To change a corner point to a smooth point To smooth out a sharp turn in curved segments, you can change the corner point between them to a smooth point. Note: The corner point must have two tangent lines for this proce- dure. If it has fewer than two, first add tangent lines to the point. 1 With the object in edit mode, click the anchor point to display its tangent lines. 2 Tab-click the handle of the tangent line you want to keep in place; the other tangent line snaps into alignment. Adding and removing tangent lines An anchor point can have as many as two tangent line segments. Cor- ner points can have one, two, or no tangent lines, and smooth points must have two. You can quickly convert a smooth point to a corner point by deleting one of its tangent lines. Also, to convert a corner point with one or no tangent lines to a smooth point, you must add tangent lines. To add a tangent line 1 In path edit mode, select an anchor point with one or no tan- gent lines. The anchor point cannot be an endpoint with one tangent line, because endpoints can have only one tangent line. 2 Press Tab and drag away from the anchor point to place a new tangent line segment. You can also Ctrl-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) and choose Add Handle in the context menu. As you do this, the new tangent line begins altering the segment based on how you drag to position the tangent line. 3 Repeat the previous step to add a second tangent line. To delete tangent lines 1 In edit mode, click an anchor point to display its tangent lines. 2 Depending on how you want to edit the anchor point, do one of the following: •   To delete one tangent line, Control-click (Mac) or right- click (Windows) the tangent line handle and choose Delete Handle in the context menu. You must use this method for anchor points with only one tangent line, and to delete one of two tangent lines attached to an anchor point. Tab-click a corner point’s handle to snap the other tangent line into alignment and smooth the path
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