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12. Click one of the Live Corner widgets and drag toward the center of the
shape. When cursor feedback shows a corner radius of approximately 12 pt,
release the mouse button.
The Live Corner widgets allow you to manually adjust the corner radius for all corners
on the selected shape. Dragging in toward the shape center increases the corner radius;
dragging out toward the corner decreases the corner radius.

Because the entire object is selected, dragging any of the widgets applies the same
change to all corners on the shape. To change only certain corners, you can use the
Direct Selection tool to select the corner points you want to affect before dragging a
Live Corner widget.

Dragging the Live Corner
widget affects the shape
of all selected corners.

Cursor feedback
shows the corner
radius as you drag.

More about Working with Live Corners Click inside the

If a shape is an actual rectangle (with
ILLUSTRATOR FOUNDATIONS with either Selection tool. For any other Select the shape with entire object (and
all 90° corners), the Live Corner widgets
shape to select the
appear whenever the shape is selected
all shape corners).
shape, including a four-cornered polygon
the Direct Selection
Click specific corner
with different-angled corners, the widgets
tool to access the
points to select only
appear only when the shape is selected
Live Corner widgets.
those corners.
with the Direct Selection tool.
If the entire object is selected, dragging any one Live Corner
widget affects all corners on the same shape (below left).
the available corner shapes — round, inverted round, and
If you want to affect only specific corners, you can select
chamfer/beveled. Again, only selected corners are affected
those points first and then drag any of the visible widgets to Option/Alt-clicking a Live Corner widget toggles through
by the shape change.
change only the selected corners (below right).

Round Inverted Round Chamfer

If you have a wide enough application frame, you can also
use the Corner Shape button in the Control panel to change
the corner shapes.
Click this button to open
the Corner Shape menu.

Click this button to toggle the
visibility of live corner widgets.

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