Selecting and Deselecting Control Points on a Shape
The following tasks describe how to select and deselect control points in the Canvas. For
all these procedures, use the Edit Points tool (in the 2D tools pop-up menu).
To select control points
Do one of the following:
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Click any control point.
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Drag a selection box over multiple points.
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Shift-click unselected control points to add them to the selection.
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Shift-drag a selection box around unselected control points to add them to the selection.
Note: In Edit Points mode, when you place the pointer over a control point, an info
window appears identifying the control point name. When dragging a control point, the
info window displays the point’s name and coordinates. You can choose not to display
this info by opening the General pane of the Motion Preferences window and deselecting
Show Tooltips.
To select every control point on a shape
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With the shape selected in the Canvas, choose Edit > Select All (or press Command-A).
To deselect control points
Do one of the following:
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Shift-click selected points.
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Shift-drag a selection box over selected points.
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To deselect every control point on a shape
Do one of the following:
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Click the Canvas anywhere outside the selected shape.
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Choose Edit > Deselect All (or press Command-Shift-A).
To select a specific control point (based on the order the shape is drawn)
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Enable Show Tool Info in the View pop-up menu, then position the pointer over any
control point to display its control point number.
Note: All shape control points are also listed by number in the Geometry pane of the
Shape Inspector.