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Selecting and moving nodes

You can select individual, multiple, or all of the object’s nodes. Selecting multiple nodes lets you shape different parts of an object simultaneously. You can marquee select nodes by enclosing them with a rectangular marquee box, or by enclosing them with an irregularly shaped marquee box. Freehand marquee selection is useful when you want to select specific nodes in complex curves.

When a node is selected on curved segments, control handles are displayed. You can adjust the shape of the curved segments by moving the nodes and control handles.

Usually, a control handle is displayed as a solid blue arrowhead (left). When a control handle overlaps with a node, it is displayed as an unfilled blue arrowhead beside the node (right).

The Shape tool is the standard tool for moving nodes. You can also set an option to use the Pick and Bézier tools for selecting and moving nodes.

To select a node

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In the toolbox, click the Shape tool.

You can also
Marquee select multiple nodes	On the property bar, choose Rectangular from the Shape tool selection mode list box, and drag around the nodes that you want to select.
Freehand marquee select multiple nodes	On the property bar, choose Freehand from the Selection mode list box, and drag around the nodes you want to select.
Select multiple nodes	Hold down Shift, and click each node.
Select all nodes on a selected curved object	Click Edit Select all Nodes.
Select the first or last node of a curve object	Press Home or End.
Select the node that follows or precedes a selected node	Press Tab or Shift + Tab.
Deselect a node	Hold down Shift, and click a selected node.
Deselect multiple nodes	Hold down Shift, and click each selected node.
Deselect all nodes	Click an unused space in the drawing window.

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You can also select a node by using the Pick , Freehand , Bézier , or Polyline tool. To do this, first click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Display, and enable the Enable node tracking check box. Click a curve object, move the pointer over a node until the tool’s shape state cursor appears, and click the node. Note that when the Enable node tracking check box is enabled, you can no longer select and move an object by clicking and dragging any of its nodes.

To move a node or control handle

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Select an object by using the Shape tool .

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You can also move a node by using the Pick , Freehand , Bézier , or Polyline tool. To do this, first click Tools Options. In the Workspace list of categories, click Display, and make sure that the Enable node tracking check box is enabled. Click a curve object, move the pointer over a node until the tool’s shape state cursor appears, and drag the node.

Selecting and moving nodes