How Do You Change Points in Illustrator?
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Select the Direct Selection tool and click a path to see its anchor points. Click a point to select it. Shift-click to add or remove points from the selection, or drag across anchor points to select them. You can add points to a selected path by clicking the path with the Pen tool selected.

How do I change the anchor point type?

Converting anchor points

  1. To get a straight-corner anchor point: Click an anchor point and release to change it into a straight corner point with no direction points. …
  2. To get a smooth anchor point: Click an anchor point and drag it to change it into a smooth point with two linked direction points.

How do I remove anchor points in Illustrator 2020?

To delete an anchor point:

  1. Select the Pen tool or the Delete Anchor Point tool and click over the anchor point. Note: The Pen tool changes to Delete Anchor Point tool as you position it over an anchor point.
  2. Select the point with the Direct Selection tool and click Remove Selected Anchor Points in the Control panel.
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