InDesign CC: Visual QuickStart Guide (2014 release)

7. Points and Paths

In This Chapter:

Pen Points

Drawing Lines

Drawing Curves

Changing Curves and Corner Points

Modifying Paths

Modifying Points

Using the Pencil Tool

Using the Smooth Tool

Using the Erase Tool

Adding or Deleting Points on Paths

I remember the first time I tried to use the Pen tool in a computer graphics program. I clicked the tool and dragged across the screen in the way I thought would create a simple curve. Instead, I got a wild series of lines that shot out in different directions. When I tried to change the shape of the curves, things got even worse. I was so startled I immediately closed up the program and didn’t use the Pen tool for a long, long time.

However, I really wanted to use the Pen tool, as I knew it was the best ...