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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
See also
“Pencil tool options” on page 153
To connect two paths with the Pencil tool
1
Select both paths.
2
Select the Pencil tool
.
3
Position the tool where you want to begin from one path, and start dragging toward the other path.
4
After you’ve begun dragging, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS). The Pencil tool
displays a
small icon of an anchor point to indicate you’re adding to the existing path.
5
Drag onto the endpoint of the other path, release the mouse button, then release the Ctrl or Option key.
Note:
For best results, drag from one path to the other as if you were simply continuing the paths in the direction they
were created.
See also
“Pencil tool options” on page 153
To reshape paths with the Pencil tool
1
Select the path you want to change.
2
Position the Pencil tool on or near the path to redraw.
You can tell you’re close enough to the path when the small
x
disappears from the tool.
3
Drag the tool until the path is the desired shape.
Using the Pencil tool to edit a closed shape
Note:
Depending on where you begin to redraw the path and in which direction you drag, you may get unexpected
results. For example, you may unintentionally change a closed path to an open path, change an open path to a closed
path, or lose a portion of a shape.
See also
“Pencil tool options” on page 153