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Moving punchpoints, Deleting punchpoints

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s Moving punchpoints To move the selected punchpoints: 1 Select the punchpoint to be moved, as explained above. 2 Move the pointer over the selected (light blue) punchpoints. The pointer changes to small crosshairs ( ). 3 Drag the selected punchpoints to the desired location in the design area. Figure 16 To move punchpoints with greater precision, select the punchpoint(s) using the Reshape tool ( follow the instructions in the table below. ), and then Purpose To move selected punchpoints horizontally or vertically To move selected punchpoints in grid increments Action Click the punchpoint(s), and then, while holding down the Shift key, drag the point(s). Click the punchpoint that is to be the reference point, and then, while holding down the Ctrl key, drag the point. NOTE: If Num Lock is turned on, the number keys 2, 4, 6 and 8 of the numeric keypad allow you to "nudge" (move in small amounts) punchpoints down, left, right and up, respectively. s Deleting punchpoints To delete the selected punchpoints: x Press the Delete key. The selected punchpoints are removed. NOTE: To delete the individual punchpoints in the outline of a character, the text shape must first be con- verted to its various paths and regions. For more information, see chapter 18. 11

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Moving punchpoints
To move the selected punchpoints:
1
Select the punchpoint to be moved, as explained above.
2
Move the pointer over the selected (light blue) punchpoints. The pointer changes to small crosshairs (
).
3
Drag the selected punchpoints to the desired location in the design area.
To move punchpoints with greater precision, select the punchpoint(s) using the
Reshape
tool (
), and then
follow the instructions in the table below.
NOTE:
If Num Lock is turned on, the number keys 2, 4, 6 and 8 of the numeric keypad allow you to “nudge”
(move in small amounts) punchpoints down, left, right and up, respectively.
■
Deleting punchpoints
To delete the selected punchpoints:
◆
Press the Delete key. The selected punchpoints are removed.
NOTE:
To delete the individual punchpoints in the outline of a character, the text shape must first be con-
verted to its various paths and regions. For more information, see chapter 18.
Figure 16
Purpose
Action
To move selected punchpoints
horizontally or vertically
Click the punchpoint(s), and then, while holding down the Shift key,
drag the point(s).
To move selected punchpoints in
grid increments
Click the punchpoint that is to be the reference point, and then, while
holding down the Ctrl key, drag the point.