Removing an anchor point
You can modify the shape of path objects by removing the anchor points from the path.
- Select the Direct Selection Tool
on the Tool Palette.
- Select a path object on the Canvas of which you want to remove an anchor point.
- Select the Pen Tool
or the Remove Anchor Point Tool
on the Tool Palette.
- Select the anchor point on the path you want to remove.
- The selected anchor point is removed from the path.
You can also remove an anchor point by selecting an anchor point and pressing the <Del> key. If you select more than 2 anchor points while holding down the <Shift> key, you can remove them at the same time.