User Guide

Using Shapes370
• Hold down Command (Mac
OS) or Ctrl (Windows) to tem-
porarily access the Shape Selec-
tion tool, and click outside the
shape to deselect it.
Tips
•
You can constrain the placement of the
points by snapping to the grid. For
information about displaying and
snapping to the grid, refer to “Using the
Grid” on page 44.
•
Each click or drag adds to the path. If
you unintentionally add to the path, press
Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace
(Windows) to remove the last anchor
point.
To add to an open shape path:
1 Click an endpoint with the Pen
tool.
2 Click or drag where you want to
add an anchor point.
Note
•
You can add to a path from an
endpoint only. You cannot add to a closed
path, or to the middle of an open path.
Tip
•
You can also select an endpoint by
holding down Command (Mac OS) or
Ctrl (Windows) and clicking the endpoint
or dragging a marquee over it.
Quick Curve Tool
The Quick Curve tool allows you to
create Bézier curves by drawing
freehand lines, as if you were drawing
with a pen or pencil.
To draw a freehand shape:
1 Choose the Quick Curve tool from
the toolbox .
2 Click where you want to start the
shape or line, and drag.
As you drag, a dotted line appears.
When you release the mouse or
stylus, the Quick Curve shape
appears.
If you want to close the shape,
finish at the same point where you
began.
Tip
•
You can add to either endpoint of a
Quick Curve shape by selecting the
endpoint and dragging out from it. To
select an endpoint, hold down Command
(Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows), and click
the endpoint or drag over it.
Draw freehand shapes with the Quick Curve
tool.
Shapes and Selections
Converting a selection to a shape
enables you to edit the contour using
the Bézier editing tools. When you are
satisfied with the contour, you can
convert the shape outline back to a
selection.