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

8. Choose View>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 Preview mode. A separate
menu option allows you to choose View Using 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.

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