Reversing the direction of a line

Sometimes you want to reverse the direction of a line so the start becomes the end and vice versa. Examples are:

To move an arrow head to the other end of the line (see Notes).

If you are using a directional brush pattern and you want the pattern to run the opposite way.

To reverse the direction of a line

1. Select the line or object (see Selecting objects).

2. Choose the Shape Editor Tool.

3. Click the Reverse path button on the Shape Editor Tool Infobar.

Notes:

You can also swap arrow heads and tails using the Line Gallery. The easiest way is to drag the required arrow head to the end of the line (or tail to the start of the line).

Reversing the line does not alter its shape. If you want to flip (mirror) a line, use the Flip buttons on the Selector Tool.

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