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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
To delete a path
1
Click the path name in the Paths palette.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Drag the path to the Delete icon
at the bottom of the Paths palette.
•
Choose Delete Path from the Paths palette menu.
•
Click the Delete icon at the bottom of the Paths palette, and click Yes.
To delete a path without being asked to confirm, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Delete icon at
the bottom of the Paths palette.
Editing paths
Path segments, components, and points
A path consists of one or more straight or curved segments.
Anchor points
mark the endpoints of the path segments.
On curved segments, each selected anchor point displays one or two
direction lines
, ending in
direction points
. The
positions of direction lines and points determine the size and shape of a curved segment. Moving these elements
reshapes the curves in a path.
E
A
B
C
D
A path
A.
Curved line segment
B.
Direction point
C.
Direction line
D.
Selected anchor point
E.
Unselected anchor point
A path can be
closed
, with no beginning or end (for example, a circle), or
open
, with distinct
endpoints
(for example,
a wavy line).
Smooth curves are connected by anchor points called
smooth points.
Sharply curved paths are connected by
corner
points.
Smooth point and corner point
When you move a direction line on a smooth point, the curved segments on both sides of the point are adjusted
simultaneously. By comparison, when you move a direction line on a corner point, only the curve on the same side
of the point as the direction line is adjusted.