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OCR: Special drawing technigues W the pen tool When you draw with the pen tool, you can use three shortcuts to adjust handles quickly and control the shape of the outgoing path segment Note: If you op not know how to place points with the pen tool, choose "Pen tool" or "Drawing with the pen tool" from the "More Help dn-dod menu and review that material before reading this screen To drag - handle out as you place corner point: Select the pen tool Hold down the Option key press the mouse button, and drag to place corner point with one handle extended Then release the mouse button The point remains in position where you first pressed the mouse button but as you drag the cursor, the handle moves. The handle has no visible effect you place the next point Then its position helps define the shape of t ...