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Anonymous
March 26, 2009
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" To join, you must select two open endpoints." Popup.

  • March 26, 2009
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Okay, this is frustrating. I kept getting the following error when I try to join two end points.

To join, you must select two open endpoints. If they are not on the same path, they cannot be on text paths nor inside graphs, and if both of them are grouped, they must be in the same group.

Here's what I have. Both paths are in the same group. I zoom to max and both ends are on top of each other. So, why am I kept getting this error message when trying to join them? I tried to Average and there is no error but yet the path is not closed.

Any suggestion is welcome.
    Correct answer
    Never mind. I found my answer by myself. I have to right click on the path itself with the black arrow head and choose release compound path.

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    Anonymous
    March 27, 2009
    While waiting for someone to answer my question, I did a little search and I found this tutorial:

    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/14.0/WSB6C210C6-7113-4e50-B176-EC789EAC18EEa.html

    I looked over the section called "Join two endpoints" and on step 2, which it says, "Click the Connect Selected End Points button in the Control panel.", the Connect Selected End Points button is inactive. I can't click on it. What might have caused this?
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    Anonymous
    March 27, 2009
    I use the Direct Selection Tool (A) to select both ends of the path. When both points are selected by having solid square, I then choose path/join, but it's not joining. By the way both points are on the exact X and Y location so there is no reason why I can't join them. I have done many times before but for some reason this time it does not work. Both of these paths are under one Group according to the Layer tab, and I make this selection and joining at the Group level, NOT the individual layer level.
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      Harron_K_Appleman
      Inspiring
      March 27, 2009
      How are you selecting the two endpoints?
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