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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 specifi c 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.

Th e segment you selected moves, and the segment between points 2 and 3 adjusts as
necessary to remain connected. Th e segment between points 1 and 2 is not aff ected.

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 specifi c 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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