Moving anchor points and segments With a path in edit mode, you can move points and segments to alter the shape of the path. Drag an anchor point or segment to move it. You can also press the keyboard arrow keys to move selected points and segments. Moving reshapes the segments you drag or the segments attached to the points that you move. Pressing Shift while dragging points or segments will constrain their movement to 45-degree intervals. When you begin to drag a segment, the anchor points display their tangent lines. You can control the movement of the tangent lines by using modifier keys when you drag the segment. Expand or contract curves Press Tab and drag a segment to change the length of its tangent lines without changing their angles. This is the way that segments could be reshaped (without pressing Tab) in Canvas 3.5 and earlier versions. Tip Pressing Shift while dragging points or segments will con- strain their movement to 45- degree intervals.
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