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4. In the Control panel, open the Stroke Weight menu and choose 2 pt.
You can choose one of the stroke weight presets from this menu, or simply type any
value in the field.

5. At the left end of the Control panel, change the Y field to 9.75 in and press
Return/Enter to apply the change.
X defines the horizontal (left-to-right) position, and Y defines the vertical (top-to-
bottom) position. Because you constrained this line to horizontal, changing the Y field
moves the entire line.
Remember, you do not need to type the units if you are entering a measurement in the
default unit of measurement. We include the units in our steps for the sake of clarity.

6. Choose the Pen tool in the Tools panel.
7. Move the cursor over the line you just created.
When the Pen tool is over an existing selected line, it automatically switches to the Add
Anchor Point tool cursor; clicking adds a new point to the selected line.
If the Pen tool is over a specific point on a selected line, it automatically switches to the
Delete Anchor Point tool cursor; clicking removes that point from the line.

Pen
tool

This is the “object’s” When over an existing selected This gray mark
center point. It is not line, the Pen tool cursor changes to shows the position
an actual anchor point. the Add Anchor Point tool cursor. of the cursor.

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