Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 185

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 175 User Guide To move a curved segment: 1 Select the direct selection tool ( ), and select the points or segments you want to move. Be sure to select both points anchoring the segment. 2 Drag the selected anchor points or segments to new positions. Hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the movement to multiples of 45°. • To adjust the shape of the segment on either side of a selected anchor point, drag the anchor point or the direction point. Hold down Shift as you drag to constrain movement to multiples of 45°. Drag the anchor point, or drag the direction point. Select points anchoring a curve. Then drag to move the curve. To reshape a curved segment: 1 Select the direct selection tool ( ), and select the curved segment you want to adjust. Direction lines appear for that segment. 2 Adjust the curve: • To adjust the position of the segment, drag the segment. Click to select the curve segment. Then drag to adjust. To delete a segment: 1 Select the direct selection tool ( ), and select the segment you want to delete. 2 Press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS) to delete the selected segment. Pressing Backspace or Delete again erases the rest of the path component. Moving, reshaping, copying, and deleting path components You can reposition a path component (including a shape in a shape layer) anywhere within an image. You can copy components within an image or between two Photoshop images. Using the path component selection tool, you can merge overlapping components into a single component. All vector objects, whether they are described by a saved path, a work path, or a layer clipping path, can be moved, reshaped, copied, or deleted.