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pslane1
Inspiring
September 7, 2017
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paths and corners

  • September 7, 2017
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I am trying to learn how to make corners and I have a question.  What do I do when I only see one handle on my anchor?

Thanks.

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Correct answer Katie Houghton

When you click on an anchor point and only see one handle then the other handle is in the anchor point and the point is considered a corner point. It may look like the picture below:

To bring the other handle out just convert it back to a smooth. When you have an anchor point selected you should see the convert icons in your control panel. The first icon is a corner and the second icon is a smooth. Click on the smooth.

Let me know if this answers your question.

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angie_taylor
angie_taylor
Legend
September 8, 2017

Quick and dirty solution - Select the Anchor Point tool and click on the point to convert it to a linear point. If you want to bring back the curve and the handles you can click and drag on the handle with the same tool to reset the point to a continuous bezier point, this will pull both handles out.

Hope this helps :)

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 7, 2017

I'm not quite sure what you intend to do, please read this:

How to draw with the Pen, Curvature, or Pencil tool in Illustrator

How to edit and reshape paths in Illustrator

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pslane1Author
Inspiring
September 8, 2017

I'm okay with most of that.  But look at Draw curves with the pen tool.  Look at the first picture there.  You see 2 handles and an anchor in the middle, right?  Well, sometimes I can only see one handle and it prevents me from editing properly.  I think it's hidden.

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Katie HoughtonCorrect answer
Inspiring
September 8, 2017

When you click on an anchor point and only see one handle then the other handle is in the anchor point and the point is considered a corner point. It may look like the picture below:

To bring the other handle out just convert it back to a smooth. When you have an anchor point selected you should see the convert icons in your control panel. The first icon is a corner and the second icon is a smooth. Click on the smooth.

Let me know if this answers your question.

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