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10. Choose the Direct Selection tool in the Tools panel, and click away from the
line to deselect it.

The Direct Selection tool is used to select individual pieces of objects, such as a specific
point on a line, or a specific line segment between two points. However, you have to first
deselect the entire line before you can select only part of it.

11. Move the cursor over the left 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 first and second points on the line. Press Shift,
and drag up until the cursor feedback shows the Y position of 0.2 in. Note:
The segment you selected moves, and the segment between points 2 and 3 adjusts as You might need to zoom
necessary to remain connected. The segment between points 3 and 4 is not affected. in to achieve the correct
position for the segment
you are dragging.

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 panel, change the X position of the selected point to 3.625 in.
As you can see, you can control the precise position of every point in a shape.
You can also use the X and Y fields in the Control panel to define a specific position for
the selected point.

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

15. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.

Project 1: Letterhead Design 51