag the segment to its new position.
Adjust the length or angle of straight segments
1
With the Direct Selection tool
, select an anchor point on the segment you want to adjust.