Operation Manual

162 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide

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Deselect all nodes Click an unused space in the drawing window.

You can also select a node by using the Pick , Freehand , Bézier , or Polyline tool. To do this, first click

Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Display, and enable the Enable node tracking check box. Click a curve

object, move the pointer over a node until the tool’s shape state cursor appears, and click the node. Note that when the Enable

node tracking check box is enabled, you can no longer select and move an object by clicking and dragging any of its nodes.

To select all nodes on a selected curve, double-click the Shape tool.

To move a node

Select an object by using the Shape tool .

2 Drag the node until you achieve the desired shape.

You can also move a node by using the Pick , Freehand , Bézier , or Polyline tool. To do this, first click

Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Display, and make sure that the Enable node tracking check box is

enabled. Click a curve object, move the pointer over a node until the tool’s shape state cursor appears, and drag the node.

Manipulating segments

You can move curved segments to change an object’s shape. You can also control the smoothness of curved segments.

You can change the direction of a curve object by reversing the position of its start and end nodes. The effect is apparent only when the

ends of a curve object are different. For example, when an arrowhead is applied to the end node of a curve object, changing the direction

results in moving the arrowhead to the start node.

Changing the direction of a curve

To manipulate the segments of a curve object

In the toolbox, click the Shape tool .

2 Click a curve object.

3 Perform a task from the following table.

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