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6. With the new Path object selected, choose Object>Lock>Selection.
When an object is locked, you can’t select or change it — just as locking a layer protects
the objects on that layer.

Note:
The Join tool works even
when the line’s endpoints
7. Choose the Join tool again. Click and drag over the top endpoints of the do not overlap — simply
lines that make up the figure’s legs. paint from one endpoint
to another. If lines
This shape is locked, so overlap and the endpoints
the upper endpoint of do not connect, you can
this line segment is not paint to remove extra line
affected.
segments past where the
lines overlap.

8. Choose View>GPU Preview or View>Preview on CPU to exit Outline mode
and display the normal artwork.
The available options depend on whether GPU Performance is enabled on your device.
• If GPU Performance is enabled, you can use the View menu to
toggle between the Outline and GPU Preview mode. A separate
menu option allows you to choose Preview on CPU, which
does not use the GPU to display graphics.
• If GPU Performance is not enabled, you can only toggle
between Outline and Preview on CPU mode.

When Outline mode is turned off, you can see the result of joining the endpoints.
By default, connected line segments use the Miter Join method. This is obviously not
appropriate for the icon artwork in this exercise.

9. Click either unlocked line with the Selection tool to select the Path object.
Again, joining the open endpoints combined the two Lines into a single Path object.

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