the radius value, the larger the curved segment. A message appears if the radius value is too large for the angle of the segments. Add Point Available when the pointer is on a path segment and appears as a gray arrowhead. Inserts an anchor point with a tangent line where you click. Break Available when the pointer is a grey arrowhead on a path. Splits the path segment at that location, and adds anchor points to the ends of the resulting segments. Join Available when you select two anchor points that are not con- nected. Connects the selected points with a straight segment. Delete Handle Available when the pointer is on a tangent line han- dle and appears as a crosshair. Removes the handle and the effects of the tangent line on the path (see “To delete tangent lines,” page 23.439). Add Handle Available when the pointer is on an anchor point and there are fewer than two tangent line segments at the anchor point. Adds one or two tangent line segment to the anchor point (see “To add a tangent line,” page 23.439). Straighten Available when the pointer is on a path segment and appears as a gray arrowhead. Makes the path segment straight by removing tangent lines from the segment’s anchor points. Enable Symmetrical Drag Available when an object is in path edit mode. You can easily create a symetrical design from a circle, rectan- gle, or a complex group of objects (see “Symmetrically resizing path points,” page 23.444). Selecting anchor points and segments When you edit paths, you need to select particular anchor points or segments before you can delete, move, or reshape them. Before you can select anchor points and segments, a path object must be in edit mode (see “To place an object in edit mode” on page 23.429).
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