| If you retract the handle that extends out from a curve point, the next segment becomes a straight line. To retract a handle: 1. | Drag to create a smooth curve point. | 2. | Move the Pen cursor back over the anchor point. A small angle symbol appears next to the cursor. | 3. | Click. The handle retracts back into the anchor point. The point is now a corner point with only one handle .
Move the cursor back over a point and click to retract a handle along a curve. | 4. | Continue the path with either a straight line or a curved line. |
Tip Click to make the next path segment straight. Drag to make the next path segment curved. If you create a corner point with no control handles, you can extend a single handle out from that anchor point. To extend a handle from a point: 1. | Click to create a corner point with no handles. | 2. | Move the Pen cursor back over the anchor point you just created. A small angle symbol appears next to the cursor. | 3. | Drag to pull a single handle out from the anchor point .
Drag with the Pen tool over an existing anchor point to extend a handle out from the point. | 4. | Continue the path with a curved line. |
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