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  Selecting Anchor Points and Modifying Paths In Photoshop®

Selecting All Points In A Path
1. Press and hold the Option/Alt key. With the Direct Selection Tool seltool.gif click anywhere on the path. All the anchor points are selected. Selected anchor points become solid.

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Deselecting All Points In A Path

2.Using the direct selection tool, click away from the path. All points are deselected.

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Marquee Select Method


3. Using the direct selection tool drag a marquee around the path.

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4. Release the mouse button. All the anchor points are selected. Selected anchor points become solid.

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Selecting Individual Points


5. With all the anchor points now visible, use the direct selection tool to drag a marquee around the anchor points you want to select.

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6. Release the mouse button. Now only the points enclosed within the marquee are selected (and solid) and all other points become deselected (and hollow).

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Adjusting Path Segments

7. Use the direct selection tool and click and hold the mouse button on a line segment you wish to adjust

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8. Drag the line segment to the desired shape. Release the mouse button when finished.

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