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How To Edit Shape Points

To edit shape points: 1. Select a shape and click "Edit Shape" to enter edit point mode. 2. Drag vertex points to change the shape. Vertex points are where curves end or lines meet. 3. Use modifier keys like Ctrl, Shift, and Alt while dragging to change points between smooth, straight, and corner types.

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How To Edit Shape Points

To edit shape points: 1. Select a shape and click "Edit Shape" to enter edit point mode. 2. Drag vertex points to change the shape. Vertex points are where curves end or lines meet. 3. Use modifier keys like Ctrl, Shift, and Alt while dragging to change points between smooth, straight, and corner types.

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How to edit shape points?

Draw a freeform shape

 1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes.


 2. Under Lines, do one of the following:
 To draw a shape that has both curved and straight segments, click Freeform

 To draw a shape that looks like it was drawn with a pen by hand, or to create smooth
curves, click Scribble 
 3. Click anywhere in the document, and then drag to draw.
To draw a straight segment with the Freeform tool, click one location, move your pointer
to a different location, and then click again; to draw a curved segment, keep your mouse
button pressed as you drag to draw.
 4. To finish drawing the shape, do one of the following:
 To leave the shape open, double-click at any time.
 To close the shape, click near its starting point.
Edit points in a shape

 You can edit the points of most shapes. For example, you edit points when you need to
lean a triangle over to the right.
 1. Select the shape that you want to edit.
 2. On the Format tab, click Edit Shape, , and then click Edit Points.
 3. Drag one of the vertexes that outline the shape. A vertex is the point, indicated by a
black dot, where a curve ends or the point where two line segments meet in a freeform
shape.
Working with editing points

 To add a point, click the shape outline while pressing Ctrl.


 To delete a point, click the point while pressing Ctrl.
 To have the point treated as a smooth point, press Shift
while dragging either of the handles attached to the point.
Once you stop dragging, the point will be changed to a
smooth point. A smooth point joins two line segments of
equal length.
Working with editing points
 To have the point treated as a straight point, press Ctrl while dragging either of
the handles attached to the point. Once you stop dragging the point will be
changed to a straight point. A straight point joins two line segments of different
lengths.
 To have the point treated as a corner point, press Alt while dragging either of the
handles attached to the point. Once you stop dragging the point will be changed
to a corner point. A corner point joins two line segments with one segment going
off in a different direction.
 To cancel the change to the point and line segments, press Esc before releasing
the mouse button.
 To open Edit Points mode with keyboard shortcuts, select the shape and then
press Alt + JD, E, E.
Delete shapes

 Click the shape that you want to delete, and then press Delete.
If you want to delete multiple shapes, select the first shape, press and hold Ctrl while you
select the other shapes, and then press Delete.

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