Reshaping A Path; To Move Points On A Selected Path; To Adjust A Point’s Handles - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

To automatically add points to a selected path:
Select Window > Toolbars > Xtra Operations. Click the Add Points button on the Xtra
Operations toolbar, or select Xtras > Distort > Add Points.
A point is added halfway between every pair of points on a path.

Reshaping a path

Using the Pointer and Subselect tools, you can reshape a path by moving points and path
segments. You can also adjust the points on a path by dragging with the Pointer tool or by using
the Object panel.
You can also modify a path by using the Freeform tool; see "Editing a path with the Freeform
tool" on page 90.

To move points on a selected path:

Do one of the following:
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If you are selecting points on an ungrouped path, click the Pointer tool in the Tools panel.
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If you are selecting points on a path that is part of a group, click the Subselect tool in the
Tools panel.
Click a point to select it.
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Shift-click to select additional points.
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Drag any of the selected points to move all of the selected points to the new location.
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To adjust a point's handles:
Do one of the following:
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If you are selecting points on an ungrouped path, click the Pointer tool in the Tools panel.
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If you are selecting points on a path that is part of a group, click the Subselect tool in the
Tools panel.
Select the path.
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Click a point to display its handles. The adjacent handles of the points on either side of the
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selected point are also displayed.
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