Moving a point on a line or shape

You often want to move a point to slightly change a shape or line. Xara LX provides several ways of doing this.

To move a point on a line or shape

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

2. Choose the Shape Editor Tool or the Pen Tool (or Selector Tool, see note).

3. Drag the point handle you wish to move. See the Tips below to see how to constrain handle movement to multiples of the angle set in the General Options.

Tips

You can use the Selector Tool if you have enabled edit handles. See Enabling edit handles.

You can also move the point by typing the values into the center Parameter Field on the Shape Editor Tool Infobar and press RETURN.

You can also use the arrow buttons on the center Parameter Field on the Shape Editor Tool Infobar.

You can move point handles using the cursor keys. See Nudging objects and handles.

Holding down CTRL when dragging a point handle constrains it around its original position. This makes it easy to move the point horizontally or vertically. See Changing the constrain angle.

Holding down CTRL+Shift when dragging a point handle constrains it around the previous point handle making it simple to create horizontal and vertical lines. Holding down CTRL+Shift+ALT is identical, but works with the next point handle.

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Related Topics

Selector Tool

Pen Tool

Shape Editor Tool