Modifying the shape of an object
You can modify the shape of path objects by moving the anchor points.
- Select the Direct Selection Tool
on the Tool Palette.
- Place the mouse-pointer over the object whose shape you want to modify and the mouse-pointer turns into a
.
- Select an anchor point of the object you want to modify. The selected anchor point turns into blue and the object is selected.
- Drag the anchor point to modify the shape.
- Drag other anchor points using the same methods mentioned above.
The anchor points of shapes, such as ellipse, rectangle, rounded rectangle, are not displayed even when you select them with the Direct Selection Tool. To convert objects to path, select the [Modify > Convert To Path] menu command.
