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You can also 
Marquee select multiple nodes On the property bar, choose Rectangular from the Selection mode
list box, and drag around the nodes that you want to select.
Freehand marquee select multiple nodes On the property bar, choose Freehand from the Selection mode
list box, and drag around the nodes that you want to select.
Select multiple nodes Press Shift, and click each node.
Select adjacent nodes Press Shift, click the first node, and then the last node that you
want to select.
To change the direction in which the nodes are selected, click while
holding down Shift.
Select all nodes on a selected curve
Click Edit Select all Nodes.
Deselect a node Press Shift, and click a selected node.
Deselect multiple nodes Press Shift, and click each selected node.
Deselect all nodes Click a blank space in the drawing window.
When a curve is selected with the Shape tool, you can select the first node in a curve object by pressing Home, or the last node by
pressing End.
To add or remove a node
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To Do the following
Add a node
Click the Shape tool , select a curve object, and double-click
where you want to add a node.
Delete a node Click the Shape tool, select a curve object, and double-click a node.
To reduce the number of nodes in a curve object
1
In the toolbox, click the Shape tool .
2 Click a curve object, and do one of the following:
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To reduce the number of nodes in the entire object, click the Select all nodes button on the property bar.
• To reduce the number of nodes in a part of a curve object, marquee select the part that you want to change.
3 Do one of the following:
• Click Reduce nodes on the property bar to have overlapping and redundant nodes automatically removed.