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To select multiple control points on a curve:
1 Hold the Shift key down and drag a bounding box around the control points you want
to manipulate or delete. All included control points will become highlighted.
2 Do one of the following:
To move the control points: Drag anywhere within the bounding box.
To transform the control points: Drag one of the outer corners to resize all control
points symmetrically, drag the top, bottom, or side handles to squish or stretch the
control points relative to one another, or move the pointer to one of the corners until
the rotate cursor appears, and then drag to rotate the control points.
To delete the control points: Press the Backspace key.
3 When you’re finished, press the Escape key to deselect the control points.
Converting Linear, Circular, and Polygon Windows
into Bezier Curves
If you start out isolating a subject using one of the simple Linear, Circular, or Polygon shape
windows and you realize that you need a more complex shape to accomplish the task at hand,
you can easily convert them to a more complex Bezier curve by choosing Convert to Bezier
from the Window palette Option menu.
Before and after converting a Circular window to a Bezier curve and
adjusting the result, before adding softness to the edge
Once you’ve converted a simple shape to a Bezier window, you can add control points and
manipulate the shape in any way you need to make it better conform to the subject, just as you
would with any curve.
Resetting the Window Palette
The entire Window palette can be reset using the Option menu’s Reset command.
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