the path Context menu that appears, choose Delete Point. You can also Option+Shift-click (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift-click (Windows) a point to delete it, or select points and press the Delete key. To delete a segment:  Select the anchor points at each end and press Delete. Deleting a segment of a closed path does not open the path; the remaining segments are joined and the path remains closed. Adding segments to an open path You can add segments to the end of an open path using the Curve tool or Polygon tool. 1 With the object in edit mode, select the endpoint where you want to add a segment. 2 Select the Curve tool (to add straight or curved segments) or the Polygon tool (to add straight segments) in the toolbox. 3 Click to add a straight segment beyond the selected endpoint. With the Curve tool, you can add a curved segment by pressing the mouse button to establish the new anchor point and then dragging to position the tangent line. 4 To add additional segments, repeat the previous step. When you finish, press Enter (Mac) or Esc (Windows) to leave edit mode. Adding points to a curve Often technical illustrators need to quickly add additional editing points to a bézier curve. To add points to a curve, do the following: 1 Select the object. 2 Choose Object > Path > Add Points from the main menu. This operation will activate the Add Points dialog box (1  ), which will allow you to enter the number of points that you wish to add to the object. 3 Click OK to accept your choice.
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