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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
2
Reposition the Pen tool where you want the curved segment to end, drag to complete the curve, and release the
mouse button.
A
B
Drawing a curved segment followed by a straight segment (part 1)
A.
First smooth point of curved segment completed and Pen tool positioned over endpoint
B.
Dragging to complete the curve
3
Position the Pen tool over the selected endpoint. A convert anchor point icon
appears next to the Pen tool
when it is positioned correctly. Click the anchor point to convert the smooth point to a corner point.
4
Reposition the Pen tool where you want the straight segment to end and click to complete the straight segment.
D
E
C
Drawing a curved segment followed by a straight segment (part 2)
C.
Positioning Pen tool over existing endpoint
D.
Clicking endpoint
E.
Clicking next corner point
To draw two curved segments connected by a corner
1
Using the Pen tool, drag to create the first smooth point of a curved segment, and release the mouse button.
2
Reposition the Pen tool, drag to create a curve with a second smooth point, and release the mouse button.
3
Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and drag the direction point where the Pen tool was to set the slope of
the next curve. Then release the key and the mouse button. This converts the smooth point to a corner point by
splitting the direction lines.
A
B
C
Drawing two curves
A.
Dragging a new smooth point
B.
Pressing Alt/Option to split direction lines while dragging, and swinging direction point up
C.
Result after
releasing mouse button
4
Reposition the Pen tool where you want the second curved segment to end, and drag to complete the second
curved segment.