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Controlling curves via keyboard?

Community Beginner ,
Jul 19, 2017 Jul 19, 2017

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Is there a way to control the points of a curve via the keyboard?

I find it nearly impossible to make fine adjustments via mouse or trackpad.

Thank you very much in advance for your help!

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Community Expert , Jul 19, 2017 Jul 19, 2017

One thing that can help a lot is if you press down the Option key (I'm guessing the Alt key in Windows) while you drag a curve point, dragging fine curve adjustments becomes a lot more precise and much easier.

Although I would like to see Photoshop-style point selection and nudging of curve points with the keyboard.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 19, 2017 Jul 19, 2017

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Yeah, me too. But as far as I'm aware, the keyboard doesn't work. If you switch to the "regional" curve there are sliders for the different regions of the curve which makes it a little easier, but it isn't quite as precise.

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One thing that can help a lot is if you press down the Option key (I'm guessing the Alt key in Windows) while you drag a curve point, dragging fine curve adjustments becomes a lot more precise and much easier.

Although I would like to see Photoshop-style point selection and nudging of curve points with the keyboard.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 25, 2017 Jul 25, 2017

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Thanks a lot for your responses! The Option key helps  a little. Also a little help is the Zoom-function of the Mac OS

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 25, 2025 Jan 25, 2025

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I find this a bit annoying. When I go to move a point usually end up creating a new point. I don't understand why there isn't consistency across adobe products. Bridge and Ps allow keyboard moves of points on a curve. I like to choose next or previous points,etc.

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