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11. Move the cursor over the right part of the line.
When the Direct Selection tool cursor shows a small line in the icon, clicking will
select the specific segment under the cursor.

Direct
Selection
tool

The cursor shows that clicking
will select the line segment.

12. Click anywhere between the third and fourth points on the line. Press Shift,
and drag down until the cursor feedback shows the Y position of 10.2 in.

The segment you selected moves, and the segment between points 2 and 3 adjusts as

necessary to remain connected. The segment between points 1 and 2 is not affected.

13. Using the Direct Selection tool, click the second point from the left (Point 2).
When the Direct Selection tool cursor shows a small circle in the icon, clicking will

select the specific point under the cursor.
14. In the Control or Properties panel, change the X position of the selected point
to 4.875 in.
As you can see, you can control the precise position of every point in a shape.

Unselected anchor Selected anchor
points are hollow. points are solid.

15. Save the fi le and continue to the next exercise.

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