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14. In the Control panel, change the X position of the selected point to 3.625″.
As you can see, you can control the precise position of every point in a shape.

You can define the exact The cursor shows that
position of the selected point. clicking will select the point.

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

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

create Bézier curves
In this exercise you will make very simple manipulations to the straight line you just
created. In Project 2: Festival Poster, you will use the Pen tool to create a new curved
line. We also encourage you to practice as much as possible using the Pen tool until
you are more proficient; for example, try copying the outlines of various shapes in
photographs.
1. With identity.indd open, make sure the line at the top of the page is selected.

2. Choose the Convert Direction Point tool nested under the Pen tool. Note:
The Convert Direction Point tool changes a corner point to a smooth point. Smooth Using the Convert
points have handles that control the size and shape of curves connected to that point. Direction Point tool,
You can use the Direct Selection tool to drag handles for a selected anchor point. you can click an existing
point and drag to add
handles to the point,
converting the point to a
smooth point.
3. Click the second point on the line, press Shift, and drag right until the ruler
shows that the cursor is at 4.125″.
When you click a point with the Convert Direction Point tool and immediately drag,
you add direction handles to the point. Those direction handles define the shape of the
line segments that are connected to the point. As you drag farther away from the point,
the affected segment’s curve increases.

Pressing Shift constrains the new direction handles to 45° angles — in this case, exactly
horizontal. If you look closely, you can see that the direction handle on the left side of
the point is exactly on top of the line.

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