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Pen Tool Issue

Trains1985
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Jan 13, 2023 Jan 13, 2023

While creating a path, how do I stop the curser from showing a premature, straight line, before I make another anchor point?

 

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Myra Ferguson Community Expert
Community Expert , Jan 13, 2023 Jan 13, 2023

You can turn it off in the Preferences (under the Edit menu on Windows or the Illustrator menu on macOS):

  1. In Preferences, select the Selection & Anchor Display section
  2. At the bottom of that section, deselect Enable Rubber Band for Pen and Curvature tool
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You can turn it off in the Preferences (under the Edit menu on Windows or the Illustrator menu on macOS):

  1. In Preferences, select the Selection & Anchor Display section
  2. At the bottom of that section, deselect Enable Rubber Band for Pen and Curvature tool
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