Adobe Photoshop CS6, User Manual

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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.
2. Drag the anchor point to the desired position. Shift-drag to constrain the adjustment to multiples of 45°.
Adjust the position or shape of curved segments
1. With the Direct Selection tool ,, select a curved segment, or an anchor point on either end of the curved segment. Direction lines appear, if
any are present. (Some curved segments use just one direction line.)
2. Do any of the following:
To adjust the position of the segment, drag the segment. Shift-drag to constrain the adjustment to multiples of 45°.
Click to select the curve segment. Then drag to adjust.
To adjust the shape of the segment on either side of a selected anchor point, drag the anchor point or the direction point. Shift-drag to
constrain movement to multiples of 45°.
Drag the anchor point, or drag the direction point.
Note: In Photoshop CS6, adjusting a path segment also adjusts the related segments, letting you intuitively transform path shapes. To only
edit segments between the selected anchor points, similar to earlier Photoshop versions, select Constrain Path Dragging in the options bar.
Note: You can also apply a transformation, such as scaling or rotating, to a segment or anchor point.
Delete a segment
1. (Optional) If you’re creating an opening in a closed path, select the Add Anchor Point tool , and add two points where you want the cut to
occur.
2. Select the Direct Selection tool , and select the segment you want to delete.
3. Press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS) to delete the selected segment. Pressing Backspace or Delete again erases the rest of the
path.
Delete the direction line of an anchor point
Using the Convert Anchor Point Tool, click the anchor point of the direction line.
The smooth point becomes a corner point. For more information, see Convert between smooth points and corner points.
Extend an open path
1. Using the Pen tool, position the pointer over the endpoint of the open path you want to extend. The pointer changes when it’s precisely
positioned over the endpoint.
2. Click the endpoint.
3. Do one of the following:
To create a corner point, position the Pen tool where you want to end the new segment, and click. If you are extending a path that ends
at a smooth point, the new segment will be curved by the existing direction line.
To create a smooth point, position the Pen tool where you want to end the new curved segment, and drag.
Connect two open paths