To remove a node

1. Select the blend object containing the node you want to delete. You can select the blend object by drawing a bounding box around it, or by clicking one of the blend steps.

2. On the Effects menu, click Blend. The Blend Objects dialog box opens.

3. Click Remove Node. A blue edit border appears around the blend.

4. Click the node you want to remove. The node is deleted, and the blend recalculates.

You can remove a node only from a blend object that contains three or more nodes. If a blend object contains only two nodes, the Remove Node button is unavailable. To delete a transformation step, first convert the step to a node. Then delete it as explained above.